I am Irina, a designer from San Francisco. It's the end of November, and it's hard to believe we are still in the global pandemic and cases are still going up in San Francisco. With holidays coming up, we have more time to reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives forever.
Since day one, drawing has been a way to blow off stress and share some laughs with others. I work (from home) as a designer during the day, and spend my nights drawing. One day, I just grabbed a piece of paper and started doodling. Lately, I've switched to drawing on an iPad and doing some simple animations to bring drawings to life. I called the series Covid Life, focused on everyday struggles and how almost every aspect of life has been affected―from eating, traveling, shopping, celebrating with family, and so on.
I thought and hoped the pandemic would be over soon, but it keeps on dragging along. I also thought I would run out of ideas, but they are still coming! This is my 3rd post, hope you enjoy these. This is my 3rd post, hope you enjoy these. You can find my previous posts here and here.
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Human Needs
I mean, since we spend most of our time inside and do work online (most of us), internet is basically a necessity.
Thanksgiving 2020
Whac-A-Covid
This is a very good way to describe what's happening with outdoor places
Calendar
Emotions
They forgot "bored out of my mind and want to pull my own hair out".
Something To Eat
My refrigerator has looked more like the first photo. My cabinets too. Not only due to lack of funds do I find myself eating things that I had bought months ago but I never got an appetite for, I avoid shopping until it's absolutely necessary.
Visiting Places
World Map
Zoom Heaven
Imagine just dying, and waiting at the gates of heaven like 'Let me in!!!!' while zoom keeps on rolling. Then it kicks you out and you are plunged in the dark void of space.
Real Estate
It's going to get worse IF biden is allowed to steal this election. Get ready to speak Chinese
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Wait this is so true tho, our economy is dying but our real estate is booming!
Oh just wait. Without another bill all the evictions will begin in January. The bankruptcy rate for this year has been lower than average. Once protections end, both bankruptcy and evictions will jump. Don't know if it will be as bad as 2008/9, but it will be worse than normal. If you have a lot of time to kill go read the Beige Book the Federal Reserve puts out.
Except it's not true. Typical liberal. Truth is irrelevant. Only their narrative matters. Such bullshit.
Except that's not completely true either. There are definitely people on both sides that take things very, very far left or right. Things a made political that probably shouldn't be, people are getting offended over the "opposing" side. I dont know where I stand on most things. In fact, I'm literally a teenager. But let's not point fingers at the "typical liberals" for everything. Same with Conservatives
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In zoom meeting if someone gets asked a question they would pretend to freeze by not moving. Before they blink they would turn off their cameras and type in "sorry, my internet commutation isn't stable"
It’s strange for me to read things like this to do with covid as I come from an area in Australia where it barely even touched our state. Life didn’t change a lot for us - we had to stay home for a while and there’s new rules about checking in to places for eg., but generally, life was pretty much the same. It’s incredible to think that there are many places in the world that are still in lockdown and having to wear masks. Masks haven’t even been thought of here and life is pretty much just plodding along as per usual.
They joys of living on a (huge) island. I am envious. Sigh.
Load More Replies... I saw a guy infront of the bank put a mask on and walk in. Not too many months ago I would call the cops, now you are supposed to call the cops if someone doesn't walk into the bank with a mask on.
If you go to Florida we just stopped believing in COVID and went back to life as normal. Our numbers are not as high as one might think because we also changed the criteria for reporting COVID deaths, so if you have heart failure due to COVID, it is reported as death from cardiac arrest. Problem Solved.......
It’s strange for me to read things like this to do with covid as I come from an area in Australia where it barely even touched our state. Life didn’t change a lot for us - we had to stay home for a while and there’s new rules about checking in to places for eg., but generally, life was pretty much the same. It’s incredible to think that there are many places in the world that are still in lockdown and having to wear masks. Masks haven’t even been thought of here and life is pretty much just plodding along as per usual.
They joys of living on a (huge) island. I am envious. Sigh.
Load More Replies... I saw a guy infront of the bank put a mask on and walk in. Not too many months ago I would call the cops, now you are supposed to call the cops if someone doesn't walk into the bank with a mask on.
If you go to Florida we just stopped believing in COVID and went back to life as normal. Our numbers are not as high as one might think because we also changed the criteria for reporting COVID deaths, so if you have heart failure due to COVID, it is reported as death from cardiac arrest. Problem Solved.......
