white_hart

I had an email recently from an academic who said how nice it was to be able to do the things that they hadn't been able to for ages - theatres! bookshops! pub lunches! - which left me thinking how nice it would be to do those things, but I definitely wouldn't feel comfortable going to a theatre at the moment, or anywhere where I would be spending more than a few minutes indoors with people I don't know. I am OK with going into shops, and have considered going to a bookshop, but given how high case numbers have been it felt a bit frivolous when I don't actually need any more books*, and might well not actually buy anything.

I know that I am pretty risk-averse, and it's also been long enough that I've almost forgotten what it was like to do those things; doing them now would feel strange and new, which would require more impetus than I can muster up in the face of ongoing pandemic "is it actually safe to do this?" anxiety. I do wonder whether I am being excessively risk-averse, though I don't get the sense that many of my friends are doing much more than I am.

Anyway, this is really just a preamble to a poll!

Poll #26014

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I live in the UK, and I would currently:

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use public transport to commute
18 (37.5%)

use public transport for leisure purposes
21 (43.8%)

have a drink at a pub or cafe - indoors
17 (35.4%)

have a drink at a pub or cafe - outdoors
39 (81.2%)

have a meal at a pub, cafe or restaurant - indoors
20 (41.7%)

have a meal at a pub, cafe or restaurant - outdoors
36 (75.0%)

go to a shop for essential purchases (however you define essential)
45 (93.8%)

go to a shop for non-essential purchases/to browse
24 (50.0%)

go to the theatre
8 (16.7%)

go to the cinema
7 (14.6%)

meet friends in an outdoor public place
44 (91.7%)

meet friends in a garden
46 (95.8%)

meet friends in your or their house
35 (72.9%)

I wouldn't do any of these things
1 (2.1%)

I live outside the UK, and I would currently:

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use public transport to commute
8 (50.0%)

use public transport for leisure purposes
6 (37.5%)

have a drink at a pub or cafe - indoors
1 (6.2%)

have a drink at a pub or cafe - outdoors
9 (56.2%)

have a meal at a pub, cafe or restaurant - indoors
1 (6.2%)

have a meal at a pub, cafe or restaurant - outdoors
8 (50.0%)

go to a shop for essential purchases (however you define essential)
15 (93.8%)

go to a shop for non-essential purchases/to browse
5 (31.2%)

go to the theatre
0 (0.0%)

go to the cinema
2 (12.5%)

meet friends in an outdoor public place
13 (81.2%)

meet friends in a garden
13 (81.2%)

meet friends in your or their house
9 (56.2%)

I wouldn't do any of these things
1 (6.2%)

*at the moment my kindle TBR pile appears to be going through a significant growth phase

For those who are utterly adrift in time and didn't happen to glance at their calendar just now while desperately seeking inspiration for a post, tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, aka Pancake Day for those of us in the UK (and anyone else who fancies pancakes).

Possibly I should have saved the poll for tomorrow, but I might be too busy eating pancakes then. Also, I want to steal your pancake ideas.

Poll #25296 Pancakes!

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What kind of pancakes do you have on Pancake Day?

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Thin crèpe-style pancakes
23 (59.0%)

Fluffy American-style pancakes
6 (15.4%)

I don't celebrate Pancake Day
4 (10.3%)

SEWIWEIC
6 (15.4%)

Sweet pancakes or savoury?

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Sweet
22 (56.4%)

Savoury
1 (2.6%)

Both!
16 (41.0%)

Do you give things up for Lent?

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Yes, and I celebrate Pancake Day
4 (10.5%)

Yes, but I don't celebrate Pancake Day
1 (2.6%)

No, but I do celebrate Pancake Day
27 (71.1%)

No, and I don't celebrate Pancake Day
6 (15.8%)

Feel free to tell me about your favourite way to eat pancakes in the comments.

I am currently far too tired to string words together in a sensible order, so have a poll instead.

Poll #25226

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Tonight, white_hart should

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go to bed as soon as she's had dinner (about 8pm)
14 (40.0%)

watch some undemanding TV after dinner and then go to bed (about 9pm)
20 (57.1%)

go to her Zoom knitting group at 9pm and not get to bed until sometime after 10pm
1 (2.9%)

SEWIWEIC
0 (0.0%)

How much extra sleep does white_hart need to stop feeling tired?

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1 hour
0 (0.0%)

2 hours
2 (5.7%)

3 hours
4 (11.4%)

4 hours
4 (11.4%)

5-10 hours
2 (5.7%)

10-24 hours
1 (2.9%)

Over 24 hours
1 (2.9%)

About a week
13 (37.1%)

Infinity
5 (14.3%)

white_hart will never stop feeling tired
3 (8.6%)

How tired are you right now?

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Not at all!
0 (0.0%)

Eh, a bit, but nothing a good night's sleep won't fix
5 (13.5%)

Enough to look forward to a lie-in at the weeked
12 (32.4%)

Enough to be longing for a holiday
10 (27.0%)

Completely exhausted
10 (27.0%)

* I am also starting to struggle with the count of days

I have been having a vague and woolly sort of a day in which I have kept being surprised to find that it was allegedly Monday, as my brain was convinced that it was either Tuesday or a surprise extra day of the working week which followed on directly from last Friday. Given this, I thought I might have to give up on my intention to post every day after only ten days due to lacking the ability to string a coherent change of thought together. But then I remembered that I have a paid account, and that means I can post polls, so I am posting a very silly poll instead.

Poll #25125 It's about time

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Do you know what day it is today?

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Yes
32 (74.4%)

No
4 (9.3%)

Well, I thought I did, but now you mention it I need to double-check...
6 (14.0%)

Time is irrelevant
1 (2.3%)

How long ago was 1997?

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A couple of years
5 (11.6%)

About ten years
23 (53.5%)

Exactly 23 years
12 (27.9%)

Sometime in the Dark Ages
3 (7.0%)

Are you always:

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early?
10 (23.8%)

late?
5 (11.9%)

exactly on time, but only because I turn up really early and walk around the block?
15 (35.7%)

on time in a parallel universe?
12 (28.6%)

Are you:

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a lark
10 (23.3%)

an owl
15 (34.9%)

a golden eagle
5 (11.6%)

a velociraptor
8 (18.6%)

SEWIWEIC
5 (11.6%)

What time is love?

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