The Corona Diaries

Dear Corona,

Hi there. I just want to start off by saying: isn't life so fucking weird lately? 2020 seemed like a year of hope for many, but three months later here we are.

About a week ago, I was sitting on my couch, staying home from class because I had felt very sick. All of a sudden, twitter blows up with Governor Cuomo's tweet about the closing of CUNY/SUNY schools and their transition to online classes. This was odd. A day later my roommate left to go back upstate and many more places were closed including broadway theatres and radio city music Hall.

Sorry, but Corona are you kidding me??

My story of how I ended up where I am in life right now is long and complicated, plus I have no interest in boring you people to death. But I will say this: at this point it felt like my life was just beginning. Like my dreams all started to come true. I had met some of my best friends, had wonderful roommates that I will be friends with forever, just had a play of mine produced in a festival, even started dating a pretty nice guy, but then little miss corona came walking in to stop the party.

Corona sweetheart, you have instilled panic and fear into so many people on this planet. Many are asking who your publicist is and I can't lie, I'd really like to know. Youre quite the attention whore, or shall I say "It-girl" right now aren't you? I have to admit, if you had a Snapchat I think we'd see copious amounts of selfies from you. But I'm tired of you. You've got to go.

I want to encourage those suffering from cabin fever like myself to start to heal. Look at it this way: we have such a wonderful opportunity that maybe only comes once in a lifetime where everything in this universe is on pause. You don't have to worry about work (don't think about the money right now), no school (even though it's online you don't have to show up in person!), the things that you need in life will come to you. We have time to create, to spend with family, learn how to play instruments, read books, write books, look deep within ourselves, meditate, paint pictures, bake 1,000 fucking cookies if you want. We have this time to just be. Don't worry, don't stress, let the waves of time carry you to your peace.

And as for you Miss.Corona, I have not one lick of sympathy. We will overcome you in the end and crush you with a vaccine. Just you wait.

Sincerely,
A human who is tired of your virus pandemic ways