As the quarantine continued to drag on, I’ve been keeping myself busy with tech projects at home, such as installing an LED case fan for my PC and a Raspberry Pi-Hole for my home network. Our buggy Wink smarthome service suddenly decided to charge a subscription fee, which was the last straw that prompted me to jump ship for a more reliable Lutron Smart Bridge and Chamberlain MyQ garage opener. Bad luck kept me busy as well, with a nail that necessitated a car tow and a pricey tire replacement. Who knew that run-flats could not be patched? Meanwhile, the pandemic reminded us of the risks we take as healthcare workers, which helped get us off our butts to finally complete the estate planning we have been putting off with the help of Melody’s high school classmate as the lawyer and a traveling notary in our backyard to sign the papers. At work, our clinics have been ramping up and my lab members have begun resuming experiments. We are increasing our use of video visits, but my patient demographic are not so comfortable with technology so uptake has been poor. Back at Tupper Hall, we celebrated our two med students who spent the year in the lab over vegan chocolate cake in fully-masked socially-distanced fashion. The gathering reminded us of the weird times we live in, and gave us a chance to laugh about it.