Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss life after close to a year in pandemic lockdown.

Show notes:

• Haven't talked for the show since November 2019

• Coming up on the first anniversary of everything getting locked down

• Matt was already used to working from home

• Matt writes YA superhero/fantasy books including The Indestructibles series

• Hasn't been able to go to fantasy or comics conventions

• Jay: Miss the interaction of being in the office

• Now used to the WFH life

• Strange to spend all day at home with your family

• Matt has been working remotely for over a decade

• Companies will probably do away with full offices at some point

• Matt: Working in an office forces you to plan for inefficiency

• WFH requires self-discipline

• Definitely tougher for folks with small kids

• Matt dealt with the challenges of ancient Wifi technology in 2010 in Ireland

• Employers will have to adjust post-COVID

• Commuting sucks and people aren't going to want to do it as much

• The lockdown wasn't good for Matt's writing focus

• Too much going on in the world

• Last March, we all assumed things would be back to normal soon

• Matt: Lost the full-time gig, now juggling multiple freelance jobs

• Doing photography shoots exposes you to lots of germs

• Masks let you be more anonymous than you once were

• Running with a mask is a little challenging

• To be continued

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.