Most importantly, I did not write this. But I read it this morning on a Facebook post and it really made me chuckle as I looked back through 2020. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did!
Dear Diary 2020 Edition
In January, Australia caught on fire. I donโt even know if that fire was put out, because we straight up almost went to war with Iran. We might actually still be almost at war with them. I donโt know, because Jen Aniston and Brad Pitt spoke to one another at an awards show and everyone flipped out, but then Netflix released Cheer and everyone fell in love with Jerry, but then there was thing happening in China, then Prince Harry and Megan peaced out of the Royal family, and there was the whole impeachment trial, and then corona virus showed up in the US โofficially,โ but then Kobe died, and UK peaced out of the European Union.
In February, Iowa crapped itself with the caucus results and the president was acquitted and the Speaker of the House took ten years to rip up a speech, but then WHO decided to give this virus a name COVID-19, which confused some really important people in charge of, like, our lives, into thinking there were 18 other versions before it, but then Harvey Weinstein was found guilty, and Americans started asking if Corona beer was safe to drink, and everyone on Facebook became a doctor who just knew the flu like killed way more people than COVID 1 through 18.
In March, crap hit the fan. Warren dropped out of the presidential race and Sanders was like Bernie or bust, but then Italy shut itself down, and then COVID Not 1 through 18 officially became what everyone already realized, a pandemic and then a nationwide state of emergency was declared in US, but it didnโt really change anything, so everyone was confused or thought it was still just a flu, but then COVID Not 18 was like “Y’all not taking me seriously? Iโm gonna infect the one celebrity everyone loves” and totally infected Tom Hanks, but then the DOW took a crap on itself, and most of us still donโt understand why the stock market is so important or even a thing (I still donโt), but then we were all introduced to Tiger King. (Carol totally killed her husband), and Netflix was like “Youโre welcome”, and we all realized there was no way we were washing our hands enough in the first place because all of our hands are now dry and gross.
In April, Bernie busted himself out of the presidential race, but then NYC became the set of The Walking Dead and we learned that no one has face masks, ventilators, or toilet paper, or THE FREAKING SWIFFER WET JET LIQUID, but then Kim Jong-Un died, but then he came back to lifeโฆ or did he? Who knows, because then the Pentagon released videos of UFOs and nobody cared, and we were like man, itโs only Aprilโฆ.
In May, the biblical end times kicked off with historical locust swarms and then we learned of murder hornets and realized that 2020 was the start of the Hunger Games but people forgot to let us know, but then people legit protested lockdown measures with AR-15s, and then sports events were cancelled everywhere, But then people all over America finally reached a breaking point with race issues and violence. There were protests in every city, but then people forgot about the pandemic called COVID Not One Through 18. Media struggled with how to focus on two important things at once, but then people in general struggle to focus on more than one important thing, and a dead whale was found in the middle of the Amazon rain forest after monkeys stole COVID 1 Through 19 from a lab and ran off with them, and either in May or April (no one is keeping track of time now) that a giant asteroid narrowly missed earth.
In June, science and common sense just got thrown straight out the window and somehow wearing masks became a political thing, but then a whole lot of people realized the south was actually the most unpatriotic thing ever and actually lost the civil war, and there is a large amount of people who feel that statues they donโt even know the name of are needed for โฆ history reasons….., but then everyone sort of remembered there was a pandemic, but then decided that not wearing a mask was somehow a god given right (still haven’t found that part in the bible or even in the constitution), but then scientists announced they found a mysterious undiscovered mass at the center of the earth, and everyone was like DONโT YOU DARE TOUCH IT, but then everyone took a pause to realize that people actually believed Gone With The Wind was like non-fiction, but then it was also announced that there is a strange radio signal coming from somewhere in the universe that repeats itself every so many days, and everyone was like DONโT YOU DARE ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE WITH IT, but then America reopened from the shut down that actually wasnโt even a shut down, and so far, things have gone spectacularly not that great, but everyone is on Facebook arguing that masks kill because no one knows how breathing works, but then Florida was like hold my beer and let me show you how weโre number one in all things, including new Not Corona Beer Corona Virus, Trump decides now is a good time to ask the Supreme Court to shut down Obama Care because what better time to do so than in the middle of a pandemic, but then we learned there was a massive dust cloud coming straight at us from the Sahara Desert, which is totally normal, but this is 2020, so the ghost mummy thing is most likely in that dust cloud, but then I learned of meth-gators, and I’m like that is so not on my f-ing 2020 Bingo card, but then we learned that the Congo’s worse ever Ebola outbreak is over, and we were all like, there was an ebola outbreak that was the worse ever?
In Julyโฆ. Aliens? Zeus? Asteroids? Artificial Intelligence becomes self aware? Scientists discovering a new swine flu?
Thanks to whoever started this for the copy and paste.
I have no idea who wrote this; and darn it, I want to know.
Also, why didn’t I know about the whale in the middle of the Amazon rain forest?
Dang it! I missed the whale too๐ก and I JUST found out the Sahara dust is a “thing” from a friend in Texas.
Honestly, I just wanna know when school is going to reopen๐
Thanks for sharing this, Robyn! The year is only half over…๐ฑ it makes me wonder what ELSE will happen… elections in November should be interesting.๐ฅบ
Oh, I know! I laughed at the DO NOT open or communicate with anything new or weird right now – we are only halfway through the year and we don’t need anything else ๐ You are right, the elections will be enough to handle! ๐
This is fun which is amazing given what a half year itโs been so far.
I am glad you enjoyed it – it defintely made me smile this morning!
What a year! And we’re only in July! I remember when I was pregnant with my daughter seeing the asteroid business on the news and worrying that she may only make it to 17 before we get hit. Now she’s 16 – 17 in a couple of months, and it’s missed us. At least that’s one thing to be grateful for! ๐
What a year, I agree! So much has happened! Wow, yes – that is definitely something to be grateful for!
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Wait, the Pentagon released videos of UFOs?! How did I miss this? I am going to look this up. Some of the things mentioned on that post feels like a lifetime ago. This truly has been the worst awful year ever. And weโre just halfway done. I donโt even wanna know what the second half has in store for us?โ Lol. Take good care!
I agree! So much has happened! I didn’t even check the UFO thing even though I hadn’t heard anything about it either. It seemed possible with all the other crazy stuff that has happened!
I knew about the whale, and ebola… but not that the ebola outbreak had passed.
There has just been so much weird stuff lately. Seeing it all written out like this made me laugh. Crazy times!
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I honestly thought I was the only one who watched Cheer.
I didn’t watch Cheer, but I did sit through The Tiger King. Carol totally killed her husband. Gosh, watching that seems so long ago!
Hahaha I started a new journal recently, and I like to recap where I am on the first page. Needless to say, it sounded like this, like a strange dystopian novel! Weird times ๐
Haha! I can imagine that it sounds a bit strange! But I think it is great to make note of these strange times because 20 years from now even we are going to look back at this year in shock, I think ๐
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This is such an amazing blog, it surely made me smile. I love reading all your blog, keep posting more.
Thank you!
Your post actually made me smile