It seems plenty of my peers are taking this coronavirus lockdown opportunity to binge on many televisions shows or plays lots of video games. I am genuinely happy for them because god knows we can use a bit of levity in this current situation. It’s just that I guess I am the odd one out, because even though this quarantine has been going on for over a month, I’ve yet to watch one extra show, or play one single new video game.
The reason is simple: this shelter-in-place living arrangement is absolutely normal for me. Normal in the sense that it’s what I would being doing anyways: staying at home most of the time. My daily routine as an introverted homebody hasn’t really changed: I still have books to read, blogs to write (hello!), and Korean language to study. There’s barely any additional time to fit in a TV series or begin playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Admittedly, saving on the commute time to work has allowed me to watch more car-related Youtube videos, but that’s it.
The coronavirus upended things for the rest of you guys, and I hope you will all be able to return to your regularly scheduled programming as quickly as possible. That’s the part that feels abnormal to me: the fact everyone else suddenly converted to my lifestyle. I greatly empathize: I’ve been training for this lockdown scenario my whole life, and the rest of you are mere amateurs. Reports of people getting cabin fever is a foreign concept to me; being cooped indoors is wonderful!
This too shall pass, my friends.
I do miss going outside and doing this, though.