Are you the cow of pain?

I phoned my mum on Sunday to wish her happy Mothers Day. She was very proud of the fact that she didn’t open her present from me despite having picked it up on the Wednesday.

She also said that she felt guilty. When she was shopping, she got herself two bags of what she thought was 500g of rice. When she got it home, she realised it was 1kg bags. So she felt guilty about getting more than she needed.

Monday, finally got the email confirming that the Sci-Fi Weekender has been postponed and they’re not sure yet where/when it’ll go ahead. So, I emailed to get a refund on my train tickets. Normally, I’d be SOL with the type of ticket I had, but, of course, this is not normal times so I will be.

I also emailed my advisor from Working Links to confirm they are not doing face to face meetings and my appointment was cancelled.

Tuesday, I found out I won tickets to next years Sci-Fi Weekender, which I booked today.

Today, I went into town to put money in the bank and get some shopping. It was freaky. Very few people were out, most of the shops were shut. Those that were open were limiting the amount of people allowed in, with an actual queue at the supermarket to get in. It was surreal. People keeping their distance.

I also felt guilty if I went into somewhere and ended up not buying something. Most shops are asking people to pay by card rather than cash. I just hope the banking systems are robust enough to cope, really.

I’ll leave you with a Covid-19 funny: