the fruitcake enterprises social review — fall 2020
In the fall of 2020, I engaged in in-person* social interaction with the following people on the indicated number of days:
1. Rebecca—14
2. Shobhit—9
3. Brent—9
4. Gabriel—8
5. Lea—8
6. Noah—8
7. Alexia—7
8. Laney—6
9. Adrienne—7
10. Karen—6
11. Claudia—4
12. Andrew—4
13. Brenna—3
14. Katherine—3
15. Mandy—2
16. Danielle—1
17. Dad—1
18. Sherri—1
19. Gina—1
20. Beth—1
21. Brandi—1
22. Sara—2
23. Molly—2
24. Zaira—2
25. Rachel—2
26. Freya—1
27. Jennifer—2
28. Tracy—1
29. Sachin—1
30. Dylan—1
31. Kimberly—1
32. Janine—1
33. Scott—1
34. Jordan—1
35. Julie—1
36. Tess—1
37. Lynne—1
38. Jeff—1
39. Michelle—1
40. Teresa—1
41. Mary—1
42. Chris—1
43. Dana—1
44. Marianna—1
45. Ryan—1
46. Kara—1
47. Peter—1
Okay, so this is the largest number of ranked people on my Social Review since the last time I had 47, in summer 2019. To me, more than anything, this is indicative of how much we've all adapted to the rapid changes of our lives over the past nine months: only nine of these 47 people have been at any time truly in-person socializing, and even then always socially distanced and/or with masks on. The rest have all been video calls.
Tuesday, September 22: with Shobhit, reading at Howell Beach
[*Includes extended FaceTime, Zoom or Skype, due to of COVID-19]
1. Rebecca—14
2. Shobhit—9
3. Brent—9
4. Gabriel—8
5. Lea—8
6. Noah—8
7. Alexia—7
8. Laney—6
9. Adrienne—7
10. Karen—6
11. Claudia—4
12. Andrew—4
13. Brenna—3
14. Katherine—3
15. Mandy—2
16. Danielle—1
17. Dad—1
18. Sherri—1
19. Gina—1
20. Beth—1
21. Brandi—1
22. Sara—2
23. Molly—2
24. Zaira—2
25. Rachel—2
26. Freya—1
27. Jennifer—2
28. Tracy—1
29. Sachin—1
30. Dylan—1
31. Kimberly—1
32. Janine—1
33. Scott—1
34. Jordan—1
35. Julie—1
36. Tess—1
37. Lynne—1
38. Jeff—1
39. Michelle—1
40. Teresa—1
41. Mary—1
42. Chris—1
43. Dana—1
44. Marianna—1
45. Ryan—1
46. Kara—1
47. Peter—1
Total days in the winter with in-person social interaction: 43 (47.3%, a +7.1 percentage point change from summer)
Okay, so this is the largest number of ranked people on my Social Review since the last time I had 47, in summer 2019. To me, more than anything, this is indicative of how much we've all adapted to the rapid changes of our lives over the past nine months: only nine of these 47 people have been at any time truly in-person socializing, and even then always socially distanced and/or with masks on. The rest have all been video calls.
And a whopping fourteen of the rest of them are represented by coworkers who have attended, one or more times, the weekly Zoom Office Meetup, four of thos ranking in the top ten—it's why Rebecca, of all people, beat out Shobhit for the top spot this time around, because she's the only one besides me who attends every single week. She kind of has to; she's officially the host. I'm sure glad she does, though.
I feel like it's still impressive Shobhit held strong at #2, all of that considered: so many others have been knocked down pretty dramatically from where they would be without these meetups. Most notably my neighbor Alexia, who at seven points ranked #2 last quarter, yet with the same number of points this quarter, she now ranks #7. Two other Weekly Meetup regulars also beat her out (Brent and Noah), and thanks to our biweekly "Movie Drafts" in addition to a few other virtual hangouts for various othe reasons, Gabriel and Lea rank #4 and #5, with 8 points each. (Or more specifically, eight separate instances of virtual hangouts.)
And again, just as I did last year, I did rank some people higher than others even though they had one fewer point than those ranked below them, just because the strict single hour spent on a regular basis with some meant it was easy to know I spent a cumulative lot more time with someone I ranked slightly higher. Thus Laney with her six points is ranked higher than Adrienne at her seven points, because Arienne was only ever one of a group with whom I spent a single hour at a time, whereas my "Virtual Happy Hours" with Laney are always two hours at least, and usually more. The few hours Shobhit and I spent with Danielle in-person the one time at Seward Park is ranked higher than a bunch of two-pointers below her for the same reason; I did the same with family we spent more quality time with when we met up with them at ZooLights in Tacoma. Granted, even that was barely more than an hour, but I still felt it justified the higher rankings for Dad, Sherri, Gina, Beth and Brandi—because it was much more notable time spent with them.
I mean, besides . . . I made these rules. I can fucking break them if I want!
Anyway, it kind of delights me that a whopping 47 people are on the list this time, although admittedly it's mostly because of large-group virtual hangouts: the weekly Office Meetup; the Office Halloween Happy Hour; the Office Holiday Happy Hour. All of these events added a lot of numbers. But holiday-season parties tended to back in the "normal times" too, which is what I was getting at before: we may be doing a huge majority of it virtually, but we still seem to have come to a noramlized place with this weird way of living our lives. Here's hoping it slowly eases back to more like it was over the course of the next year, but for now, let's just get to the who did what with whom where and when!
