by unapocha | Mar 31, 2020 | Quarantine Life
My Victory Garden is thriving. Lettuce celebrate! I feel like I’m on the verge of despair but then I go out to the garden and it all melts away. Doubts, fears, and the uncertainty over how this whole crisis will play out have little room when seeds are...
by unapocha | Mar 30, 2020 | Quarantine Life
I have Plague Poetry on my mind. This morning I read an article about folks that are fleeing metropolitan centers to gypsy around in vans: https://jezebel.com/influencers-are-social-distancing-by-ignoring-lockdown-1842560076 This reminds me of the 14th century...
by unapocha | Mar 27, 2020 | Quarantine Life
It’s all about the masks today. Unbelievably, the First World fiasco we’ve been living has capsized. Our illusion of privilege has been pierced by harsh reality. Our hospitals and health care workers have no PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) or masks! As...
by unapocha | Mar 26, 2020 | Quarantine Life
Suburban Malaise. It’s been a week and I’m getting all moody & existential. My dad is in hospice a few neighborhoods away and his wife doesn’t want anyone to go over. It’s disappointing and complicated, but understandable. We’re in a...
by unapocha | Mar 25, 2020 | Quarantine Life
We have Gabriel Figueroa skies today. This cinema master defined the look of the Mexican Golden Age. His dramatic skies and enviable cloud porn were achieved with a polarizing red lens filter. The man’s depth of field was nothing short of magical....
