I spent most of the afternoon looking at the laptop screen, because two different friends invited me to Zoom parties today, at mostly overlapping times.
To keep the conversations manageable, both friends were using breakout rooms. This worked, except that I barely got to talk to either of my hosts. But I had some fun conversations about topics including bits of history and politics, as well as catching up on each others' lives.
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liv's parents, which isn't surprising, but is pleasing. I don't remember who said, in that conversation, that he thought peak Somerville was 7Ate9 bakery celebrating Shakespeare's birthday by giving free cheesecakes to people who could recite a sonnet, but I think he has a point. I do wish I'd managed to say more than hi to her, before she decided it was time to put everyone in smaller groups, so conversation would be possible.
At the second party, I'm particularly glad I got to talk tolydy and to alanro. I took a break between the parties because i wanted to get up, move around a bit, and give my eyes a break from looking at Zoom meeting rooms.
Tomorrow I'm talking to my mother. The plan is for her to call me 11ish; I was thinking of suggesting that we try Zoom, but maybe not after three hours or so on Zoom today.
To keep the conversations manageable, both friends were using breakout rooms. This worked, except that I barely got to talk to either of my hosts. But I had some fun conversations about topics including bits of history and politics, as well as catching up on each others' lives.
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liv's parents, which isn't surprising, but is pleasing. I don't remember who said, in that conversation, that he thought peak Somerville was 7Ate9 bakery celebrating Shakespeare's birthday by giving free cheesecakes to people who could recite a sonnet, but I think he has a point. I do wish I'd managed to say more than hi to her, before she decided it was time to put everyone in smaller groups, so conversation would be possible.At the second party, I'm particularly glad I got to talk to
lydy and to alanro. I took a break between the parties because i wanted to get up, move around a bit, and give my eyes a break from looking at Zoom meeting rooms. Tomorrow I'm talking to my mother. The plan is for her to call me 11ish; I was thinking of suggesting that we try Zoom, but maybe not after three hours or so on Zoom today.
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