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Greetings from the sofa...

Mar 18

I feel like I’m the last one to the party.

#TheAction

Day six with covid and although I feel like I’m on the mend, I’m also aware that I might continue to test positive for a few more days.

I wish this was a bioware update for my immune system. Yes I may gain some immunity for a while but the lingering side effects might outlay any benefits.

Only time will tell.

In regards to what I’ve been up to this week… Not a lot.

The weekend was spent in the garden breaking spades and sawing sleepers.

I woke up on the Sunday feeling more achy than I thought reasonable. That’s what had me suspect something else might be up.

The only thing you can do is rest. The brain fog gets in the way of reading so I’ve mostly been lying on the sofa, doom scrolling and taking meds.

Everyday more friends and acquaintances appear to be coming down with it. Odds are there are more than a few of you reading this who are in the same boat.

Hang in there.

#ThePictures

Eleven years ago I was hired by the Open University to document Stephen Primrose Smith as over three years he cycled 22,000 miles across Europe, visiting 50 capital cities while studying maths and science degrees with the OU.

You can dip into that trip here… EuropeByBicycle.com

This week Prim popped up on Twitter mentioning his biggest adventure yet…

Prim's Earth Trek @PrimsEarthTrek

@Documentally 11 yrs ago #OU flew you to #Graz to snap me as I cycle-studied #Europe. You asked what I'd do once finished and predicted I'd just carry on. You were right! 50K miles and 6 books later, it's time for a change: a 25K mile walk around world!

Home - Prim’s Earth TrekJoin Prim and walk around the world with him, either physically by his side or via social media. And help him raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontières.primsearthtrek.com

I urge you to not only visit PrimsEarthTrek.com but please please please subscribe to his new Youtube channel linked here.

Check out the trailer for his journey…

This would be an incredible adventure even if the world wasn’t as weird as it is now. And Prim is a lovely guy. Follow along and I’m sure he will continue to remind you what it means to be alive.

A friend sent me this chart describing some of the long term effects you might experience off the back of Covid.

Click the pick to be able to zoom in.

Pretty scary to see it all on the one page and I could certainly list a few of those right now. But I feel this leaves me with a lot of questions. Like how many people were surveyed? Which strains did they have? How old are they? Have they experienced these things before? etc…

#TheWords

Not written much this week outside of a daily log of the meds I’m taking.

This retro gaming story is the longest thing I have read this week.

#TheSound

If you missed it I recorded a mini covid audio diary here…

Documentally

Languishing [Audio 039]

Listen now (59 min) | A chunk of this recording was made on my phone while in bed. The close up mouth sounds might be a little too much for someone suffering from misophonia. Anyway... I’m glad I am triple jabbed as this latest strain of COVID-19 is enough of a bind even with all that protection…

2 months ago · 1 like · Christian Payne

I also got back into listening to Criminal. This episode is a stark reminder to not to mess with fishermen and this might appeal to the bourbon drinkers out there.

#TheConsumed

Speaking of which I’ve not had a tipple of anything alcoholic since Sunday. Sometimes you just need to listen to your body. Even if all you can hear is a whimper.

So I’ve tried to eat healthy and give my body what it craves. I still have an appetite. Plates like this have been the norm.

And sometimes I can be seen eating handfuls of baby spinach as if they were crisps.

These have featured pretty heavily as well.

And the liquid paracetamol I’m working my way through, 20ml at a time.

#TheThings

Having not been out I'd like to say I’ve bought very little. But there have been a few online radio related purchases I will share in my Ham Radio dispatch over at G5DOC.net.

But thanks to Adrian for keeping me stocked up on COVID-19 tests.

#TheThanks

There is a lot to be thankful for this week. Not least the kindness of others.

Carl Jeffrey very kindly bought me a few coffees after reading my last email so I could alternatively enjoy a beer and some cake. I’m very much looking forward to doing that again.

He commented on the article I shared that stated ‘Satisfaction = what you have ÷ what you want.’

I reminded him that 12 yeas ago he shared something very similar I’d posted on Twitter.

Carl Jeffrey @fellowcreative

Wise Shepherd =) RT @Documentally The secret of happiness lies not in the acquisition of more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I added that I used to think of the secret of happiness as Happiness = Satisfaction ÷ desires

I might now clarify my original Tweet by adjusting my original statement to…

"The secret of happiness lies not in the acquisition of more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy what is."

Thanks to Carl I shall be pondering this more when I grab a my next coffee/beer and cake. :-)

#TheWeb

Finally. Some good news.
More tips on how to minimise indoor air pollution.
I was just checking the Californian pins on the Documentally community map. I might be in your neck of the woods next month.
Countries are just places where people live.
Stars have never been sharper.
Arnold tells it like it is.

#TheEnd

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Next week I was meant to be documenting stuff but it looks like i’ll still be recovering.

“When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.” ~ Herophilus

Recuperate,

See you out there.

Over…