COVID-19 Corona Quarantine 2020 Log

I live in the Midwest, and we aren’t under official lockdown yet. I have been off since March 16th and I have now decided to make a small log of the things I have been doing while I stay home during this time.

This started as something I thought would only last a few weeks and then maybe through summer, now it’s almost turning into a 2020 log. If this continues past December before I go back to the office or find a new job, then I might make a second post for 2021 just to split things up because this is getting long (looks like a second 2021 post is going to happen, except for pre-march I enjoyed doing this list this year and might continue these every year regardless).

1. I spent the first week doing a deep spring cleaning of my apartment. I removed every object from my shelves and dusted. I cleaned the kitchen and bathroom top to bottom bleaching surfaces. I vacuumed everywhere, and the entryway was recently steam cleaned. I started washing every piece of clothing that needed to and had been outside, like the hoodies I wear to work.
2. Two days after being let off work, my washer died and I had to head on over to Nebraska Furniture Mart to buy a new one so I could finish washing all my clothes.
3. I spent one full Saturday getting my car washed and cleaned inside and outside. It also has a full tank of gas from right when we got sent home (just in case).
4. Since we aren’t on full lockdown yet, I was trying to go on almost daily walks to continue getting a minimum of exercise. Almost daily, it’s hard to force myself to go do that, I’ve never liked exercise or sports. Working a Pokemon Go stop into my circle.
5. I’ve been to my parents a few times since we are all still healthy. Helped dad with yard work after we cleaned cars, went for dinner and to watch the latest Star Wars movie one time, etc.
6. The first video game I have completed during this time was Death Stranding, I spent 80 hours on it and have all but 3 trophies. Death Stranding is an excellent game with an interesting story about life, death, people, and the connections that bring us all together with a somewhat weird science fiction story holding it all together. It also has an amazing soundtrack I keep listening to.
7. I spent a few hours cleaning up 2 decades worth of bookmarks in my browser. Checking which sites still existed and deleting bookmarks for those that don’t or were not relevant anymore, etc. Basically, deleting dead links and reorganizing everything.
8. A Month into Corona-Break, I tried to go to the bank drive-through to cash a check, and my car battery was dead. I spent my afternoon and about $100 replacing it. I did at least get the check cashed.
9. I spent a day helping dad clean out the shed.
10. Last Fall I spent months ripping my DVD collection to my computer so I could stream them to my TV and not have to pull out the DVDs when I want to watch them. I have started ripping my father’s DVDs for him. I also have been able to chop up every cartoon series that ripped off into hours long cuts down to their individual episodes.
11. Spent Mothers Day at My Parents House. Yep, Still off work and distancing at home 2 months later…
12. Put together parent’s new patio furniture.
13. At the beginning of June work finally contacted and had us start writing up some plans. What seems to be the beginning of an attempt to get us working from home, or hopefully back to work soon.
14. My birthday comes and goes and we haven’t returned to work yet, even though we are kind of doing some reports from home. As much as I like having a 3-month break, I kind of hate not going anywhere and this is getting ridiculous. Also, I got a new phone for my birthday because the battery was draining fast and sometimes calls weren’t coming through.
15. Fourth of July was interesting without going to a fireworks show, but many more people shot them off at home this year which kind of sucks if you hate the noise.
16. Sister came to visit, so everyone could meet her kid. We went to the zoo one day, that was weird with half of it being closed and everyone in masks. wasn’t as empty as I thought it would be though.
17. End of September and I helped my father re-level the tree ring bricks and put up gutter covers on the house.
18. Went to my sisters for thanksgiving for just over a week.
19. Merry Christmas, had a nice day with just my parents and grandma instead of the big family gathering at my aunts.

To further expand on my quarantine adventures (I will update this as quarantine goes on)…

Games Played:

1. Death Stranding – 80 Hours (Completed)
2. Sea of Thieves – ~382 Hours
3. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – 21:53 Hours (Completed)
4. Switch NES/SNES Online – 4 Hours
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 335 Hours
6. Final Fantasy XV – 71:34 Hours (Beat Story at 55:30), Episode Gladiolus 1:15 Hour, Episode Ignis 2:20 Hours, Episode Prompto 2:12 Hours, Episode Ardyn 2:49 Hours (Completed)
7. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – 247 Hours
8. Final Fantasy 7 Remake – 51 Hours (Completed, except hard mode stuff)
9. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DLC Expansions – Hearts of Stone 10.5 Hours, Blood and Wine 21.5 Hours (Completed)
10. Dragon Warrior NES – 15:50 Hours (Completed)
11. Dragon Warrior II NES – 25:50 Hours (Completed)
12. Borderlands 2 – 49.5 Hours (Completed including DLC)
13. Phantasy Star Online 2 – 11 Hours
14. Borderlands GOTY – 41 Hours (Completed including DLC)
15. The Hunter: Call of the Wild – 14.9 Hours
16. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate – 14 Hours
17. Chrono Trigger – 33.5 Hours (Completed, all endings)
18. Everspace – 7.6 Hours
19. Sekiro – 6 Hours
20. Ghost of Tsushima – 16 Hours
21. Treasure Hunter Simulator – 9 Hours (Completed)
22. Elite Dangerous – 1.5 Hours
23. Deep Rock Galactic – 11.5 Hours
24. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – 5 Hours
25. Super Mario 3D All-Stars: Mario Sunshine – 4 Hours
26. Half-Life 2 – 10 Hours (Completed)
27. Friday the 13th – 14 Hours
28. No Man’s Sky – 82 Hours
29. Monster Hunter Tri – 5.5 Hours
30. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 24 Hours
31. No More Heroes – 13 Hours (Completed)
32. Half-Life 2: Episode 1 – 4.3 Hours (Completed)
33. Halo: The Master Chief Collection – 18 Hours
34. Call of Duty WWII – 18 Hours (Completed)
35. Call of Duty Advanced Warfare – 10 Hours (Completed)
36. Destiny 2 – 32.5 hours
37. Dying Light – 6.2 Hours
38. Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019) – 15 Hours (Completed, now playing warzone)
39. Dead by Daylight – 5.5 Hours

