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Day 35 of the Homebound Saga
Apr. 19th, 2020 09:54 amAka Sunday April 18, 2020
Last night we watched the One World Together at Home special which was being broadcast just about everywhere. I like that they weren’t asking for money but given people the opportunity to help the people where they live. It was a balance of artists, so everyone knew at least one person singing. It made us smile and laugh at times.
The other night we watched the Disney Family Sing-a-long and sang along to the songs we knew. Our friend James sang “Friend like me” with the Aladdin cast as his backup singers. Donny Osmond and his grandchildren singing “Make a Man out of you” from Mulan was just too cute. Again, a bit of escapism that entertained us.
I was thinking what this would have been like if the pandemic had been 30 years ago or even 20 years ago.
Facetime didn’t exist 20 years ago. The iPhone was seven years away. YouTube was five years down the road. Netflix was DVD based.
30 years ago, the Internet as we know it now did not exist. We did have dial-up Internet and AOL. DVRs did not exist nor did any streaming service. We had VCRs and Blockbuster which would probably be closed. We had handheld video game systems as well as gaming consoles to play.
We would find ways to entertain ourselves because we are human and have imagination.
20 years ago, I was here with Peter and the girls and we were engaged. I was working at Del Rey and could work from home on manuscripts I had on hand.
30 years ago, I was in my final year at the Yale School of Drama so I would be in Atlanta at my parents’ house right now. My thesis would have been in by this point and accepted. I think I would have graduated.
Now we have enough to keep us entertained and connected. I like that I can talk to my family all at the same time. I like that I can perform and educate others through various platforms. I like participating in virtual conventions. We are social distance but not social disconnected.
I am grateful for the ability to socially connect.
Last night we watched the One World Together at Home special which was being broadcast just about everywhere. I like that they weren’t asking for money but given people the opportunity to help the people where they live. It was a balance of artists, so everyone knew at least one person singing. It made us smile and laugh at times.
The other night we watched the Disney Family Sing-a-long and sang along to the songs we knew. Our friend James sang “Friend like me” with the Aladdin cast as his backup singers. Donny Osmond and his grandchildren singing “Make a Man out of you” from Mulan was just too cute. Again, a bit of escapism that entertained us.
I was thinking what this would have been like if the pandemic had been 30 years ago or even 20 years ago.
Facetime didn’t exist 20 years ago. The iPhone was seven years away. YouTube was five years down the road. Netflix was DVD based.
30 years ago, the Internet as we know it now did not exist. We did have dial-up Internet and AOL. DVRs did not exist nor did any streaming service. We had VCRs and Blockbuster which would probably be closed. We had handheld video game systems as well as gaming consoles to play.
We would find ways to entertain ourselves because we are human and have imagination.
20 years ago, I was here with Peter and the girls and we were engaged. I was working at Del Rey and could work from home on manuscripts I had on hand.
30 years ago, I was in my final year at the Yale School of Drama so I would be in Atlanta at my parents’ house right now. My thesis would have been in by this point and accepted. I think I would have graduated.
Now we have enough to keep us entertained and connected. I like that I can talk to my family all at the same time. I like that I can perform and educate others through various platforms. I like participating in virtual conventions. We are social distance but not social disconnected.
I am grateful for the ability to socially connect.
