Ugh

[grammarwoman]

So I was going to post about how I'm proud of myself for making a treat for Festivids, and accepting that it received an average response and not the glowing dozens of comments I've had in previous years, which is fair because it was kind of a slapdash effort, but then I tested positive for Covid yesterday and I'm just done with this week.

I mean, I do have a lot of feelings, like determination that NEXT YEAR I'll have made an impression on the vidding community such that someone will at least post my vid in the "Guess the Festividder" chain, even if my name isn't mentioned, maybe by working on a treat in advance so it doesn't end up a hot mess.

I also have feelings about the friend who attended a gaming session sick and didn't mask or test beforehand, thereby infecting me AND the kid, but I'm trying to be gracious, because 4 years was a good run to avoid it, and it's partly on me for not getting the family in for the latest vax (though I did get the flu shot, and spend most of December and January slogging through with an unrelated cold), and apologies were offered, but we're still sick. At least our schedules are flexible enough that it's more of an annoyance than a crisis, and so far our symptoms have been pretty mild, and I am not borrowing trouble by worrying about Long Covid just yet. Though the taste of a metallic rat having died in my mouth can go away any time, thanks Paxlovid. Today we wait to see if the spouse is also positive; it was almost cute yesterday the way he kept forgetting that maybe he shouldn't be in close quarters with me until he's confirmed one way or the other.

I took yesterday and today off work, since my brain is noping out of concentrating right now. Heartstopper in its various forms has been keeping me company. Bless fandom for sharing.

In short: UGH.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

So sorry. Feel better soon.

[misbegotten]

UGH

[pallas_rose]

I tell everyone to consider getting paxlovid, if you don't have contraindications. There's data that it can prevent long COVID. Your mouth may taste like ass, but that's temporary

[kass]

Aw, hell, honey, I am so sorry. May your case be mild with no lasting effects.

[dirty_diana]

yay treat! boo covid! I feel like vid event commenting is down in general, it's probably not a reflection of your vid. (But if you're on the vid watching discord server, there were surely some nice things said there?)

Feel better!

[ghost_lingering]

<3 That all sucks. I hope you guys feel better soon & avoid the nightmare of long covid.

& as said above by dirty_diana, vid commenting is definitely down (which, I too am guilty of! beyond my gifts, I've just been hitting the kudos button, which I feel bad about since I definitely prefer getting comments to getting kudos on my own stuff). I also sort of feel like ... hmmm, vid tastes have changed some since the last time I was vidding in a way that I'm still trying to feel the shape of? Not sure how/if that affects your treat, but it's something that I've been noticing as I compare my reaction to various vids to other people's reactions.

[umadoshi]

Ooof. I hope COVID vacates the premises quickly and leaves no trace behind.

[burnishedvictory]

https://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/805203.html Some treatment ideas.

And I'm sorry you're sick! I hope you heal quickly and fully.

[catwalksalone]

Well, that sucks. /o\ I'm glad you have access to paxlovid (not really a thing here) and hope that everything continues mild and easy for you and the kid. In anecdotal news, when TB got covid, I didn't and vice versa, despite us not isolating due to not living in a place where that's really possible, so spouse may be off the hook. Fingers crossed!

Commenting culture in general is completely different these days. At least part of it is how much you sell yourself on the social medias, which in my case is not at all due to not actually using them. :D I 100% avoid looking at numbers for other people because it's easier to be pleased with the response on my fics that way instead of thinking, well, why not me? Because loads of reasons! Not the tropes/pairing/set up/other they were looking for, wrong time of day, don't take a chance on an unknown author without a rec, lots of other stuff to get through, etc etc etc. It's hard to not take personally, but I'm mostly able to stay in the headspace where if I like what I wrote, then that's good enough for me. This is not advice, it's just me musing about Kids These Days. :D

Many many many many healthy thoughts for you both.

[beatrice_otter]

Oh no! I hope you feel better soon and that the spouse is negative.

[aurumcalendula]

That sucks! *hugs*

tbh I'm very behind on vid watching, let alone commenting (I'm hoping to get caught up this weekend)

[the_shoshanna]

Belatedly catching up on DW, and hoping that you're still not feeling too bad and spouse hasn't caught it! (And really annoyed on your behalf at the sick friend; WTAF, seriously.)