COVID Diaries
This is a series of posts From Quarantine. Most posts from quarantine are prompted by Aisling Quigley’s Data Storytelling class at Macalester College.
COVID-19: George Floyd.
Week 11: George Floyd. Before you read this post, understand this – mine is not the voice you should prioritize. While I am outraged by the murder of George Floyd,...
COVID-19: CDC Compliance: Chicago.
Week 10: CDC Compliance: Chicago. In order to not go completely insane, I’ve been taking a lot of walks. I try to be careful – I wear a mask and...
COVID-19: A Weekend.
Week 9: A Weekend. In the dystopian fashion of 2020, I logged onto Zoom Saturday afternoon to watch my virtual graduation. Four years of college bookended by Trump’s election and...
COVID-19: Music.
Week 8 (late!): Music. This post is being posted in the middle of week nine because of the following excuses that I find valid but you may not: Finals Six...
COVID-19: Organization.
Week 7: Organization. I hate clutter. I hate clutter but I like stuff. To make matters worse, I am bad at getting rid of stuff. I also love organizing and...
COVID-19: Text Analysis.
Week 6: Text Analysis. This week, we’re focusing on text analysis. Aisling has asked us to take some of the reflections we’ve done since the start of remote classes and...
COVID-19: Data Privacy.
Week 5: Data Privacy. This week, my class has been asked to contemplate data privacy. If you have not read it already, take a look at the New York Times’...
COVID-19: Social Networks. Part 2.
Week 4: Social Networks. Part 2. Thinking about social networks made me realize that my typical social networks are all out of whack right now. Normally I’d be living at...
COVID-19: Social Networks. Part 1.
Week 4: Social Networks. Part 1. It’s the start of week four in quarantine and things are somehow still not consistent. Some things that changed this week: Gillian and I...
COVID-19: Quantified Self.
Week 3: Quantified Self. This is the first week of Zoom classes. That also means this is the first week I am touching the homework that I had not one...
COVID-19: Prologue.
Written 4/22/20 Weeks 1 & 2: Prologue. I am writing this post retroactively because my COVID Diaries adventure began during week 3 of my quarantine. Being as I have a...