Self-Isolation: Day 5

Today is Tuesday, April 21st 2020

We woke up really early this morning. I think it was barely 05:00.

Last night we watched the first 2 episodes of COOKED with Cannabis on Netflix. The cannabis-infused cooking competition is co-hosted by Kelis (singer of 'Milkshake' and chef) and Portland-based chef and cannabis enthusiast, Leather Storrs. What a name to name your child!
Since the competitors are considered experts in cannabis cooking, the appetizers, entrees and desserts created are absolutely stunning. We didn't want to eat everything in the pantry in one night so we had to switch TV shows.
Afterwards we drifted back four years to take in Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60, originally released in November 2016.

I can't believe I'm going to admit that I forgot this, but Carvey played a small role in Rob Reiner's 1984 film 'This Is Spinal Tap'. If you have no clue what I'm referring to you can watch the official trailer on YouTube here.
If you've continued reading this then you might have been turned off by the trailer for the Spinal Tap movie and to that I will say Rotten Tomatoes has scored this bad boy a 95% on the tomatometer. It really is an all-time comedy classic.

I taped a note to the window by our front door this morning.
Basically it explains we are self-isolating for another five days and would appreciate if you rang the doorbell and left any deliveries on the front step.
We've started to order groceries, of course, but how could I disregard a bit of local craft beer through Wise Guys Liquor of Calgary? One of the owners, Sean has made me reconsider the majority of liquor store operators due to his award-winning attitude. If I stop by the store he's often there with a smile on his face, ready to help with your beer, wine or spirits purchase. For a long time I thought people who ran liquor stores didn't understand or care about the types of alcohol they offered their customers. Sean typically give you options and he's never been shy to mention the price. I'll put my hand on my heart and say the service you'll receive from Sean and the entire Wise Guys Liquor team is phenomenal. Since the coronavirus pandemic they have been handling online orders like a dream, and Sean will personally give you a call to provide an update on your order's status, or let you know if there might be anything currently out of stock.

About an hour ago I got a phone call from a nurse at Alberta Health. They can schedule my COVID-19 Testing for this afternoon. As they work through what I can only imagine is dozens of thousands of requests, the nurse's voice on the other end sounded intensely positive and collected. She gave me the directions to C3 Church Calgary West, where Drive-Thru Testing for Coronavirus (COVID-19) is taking place for someone like me who lives in Northwest Calgary. The important thing to mention  here is one cannot simply head over to C3 Church and Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19. You must be referred by public health, and have had a phone call from a nurse just as I have done.
I hope you never have to worry about getting tested for coronavirus.
But in the event you do, I'll be back to give you an update on the whole process....

{About 6:00 p.m.}
Earlier I drove west on Highway 1 towards the mountains. It was showing 18° Celsius in my Toyota Prius. I felt a little weird to be driving for the first time since last Thursday. My husband told me to drive the new Volkswagen Atlas CrossSport and give him my thoughts. It's a nice vehicle.

After not 1 but 2 U-turns I managed to find myself at C3 Church where Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing is set-up by Alberta Health. Rows of skinny, orange pylons indicating lanes greet me as I pull up, it looks like I'm the first in line. The first woman mentioned they are slow this afternoon (I guess that's a good thing?) and she guides me to follow the pylons till I get to the next assistant. I park my car underneath a white tent and shut off the engine.
There's a Toyota in front of me, Corolla.

Not two minutes later a woman approaches my window wearing PPE and hands me a single sheet of paper - an e-mail, printed, originally sent March 12, 2020. It reads: You have been tested because your risk of having COVID-19 is higher than most Albertans. We know it can be frightening to wait for test results and you are likely worried about your well-being and the well-being of people around you. Even though you are at higher risk, it is still very likely that your symptoms are caused by one of the many other common viruses that cause respiratory symptoms, such as the influenza virus. 
She asks me to hold up my picture ID and health care card then turns to produce my test sample from inside somewhere. The whole thing took no longer than 10 minutes. I drove away after opening my mouth and saying 'AHH.' Within 5 days I'll be contacted by phone with the results.

Since leaving the house for my COVID-19 testing our groceries were delivered by PC Express.
Our Alberta Craft Beer was also dropped off by the lovely team at Wise Guys Liquor. I tried the neMeSIS IPA from Zero Issue Brewing and the intensity of citrus notes is literally like the perfect, alcoholic milkshake.

And so I leave you with the lovely Kelis and the original 'Milkshake'

Thank you for the opportunity to protect and scribe.
Until tomorrow.