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Hello, team. Here, have an update from me, even if it's really boring...

I am now officially done doing contact tracing for the city health department. My last day was on Friday of this past week. I've been called back to the library for this coming week, returning to the building on Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday I'll do library work from home. I'm glad for this step back toward regular life, even if it's going to be weird and different there for quite a while yet. Masks for everyone, plexiglass shields at reference desks. A face shield to wear when I go out from behind the plexiglass barriers. Our hours have changed and some of our departments won't be open.

I'm torn between the shop therapy excitement of all the new masks I've ordered to wear to work for the foreseeable future and the dread of not knowing what to expect and of the likelihood that, at least to start out with I'll likely be forced to work the majority of my time at my two least favorite reference desk assignments because those are the service points that will be open. *Deep breaths* It's OK, I'm glad I still have a job, especially one that pays as well as this one does. I'm lucky to have it; we'll get through this. As usual my co-workers will be a big help, even if they have to remain six feet away and have 2/3 of their face hidden. And this is my realtruejob, which I was desperate to get back to at times. I did finally adjust to the temporary contact tracing gig -- and I even got pretty good at it, I think -- but it was still always temporary. I'm glad for what I learned from the experience, but I'm equally glad that it's over.

I have been enjoying all the NHL hockey in August. So many games, sometimes all day long through the qualifying round. And since I was working from home I could throw all the games and related coverage up on the TV and watch while I worked, muting when I had to be on calls. The number of games slowed during the first round of the playoffs, and there will be even fewer games now that we're in round 2. Convenient with my return-to-work schedule.

My Pittsburgh Penguins got eliminated in the qualifying round (there's always next year!), so I've been rooting for my secondary squads, some of whom are now playing one another (with more of that inevitably to follow), or picking through my feelings to cheer on whoever I like better in any given match up.

I'm continuing to enjoy watching The Expanse now that there's some free time this weekend around the hockey. So good!

Oh, my Sunday has a first name, it's H-O-C-K-E-Y.
My Sunday has a second name it's H-O-C-K-E-Y.
I love to watch it all Sunday
And if you ask me why, I'll say:
Three playoff games on TV today;
The Pens and Caps and Devils play.

\o/