Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Date with a Prick

No, no, no, this post isn't about Matt Gaetz, it's about my upcoming appointment for my first inoculation with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.  Local sites were booked solid until 5/21, so I decided to book an appointment at the NY state vaccination site at SUNY Middletown, about seventy-eight miles away.  If things go well, I get my poke at 5PM, with a follow-up on 4/28.  

I haven't been on a decent road trip in a while... I'm earmarking two and a half hours for travel (an extra hour according to the Google directions) just to take into account traffic problems and possible wrong turns (I've studied the map, and I wrote down the route, so I doubt this will happen).

I have to confess that I didn't sleep well last night.  I kinda felt like a kid on Christmas morning, feeling a sense of anticipation.  Even now, there's this sort of timeless feeling, a weird combo of 'you don't have to leave yet' and 'you should get on the road'.  I really can't wait until this is all over, and I think the first thing I'm going to do on 4/29 is to buy a new Metrocard, then on my first day off, head down to Chinatown... it's been over a year since I've been to Manhattan.

It will be nice to get back to some semblance of normality, even if it takes not one, but two dates with a prick to do so.

4 comments:

MarkS said...

I was asked if I had any reactions to vaccines. My response: "yeah, elation!".

Ali Redford said...

Woot!! Congratulations! My 2nd one is 4/21. I can't wait to go buy my own produce again! (And I'm gonna buy the people who work pickup a nice big box of donuts-they're awesome.)

Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

I was asked if I had any reactions to vaccines. My response: "yeah, elation!".

Oh, yeah. There was a nice vibe at the vaccination location.

Woot!! Congratulations! My 2nd one is 4/21. I can't wait to go buy my own produce again!

Awesome. It is nice to spend time looking for that perfect melon, or to buy some vegetable you are unfamiliar with... it's these small pleasures that people have been missing.

Richard said...

I have missed going to the market. I have missed talking with strangers. Where i live they are using moderna. Got my second innoculation 4 days ago. I am so happy to maybe find a way out of this cage.