So for those who don’t know, I’m not a teacher. I am merely the student of a teacher, which is how I started slicing back in 2014. This means that I am not yet eligible for the Covid vaccine.

About a week ago, one of Austin’s coworkers drove a couple hours to the Colorado-Nevada border and got vaccinated. My original reaction? Judgement. I’ll be the first to admit that this pandemic has not brought out the best in me, especially when it comes to judging other humans. I have judged people for not believing in covid. I have judged people for not believing in the vaccine. I have judged people for judging me and the way I choose to live my pandemic life. I have judged myself for judging people for judging me. So, as you can see, there’s lots of judging going on.

This judgement came from my deep-seeded need to follow the rules - particularly when the rules make sense. And at-risk people getting vaccinated first definitely makes sense. But Austin told me that when M. had told him about her vaccination process, it didn’t seem problematic or “rule-breaky” at all. I decided to go straight to the source.

M, I want to get vaccinated. I texted her. Did you tell them it wasn’t your phase?

I got a response immediately. Omg. It was so easy. Call this place and yes I explained it wasn’t my phase and they were like nooooo that’s so fine please come.

Interesting. I thanked her and called the pharmacy she’d attached. When I was connected, I explained to the woman that it wasn’t yet my phase but I’d love to make a vaccination appointment. Oh, hun, that’s totally fine! We’re not hitting our daily goal so we love when people make the drive. Better to go in an arm than in no arm at all.

Made sense to me. I made an appointment for myself, Austin & Austin’s sister, and today the three of us drove a couple hours and got vaccinated - only 4 days before Colorado opens up to the general public, but totally worth it for the vaccination chaos we most likely avoided. My arm’s a little sore, and I am fully planning on a headache tomorrow, but for the most part all I’m feeling is relief.

In other news: 2 days ago I posted an illustration draft that “wasn’t quite there” & wanted to give an update. Here’s the update: I ended up hating it. I’ve attached the before, a couple drafts I still wasn’t feeling, and the completely different after. It’s going to be a part of a series of 3 pieces - one was posted yesterday if you want to check it out and I’ll post the 3 together tomorrow. (Also, I’m no longer looking for critique because I’ve already printed quite a few!! But the ideas last time were very, very helpful and ultimately helped me realize I had to go in a completely different direction!) :

March 30th - Vaccinated!

March 31st - The End

March 29th - Actions