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Today in our physical distancing, we officially reached the stage at which it was time to rearrange the chairs at our dining room table so both children could watch "Wild Kratts" during dinner. I redid the kids' chore chart to add "brush hair" and "play outside." I ate chips for lunch, and right now I'm typing this while I watch a 10-year-old season of "The Bachelor" because it is the least intellectually challenging content available to stream on Netflix.
Today has been a very long year. In fact, it's been so long that by the time you read about it, today will actually be yesterday.
If you've read even one of these newsletters, you know that humor is one of my coping mechanisms (along with long, complex sentences). Fortunately, I am not alone in this! The coronavirus humor on the internet is as prolific as PPE and tests are scarce. And on days when states are announcing that they plan to reopen despite not having met all the federal criteria for phasing in relaxed restrictions, and the local newspaper is having to prove that it did not doctor a photo of a Confederate flag at a "save our state" rally of COVID-19 deniers in a suburb near my house, and a previously healthy five-year-old child has died in Michigan, it's sorely needed.
Here, then, for your enjoyment, are links to some of the content that has brought me to (the good kind of) tears.
The Corona Episode of "The Office"
This is my new favorite episode. It's Dwight's time to shine.
DIY Face Mask Tutorial With Kay
I think I actually screamed at one point watching this.
If I Wrote A Coronavirus Episode
Vulture asked TV show writers and creators to speculate about how their shows might have tackled 'rona as a plot point. (Spoiler alert: Leslie Knope is crushing it.)
(I'm Loving) Cuomo
I knew Missy Modell when she was a teenager at summer camp. Now she's writing pop song parody love letters to coronavirus response leaders. (She's got one for Dr. Fauci, too.)
This weirdly hilarious GIF
I laughed way harder than I should have.
This tweet that has absolutely nothing to do with the pandemic but that made me actually choke
and finally...
This very short, perfect video from a teacher who has put all our feelings into song.
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