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COVID-19 Journal Entry
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Title (Dublin Core)
COVID-19 Journal Entry
Description (Dublin Core)
It is a document journal entry typed where I added photos of my journal where I wrote the entry and picture of the polaroids I took.
Originated as a written journal entry and into a google doc.
Originated as a written journal entry and into a google doc.
Date (Dublin Core)
Creator (Dublin Core)
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Type (Dublin Core)
Journal Entry
Google Doc
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Education--Universities
English
Emotion
English
Food & Drink
English
Social Media (including Memes)
English
Home & Family Life
Curatorial Notes (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
05/07/2020
Mikaila Cutone-Dion
11/26/2020. Re-curated as a part of USF team. Added text from PDF to text.
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
11/26/2020
Date Created (Dublin Core)
05/07/2020
Text (Omeka Classic)
Thursday May 7, 2020
As my contribution to recording our lives during this COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to
write a classic journal entry. I am currently a sophomore in college, undergrad and about to turn
20. This week is my last week as a sophomore, as I have been completing finals and projects
while submitting all my work online as school has gone remote.
I think this quarantine has taught people so much, there are so many factors that are
significant to talk about. How Tik Tok has basically taken over social media, where people are
dancing, baking, producing content where everyone can relate to because we are all stuck at
home. When did this start? I remember my spring break March 08-14, after that Friday
everything was different. During spring break I was still going out, seeing my friends and not
caring because I thought this would go away. I did not think I would be stuck at home for more
than a month without any outside socialization with people, other than my family. March 30th,
the last time I got to see my boyfriend in person, someone important to me. That was also when
the official stay-at-home order was given by our Maryland governor, Larry Hogan.
This quarantine has allowed me to do some self reflection. I wanted to reference Our
Town, it’s a play and there is a character Emily Webb, who had passed away and one of the last
scenes before she joins the rest of the people in the grave she states, “Good-by, Good-by, world.
Good-by, Grover’s Corners… Mama and Papa. Good-by to clocks ticking… and Mama’s
sunflowers. And food and coffee. And new-ironed dresses and hot baths… and sleep and waking
up. Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever
realize life while they live?” (Our Town, Act III). Although we all still eat and sleep and bathe in
our homes as we are social distancing, I can’t help but think of this quote because of all the
things I miss and that I took for granted before we had to stay at home. I miss driving to
wherever I wanted to go, the iced coffees I’d order almost everyday, freely riding public
transportation such as the metro and going to DC. I miss running errands with my mom without
having to wear the mask and worrying if we’ll catch something. I miss having people over at my
house and seeing my big family together celebrating. I miss meeting strangers and becoming
friends like at concerts where we were not afraid to be close.
I think now more than ever a lot of people realize what it really was like to live, to live
without the fear of the virus. One day during quarantine, I decided to go for a run outside around
my neighborhood, as gyms were closed and I needed some physical activity. When I started
running, the atmosphere and air around me felt different, for some reason it felt cleaner, it even
smelled cleaner. It was weird, and yet I was the only one outside that afternoon, it was different.
People had to take a pause from traveling the world and having functions with groups of more
than 10 people and eating out. I miss eating at different restaurants. Don’t get me wrong, after
moving back home from college I was thriving with home cooked meals, but what I would give
to go to Yard House or the Cheesecake Factory for some delicious entrees. There are so many
small things in the world that I miss doing and today we put a hold to those things as we protect
ourselves and from spreading the virus even more, for the health of the world.
Attached to this journal entry are a few polaroids I took during this time as since we can’t
go out and the whole world is basically closed, my parents gave my dog a haircut by themselves
and it was impressive. Although, the rest of my family’s hair is growing and out of control.
There are also polaroids of my attempt at capturing my facetime call with my boyfriend, as it is
the closest we get to seeing each other. I find these photographs as my own part in archiving my
time as this is my reality today, facetime, zoom and social media, how I can still stay connected
with the world.
As my contribution to recording our lives during this COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to
write a classic journal entry. I am currently a sophomore in college, undergrad and about to turn
20. This week is my last week as a sophomore, as I have been completing finals and projects
while submitting all my work online as school has gone remote.
I think this quarantine has taught people so much, there are so many factors that are
significant to talk about. How Tik Tok has basically taken over social media, where people are
dancing, baking, producing content where everyone can relate to because we are all stuck at
home. When did this start? I remember my spring break March 08-14, after that Friday
everything was different. During spring break I was still going out, seeing my friends and not
caring because I thought this would go away. I did not think I would be stuck at home for more
than a month without any outside socialization with people, other than my family. March 30th,
the last time I got to see my boyfriend in person, someone important to me. That was also when
the official stay-at-home order was given by our Maryland governor, Larry Hogan.
This quarantine has allowed me to do some self reflection. I wanted to reference Our
Town, it’s a play and there is a character Emily Webb, who had passed away and one of the last
scenes before she joins the rest of the people in the grave she states, “Good-by, Good-by, world.
Good-by, Grover’s Corners… Mama and Papa. Good-by to clocks ticking… and Mama’s
sunflowers. And food and coffee. And new-ironed dresses and hot baths… and sleep and waking
up. Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever
realize life while they live?” (Our Town, Act III). Although we all still eat and sleep and bathe in
our homes as we are social distancing, I can’t help but think of this quote because of all the
things I miss and that I took for granted before we had to stay at home. I miss driving to
wherever I wanted to go, the iced coffees I’d order almost everyday, freely riding public
transportation such as the metro and going to DC. I miss running errands with my mom without
having to wear the mask and worrying if we’ll catch something. I miss having people over at my
house and seeing my big family together celebrating. I miss meeting strangers and becoming
friends like at concerts where we were not afraid to be close.
I think now more than ever a lot of people realize what it really was like to live, to live
without the fear of the virus. One day during quarantine, I decided to go for a run outside around
my neighborhood, as gyms were closed and I needed some physical activity. When I started
running, the atmosphere and air around me felt different, for some reason it felt cleaner, it even
smelled cleaner. It was weird, and yet I was the only one outside that afternoon, it was different.
People had to take a pause from traveling the world and having functions with groups of more
than 10 people and eating out. I miss eating at different restaurants. Don’t get me wrong, after
moving back home from college I was thriving with home cooked meals, but what I would give
to go to Yard House or the Cheesecake Factory for some delicious entrees. There are so many
small things in the world that I miss doing and today we put a hold to those things as we protect
ourselves and from spreading the virus even more, for the health of the world.
Attached to this journal entry are a few polaroids I took during this time as since we can’t
go out and the whole world is basically closed, my parents gave my dog a haircut by themselves
and it was impressive. Although, the rest of my family’s hair is growing and out of control.
There are also polaroids of my attempt at capturing my facetime call with my boyfriend, as it is
the closest we get to seeing each other. I find these photographs as my own part in archiving my
time as this is my reality today, facetime, zoom and social media, how I can still stay connected
with the world.
Accrual Method (Dublin Core)
3586