Jam Packed Month

I'm going to keep this short.  This past month blasted by so quickly as opposed to March where it felt like a crawl for some reason.  I decided to take a break from audio work in April to focus on other things.  I organized computer files, cleaned my room, did some drawing, played some games, setup stepmania so I can get some cardio, and I just finished working on a remix I started yesterday.  Just with videogames, this week has been crazy.  Trials of Mana remake released last Friday, Zooey became available on Granblue Fantasy Versus on Monday, the newest Sakura Wars released on Tuesday (which I still haven't had the chance to play yet), and Streets of Rage 4 released today.  I don't know if I'm going to be getting back into audio work in May, but I'd like to relax a bit more and do other things some more first.....like reading.

Quarantine is still happening, more people are losing their minds, and things don't seem to be getting better.....

Audio work from end of March and the three things I uploaded today:

Trapped

Things have certainly escalated quickly.  The disease known as COVID-19 "Corona Virus" has uncontrollably spread throughout our country and each state has issued their own policy of self-quarantine to the public.  While it isn't a law, everyone is recommended to stay in their homes and only go out if they absolutely need to take care of business or buy necessities.  This has caused widespread panic and people have been hoarding all sorts of supplies: toilet paper, hand sanitizer, produce, water, etc.  While this helps stop the virus from spreading as rapidly, the number of cases still rises as there are still people going out into large gatherings, workers of various necessary businesses that still need to be in contact with lots of people, and the countless individuals working directly with patients and research to stop this disease.

This pandemic is suffocating the minds of the people all around the world.  Businesses are suffering, the market is dropping to the point of possible recession, racism and hate is thrown around in the streets, panic and anxiety afflicts those in isolation, and the future is uncertain for most of the world.  I think the biggest fear from this disease is "will it go away?"  Some viruses don't survive in the warm weather and we just entered Spring three days ago, but will this particular one be eradicated when it becomes hot enough?  If a cure is found, how readily available will it be for everyone?  If a vaccine cannot be created, will we have to deal with this virus every winter?  Will this virus continue to evolve and become more deadly?  It's these questions that has gotten everyone to ask "where do we go from here?"  We don't even know how long we're going to have to stay quarantined in our homes right now, because they said it's going to be two weeks.  But there is no way we can just have two weeks pass by and say "it's okay to come out again" because the increase in new cases in our country indicates that we still don't have the virus contained yet.  It's pretty scary and everyone feels trapped because it's not safe anywhere.  I've been reminiscing my trip to Japan from last year and remembered how exciting and fun it was there.  But not even Japan is safe from the Corona Virus right now.  It was finally announced today that the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will be postponed, which makes sense and the right decision to take.  I'm already preparing for Summer Games Done Quick and EVO to be canceled for this summer.  It's going to be a depressing Summer and possibly depressing year.

My own daily life has changed very little.  The biggest change is I can't go out to eat every Thursday like I used to.  For me, I'm worried about my family and friends.  One is in Seattle where the first case in America was reported, one is pregnant and due soon, another has a difficult time staying put at home, etc.  While I did follow the news and tried to understand this virus better, it's gotten to the point where it's just an overwhelming amount of bad news.  I'm just trying to focus on my work, my games, and my health.  I uploaded my first remix of the year today:

The future is uncertain and I can only hope the world can return to normalcy.