Movies Watched (I did not pick all of these):

1. Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
2. Overlord
3. The Blues Brothers
4. Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi
5. Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
6. The LEGO Movie 2
7. John Carter
8. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
9. Elysium
10. Fury
11. Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
12. Star Wars III: Revenge of The Sith
13. Snow White and the Huntsman
14. The Huntsman: Winter’s War
15. Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally
16. Kelly’s Heroes
17. Master and Commander
18. The Mummy Returns
19. Dick Tracy
20. Red Green’s Duct Tape Forever
21. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
22. The Big Red One
23. Doctor Strange
24. Valerian
25. Illang The Wolf Brigade
26. Train to Busan
27. Ready Player One
28. The Green Hornet
29. Repo! The Genetic Opera
30. Stargate
31. Knives Out
32. The Incredible Hulk
33. Ant-Man
34. Ant-Man and the Wasp
35. Jumanji
36. Spider-Man: Homecoming
37. Spider-Man: Far From Home
38. A Whisker Away
39. A Knights Tale
40. The Postman
41. Minions
42. RE:Zero The Frozen Bond
43. Stargate Ark of Truth
44. Palm Springs
45. Despicable Me
46. Geostorm
47. The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
48. Solo A Star Wars Story
49. Mad Max
50. Mad Max: The Road Warrior
51. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
52. Goblin Slayer: Goblin’s Crown
53. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
54. Gemini Man
55. They Live
56. Prometheus
57. Alien: Covenant
58. Alien
59. Secondhand Lions
60. Aliens
61. Alien 3
62. 1922
63. Australia
64. Double World
65. The Old Guard
66. Legends of the Fall
67. Spaceballs
68. Back to the Future
69. Back to the Future 2
70. Back to the Future 3
71. Stardust
72. Timetrap
73. Code 8
74. The Vast of Night
75. The Addams’s Family (2019)
76. The Devil all the Time
77. Frozen
78. Kung Fu Hustle
79. Hocus Pocus
80. The Addam’s Family
81. Addam’s Family Values
82. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
83. Hotel Transylvania
84. Hotel Transylvania 2
85. Lockout
86. Yogi Bear (2010)
87. Sleepy Hollow
88. The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
89. The Aeronauts
90. Midnight Special
91. True Memoirs of an International Assassin
92. Easy A
93. Stranger Than Fiction
94. The Final Countdown
95. Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse
96. Coco
97. Moana
98. #Alive
99. White Christmas
100. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
101. Home Alone
102. Home Alone 2
103. The Irishman
104. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
105. Armageddon
106. Winchester
107. Klaus
108. A Goofy Movie
109. The Star Wars Holiday Special (You know which one)

Anime Series Watched (Start to finish, Plus we have made it through 2 whole Anime seasons):

1. Astra Lost in Space
2. Trigun
3. Hellsing
4. Hellsing Ultimate
5. Haven’t you heard? I’m Sakamoto
6. Tower of God
7. Ascendance of a Bookworm (Season 2)
8. My Next Life as a Villainess
9. Tsugumomo (Season 1 and 2)
10. Domestic Girlfriend
11. Erased
12. Midnight Occult Civil Servants
13. Deca-Dence
14. Appare-Ranman!
15. Rent-a-Girlfriend
16. Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time
17. Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld
18. Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2)
19. The Misfit of Demon King Academy
20. Monster Girl Doctor
21. Fire Force (Season 2)
22. Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
23. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Season 3)
24. Tonikawa: Over The Moon For You
25. By the Grace of the Gods
26. I’m Standing on A Million Lives

Shows Watched:

1. Solar Opposites
2. The Good Place (Seasons 1 2 3 and 4)
3. Bobs Burgers (Seasons 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and 11)
4. Space Force
5. Black Sails (Seasons 1 and 2)
6. F is for Family (Season 4)
7. Archer (Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and 11)
8. Dark (Seasons 1 2 and 3)
9. The Legend of Korra (Seasons 1 2 3 and 4)
10. Cobra Kai (Seasons 1 and 2)
11. Sherlock (Seasons 1 and 2)
12. Arrow (Seasons 1 and 2)
13. Star Trek: Lower Decks
14. Star Trek Discovery (Season 3)
15. The Mandalorian (Season 2)