{"id":239,"date":"2020-04-06T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2020-05-15T15:26:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T15:26:44","slug":"ca-lockdown-day-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?p=239","title":{"rendered":"CA Lockdown &#8211; Day 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Buying groceries during a pandemic is a complicated affair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"679\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Groceries.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Groceries.jpg 960w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Groceries-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Groceries-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s super stressful to suit up like an astronaut and go out to an actual store, so we&#8217;ve been looking into delivery options. At first we thought that <a href=\"https:\/\/primenow.amazon.com\/\">Amazon Prime<\/a> would come thru but they are flooded with orders and unable to deliver anything for a month. Plus most of what we&#8217;d want to order is already sold out or unavailable. The supply chain is obviously effed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We considered going for something like a CSA. Most of the indies have waiting lists now, so we may go with a regular delivery service like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmfreshtoyou.com\/\">Farm Fresh to You<\/a>. The base delivery cost about $35 for a box with add ons (dairy, eggs, staples) easily totalling up to $100 every other week. I juice daily so we may go for this if the lockdown goes into Fall. Right now, my Victory Garden is providing a steady flow of produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"277\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Farm-Fresh-Veg.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"240\" data-link=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?attachment_id=240\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Farm-Fresh-Veg.jpg 277w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Farm-Fresh-Veg-173x300.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"556\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Farm-Fresh-Eggs.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"241\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Farm-Fresh-Eggs.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?attachment_id=241\" class=\"wp-image-241\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Farm-Fresh-Eggs.jpg 556w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Farm-Fresh-Eggs-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another service we considered is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliquark.com\/\">Elli Quark<\/a> with focuses more on dairy and eggs. It&#8217;s essentially a milkman service. How retro!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we make up our mind about long term options, we&#8217;ve gone with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instacart.com\/\">InstaCart<\/a>. This has been tripping me out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Grocery-Bros.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Grocery-Bros.jpg 960w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Grocery-Bros-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Grocery-Bros-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s weird to have a stranger do your shopping and then leave groceries at your door. This much lauded &#8220;contactless delivery&#8221; just feels so unnatural. A healthy society is all about interaction, intersections and interdependence. So what are we creating with all this separation? A fractured humanity? Will it be worth it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isolation and being served by unseen hands is surreal. It reminds me of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeancocteau.net\/bio1_en.php\">Jean Cocteau<\/a>&#8216;s classic film &#8220;La Belle et la Bete&#8221; also known as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1946_film)\">Beauty and the Beast<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"La Belle et la b\u00eate (1946) - Trailer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IsXkv1mpRUk?list=PLYoPaintoZRWjNZ6VX2DmLiuOkumnuSEz\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>La Belle et La Bete trailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"La Belle et la B\u00eate (1946) Part.8 En Fran\u00e7ais\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ij7IUX5w2GA?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Enchanted Servants Everywhere!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"La Belle et la B\u00eate (1946) Part.1 En Fran\u00e7ais\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6mfXKY9Gfis?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dinner with Disembodied Servants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Beauty arrives at the Beast&#8217;s castle she is greeted by a plethora of disembodied servants, who not only provide for her every need, but also inspire a great sense of isolation and loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, all this &#8220;contactless delivery&#8221; is making me feel hungry for human interaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"688\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Juice-Delivery.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"244\" data-link=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?attachment_id=244\" class=\"wp-image-244\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Juice-Delivery.jpg 688w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Juice-Delivery-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"753\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cat-Freeze.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"245\" data-link=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?attachment_id=245\" class=\"wp-image-245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cat-Freeze.jpg 753w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cat-Freeze-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexicat is taking the edge off my isolation today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love having my little tribe of pets here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beauties love Beasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buying groceries during a pandemic is a complicated affair. 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