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Coronavirus Quarantine: A Call to the Creatives
“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on!” — Albert Einstein
Lucky for those of you that feel inclined to stock up during these alarming times, creativity need not be stocked up, for there is an endless supply within your own mind.
Side note: I find humor in this picture, as the dead man so graciously shares his shake with the alive woman, despite the looming fear of her potentially catching his virus. Can anyone say, “Bat flu, turned coronavirus pandemic, turned zombie apocalypse, turned romantic relationships despite mandated quarantines?” Ha!
I know I should be scared of catching the coronavirus (as if I haven’t already — I may have been a carrier with no symptoms, of course). Or maybe scared of my lack of insurance, a surely safe way to prevent me from having to pay bills at any hospital (cough, cough). Or quite possibly, scared of running low on the supplies I refuse to stock up on. I’m not selfishly clinging to my toilet paper, so if anyone needs my last role, feel free to take it! I’ve got a shower… I’ll be okay. Or maybe, just maybe, I should be scared of hiking outside during all of these closures here in Las Vegas, lest I catch the virus from an animal or a bat or, god forbid, an actual human being. Or maybe even plants? I stopped watching the news, so I don’t even…