Tuesday, September 22: with Shobhit, reading at Howell Beach
Friday, September 25: with Rebecca, Brent, Brenna and Jordan, Friday Office Lunch Meetup #8 [via Zoom]
Sunday, September 27: with Alexia, walk to Lake View Cemetery and back
Thursday, October 1: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Friday, October 2: with Claudia, Andrew and Rebecca, Friday Office Lunch Meetup #9 [via Zoom]
Friday, October 2: with Tracy, dinner hangout at Volunteer Park
Sunday, October 4: with Alexia, walk to Boren Park and back
Sunday, October 4: with Gabriel and Lea, 1999 Movie Draft [via FaceTime]
Tuesday, October 6: with Rebecca, Brent, Noah, Sara, Peter C and Jennifer, Office Lunch Meetup #10 [via Zoom]
Tuesday, October 6: with Claudia and Dylan, hanging out in their backyard
Wednesday, October 7: with Shobhit, Sachin and Kimberly, Skype hangout
Thursday, October 8: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Tuesday, October 13: with Noah, Rebecca, Brent, Andrew, Zaira and Rachel, Office Lunch Meetup #11 [via Zoom]
Friday, October 16: with Shobhit, for a walk to cast our votes
Saturday, October 17: with Alexia, walk to the Central Library
Saturday, October 17: with Laney, watching a movie over Skype (Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit)
Sunday, October 18: with Gabriel and Lea, 1984 Movie Draft [via FaceTime]
Tuesday, October 20: with Rebecca and Adrienne, Office Lunch Meetup #12 [via Zoom]
Friday, October 23: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Friday, October 23: with Gabriel, Lea, Tess, Mandy and Kara, Virtual Pumpkin Carving Party 2020
Saturday, October 24: with Laney, October Happy Hour (at Volunteer Park)
Tuesday, October 27: with Noah, Rebecca, Brent and Molly, Office Lunch Meetup #13 [via Zoom]
Friday, October 30: with Claudia, Brent, Rebecca, Rachel, Mary, Brenna, Adrienne, Freya and more, PCC Zoom Halloween Happy Hour & ½
Saturday, October 31: with Alexia, afternoon Halloween walk, Capitol Hill
Saturday, October 31: with Shobhit, evening Halloween walk, Capitol Hill
Tuesday, November 3: with Noah, Rebecca, Brent, Adrienne, Zaira, and Andrew, Office Lunch Meetup #14 [via Zoom]
Friday, November 6: with Laney, watching a movie over Skype (Girls Trip)
Sunday, November 8: with Gabriel and Lea, 2007 Movie Draft [via FaceTime]
Tuesday, November 10: with Noah, Rebecca, Brent, Adrienne and Chris P, Office Lunch Meetup #15 [via Zoom]
Wednesday, November 11: with Shobhit, drive to West Seattle
Thursday, November 12: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Friday, November 13: with Laney, Virtual Happy Hour on Skype
Tuesday, November 17: with Rebecca and Noah, Office Lunch Meetup #16 [via Zoom]
Saturday, November 21: with Shobhit and Danielle, pizza picnic dinner (Pizzeria Pulcinella) at Seward Park
Sunday, November 22: with Gabriel and Lea, 2000 Movie Draft [via FaceTime]
Monday, November 23: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Thursday, November 26: with Shobhit, Thanksgiving afternoon drive to Pike Place Market, Kerry Park and Golden Gardens Park
Saturday, November 28: with Gabriel, Lea, Janine, Mandy, Julie and Ryan, impromptu hangout over Zoom
Saturday, November 28: with Shobhit, Dad, Sherri, Gina, Beth, Brandi and the kids, ZooLights at Point Defiance Zoo
Tuesday, December 1: with Rebecca and Andrew, Office Lunch Meetup #18 [via Zoom]
Thursday, December 4: with Scott, Claudia, Rebecca, Adrienne, Michelle, Dana, Teresa, Freya, Molly, Brenna, Lynne, Sara, Jennifer B, Jeff, Katherine, Marianne, and more, PCC Virtual Office Holiday Happy Hour 2020
Sunday, December 6: with Alexia, "Lights and Delights" after walking downtown
Tuesday, December 8: with Rebecca, Noah, Brent, Adrienne and Katherine, Office Lunch Meetup #19 [via Zoom]
Thursday, December 10: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Friday, December 11: with Laney and Shobhit, Virtual Happy Hour on Skype
Saturday, December 12: with Alexia, return to downtown for augmented reality portion of "Lights and Delights"
Sunday, December 13: with Gabriel and Lea, 2014 Movie Draft [via FaceTime]
Tuesday, December 15: with Rebecca, Noah, Brent, Adrienne and Katherine, Office Lunch Meetup #20 [via Zoom]
Thursday, December 17: with Alexia, Walking Neighborhood Lights Tour
Saturday, December 19: with Laney, Virtual Happy Hour on Skype
Saturday, December 19: with Gabriel and Lea, watching The Dina Martina Christmas Show online