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Dating an infectious disease modeler during a global pandemic. A thread! with @RJOidtman #COVID19
Sometime in January.
Her: there’s been zoonotic transfer in Wuhan this week could be a really be deal
Me: remember how good the dumplings were in China this summer? I miss dumplings
Her: there’s been zoonotic transfer in Wuhan this week could be a really be deal
Me: remember how good the dumplings were in China this summer? I miss dumplings
Sometime in January + 3 days
Her: OMG people are saying this came from snakes. It probably came from bats or something, def not SNAKES!
Me: I had a bat that lived in our garage growing up
Her: OMG people are saying this came from snakes. It probably came from bats or something, def not SNAKES!
Me: I had a bat that lived in our garage growing up
Beginning of February
Her: This is really bad. Look at all these pics and stories and numbers. How much do you have invested in the stock market?
Me: Man that sucks! Stocks? #planfor100
Her: This is really bad. Look at all these pics and stories and numbers. How much do you have invested in the stock market?
Me: Man that sucks! Stocks? #planfor100
End of February
Her: I’m not going into work anymore
Me: Weird. Can you walk the dog while you’re “working from home”?
Her: I’m not going into work anymore
Me: Weird. Can you walk the dog while you’re “working from home”?
First Week of March
Me: OMG what’s happening with these cruise ships??? I’m worried about my parents in California right now!
Her: [Doesn’t say I told you so] Tell them not to touch their faces. When are you going to start working from home?
Me: OMG what’s happening with these cruise ships??? I’m worried about my parents in California right now!
Her: [Doesn’t say I told you so] Tell them not to touch their faces. When are you going to start working from home?
Second Week of March
Me: Okay now that I’m home all day… Want to eat lunch?
Her: Can you grind it up and put a straw in it? I have to get these figures to my team. [panic typing at all times]
Me: Okay now that I’m home all day… Want to eat lunch?
Her: Can you grind it up and put a straw in it? I have to get these figures to my team. [panic typing at all times]
Third Week of March
Me: [buys gardening supplies. takes temperature three times a day]
Her: [has increased typing speed to 1,000 word per minute] [on the phone with people from at least three different countries per day]
Me: [buys gardening supplies. takes temperature three times a day]
Her: [has increased typing speed to 1,000 word per minute] [on the phone with people from at least three different countries per day]
Discussing who should do the dishes
Me: I could be asymptomatic so I can’t do them tonight
Her: Well, I could be an asymptomatic super spreader with a long incubation time so I can’t do them this month
Me: I could be asymptomatic so I can’t do them tonight
Her: Well, I could be an asymptomatic super spreader with a long incubation time so I can’t do them this month
Morning routine
Me and the rest of the rest in placers: sleeps in. Stares at wall while making coffee. Pets dog.
Her: Up at 6am sometimes 5. Has mastered answering slack in her sleep.
Me and the rest of the rest in placers: sleeps in. Stares at wall while making coffee. Pets dog.
Her: Up at 6am sometimes 5. Has mastered answering slack in her sleep.
New hobbies?
Me: aforementioned gardening. Thinking about yard work (what is a stick?)
Her: doing the NYT Sunday crossword and running (I mean winning) half marathons
Me: aforementioned gardening. Thinking about yard work (what is a stick?)
Her: doing the NYT Sunday crossword and running (I mean winning) half marathons
Fourth Week of March
Her: Why does every scientist think they can forecast this?
Me: idk but my exponential model is matching perfectly
Her: Why does every scientist think they can forecast this?
Me: idk but my exponential model is matching perfectly
Most of March
Me: When’s the peak for x place? My mom wants to know when the peak is for y place? My friend wants to know when the peak is for z place?
Her: There’s not a lot of data unfortunately. Tell them to stay home.
Me: When’s the peak for x place? My mom wants to know when the peak is for y place? My friend wants to know when the peak is for z place?
Her: There’s not a lot of data unfortunately. Tell them to stay home.
First Week of April
Her: There could be more than one peak if we let up now
Me: EVERYONE LISTEN UP. WE DO NOT WANT MORE PEAKS.
Her: There could be more than one peak if we let up now
Me: EVERYONE LISTEN UP. WE DO NOT WANT MORE PEAKS.
