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Day Zero

A 364-post collection

Monday, Day 0, Twoferfest Adaption

Plague news: 765 new cases, 714 local, 0 imports. Once again government site cannot math. It's 714 new cases. Grrr. 2 147 total active cases, 123 in hospitals.

Vax news: Australia has 94.1% first vax, 91% fully vaxxed. Qld stands tangled with WA for last place, with 90.4% first vax, 85.9% fully vaxxed.

I will check with the kids if they want to spend their money today, now that the mad rush for the Boxing Day Sales is done and there's a chance I can actually socially distance from everyone and their kid brother's dog.

BUT the likelihood is high that we will not be venturing far from home before next year. Because (a) maniacs and (b) plague.

In the News:

  • Other countries with Omicron are closing down LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE
  • Christmas tree catches fire, kills three
  • More Royals Drama(tm)
  • Administrivia stuffup sends 'clear' signal to the wrong people and now NSW has more plague to trace
  • Myanmar massacre has been discovered
  • Businessman builds home on Christian graveyard
  • Desmond Tutu has passed on
  • Smaller crowds on Boxing Day. Won't someone think of the profit margin?
  • Some smartarse has invented a transparent face mask that just shoves all your germs down your front and will add more plastic to the environment. Yay.
  • Mystery solved! The reason why there's so much black glass in the Chilean desert is... a comet did it
  • Charles Babbage was born this day 230 years ago

And now for my second story.

Sunday, Day 0, Twoferfest Beginneth

Plague news: Seven hundred and sixty-five new cases, all local transmission. We have officially dropped the damn ball on this GD plague. There are two thousand and forty-seven total active cases, one hundred and twenty-three of them are in hospital. At least the poor sod in the ICU got out.

Vax news: Australia scores 94.1% first vax, 91.0% fully vaxxed. Queensland's STILL tangled for last place with WA at 90.4% first vax, 85.9% fully vaxxed. NSW is edging

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Friday, Day 0, Crimbus Eve

Plague news: THREE HUNDRED and sixty-nine new cases, and according to government site that can't do math, all of them are local transmissions plus one import. Grrr. Apparently, there's eight hundred and seven total active cases, ninety-four of those are in hospital, and one is in the ICU.

At some point later today, I shall record a special Crimbolio message for Twitch. That way, I can do all my social media messages while Twitch gets the video.

Today, I shall be cleaning

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Thursday, Day 0, Antici-pation

Plague news: one hundred and eighty-six new cases, only two of those are imports. There's four hundred and forty-seven active cases, eighty of those are in hospital, and one of those is in the ICU. Australia's at 94% first vax, 90.8% fully vaxxed. Queensland's still tangled with WA for last place in the vax race at 90% first vax, 85% fully vaxxed.

We made a mistake in listening to everyone who wanted to pretend the plague was over. The sooner we

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Wednesday, Day 0, Wordpress

Plague news: Eighty-six new cases, seventy-nine local, seven imports. There's two hundred and sixty-nine total active cases, seventy-five of those are in hospital. Australia's stable at 93.9% first vax, 90.6% fully vaxxed. Queensland's still tangled with WA for last place to get to 95% vaxxed, with 89.9% first vax, and 85% fully vaxxed.

Everyone wanted to open up, so now this bullshit is happening.

I forgot to do my Patreon, so today's PLN is to do that and then

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Tuesday, Day 0, Patreon

Plague news: FIFTY-NINE new cases, forty-nine local, ten imports. There's one hundred and ninety-seven total active cases, sixty-six of those are in hospital. Australia's paused at 93.9% first vax, but crawling ahead to 90.5% fully vaxxed. Queensland is still tangled with WA for last place, with 89.8% first vax, 84.7% fully vaxxed.

Crimbolio might be cancelled because of Omicron. We have to wait and see.

Ugh. I do NOT want Crimbolio to be cancelled, but nobody knows how

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Monday, Day 0, Bloody Hell...

Plague news: FORTY-TWO new cases. THIRTY-FOUR local, eight imports. ONE HUNDRED and FORTY-TWO total active cases, fifty-seven of those are in hospital. Australia's paused at 93.7% first vax, 90% fully vaxxed. Queensland's back in its tangle-tie with WA at 89% first vax, 83.6% fully vaxxed.

So when they said, "There's a new variant that spreads faster and KILLS KIDS, we need to do these things to protect them," every single Knomira everywhere they said that... activated their one brain cell

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Sunday, Day 0, Tech Support

Plague News: THIRTY-ONE new cases! Twenty-four local, seven imports. One hundred and nine total active cases, fifty-one of those are imports. It's all going to shit, and it's going to get worse. Sigh. Australia's at 93.7% first vax, 90% fully vaxxed. Queensland's edged ahead of WA, at 89% first vax, 83.6% fully vaxxed.

"Learning to live with the virus," should have meant, "Change our habits to prevent or slow the spread of the disease," and NOT "lol let it loose

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Saturday, Day 0, PLNs Upset

Plague news: TWENTY new cases, nine local, eleven imports. There's eighty-four total active cases, forty-two of them are in hospital. Australia's at 93.7% first vax, 90% fully vaxxed. Queensland's still mingled in last place with WA at 89% first vax, 83.6% fully vaxxed.

I got a date for Beloved booked today so I can't go visit MeMum like I planned. Mea culpa, I forgot the date was on. Thankfully, MeMum undstands. Also, still ready for the assorted nonsense come the

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Friday, Day 0, FUUUUUCK...

Plague news: TWENTY-TWO new FUCKING cases. Seven local. Fifteen imports. SIXTY-SEVEN total active cases, Thirty are in hospital. This is what happens when you just give up on public safety in favour of profit. Australia's at 93.6% first vax, 89.9% fully vaxxed. Queensland's still sharing last place in the vax race with WA, at 89% first vax, 83% fully vaxxed.

Omicron is everywhere and there's more hot spots all over the fucking place. Masks are back. AGAIN. I never gave

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Thursday, Day 0, Dentist

Plague News: Six new cases, all imports. There's fifty total active cases, with twenty-eight of those in hospital. Australia's at 93.5% first vax, 89% fully vaxxed. Queensland's still doddling along in last place with WA at 88.8% first vax, and 82.6% fully vaxxed.

I have a dental appointment today and I know damn well I've been neglecting my teeth.

I have to get on my arse about looking after myself. Maybe enlist Beloved to help me stay on task

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Wednesday, Day 0, Wordpress

Plague news: Four new cases, all imports. There's fifty-six total active cases, twenty-five of them are in hospital. Australia's at 93% first vax, 89.5% fully vaxxed. Queensland is still doddling along in last place with WA, at 88.6% first vax, 82% fully vaxxed.

I may or may not be headed towards MeMum's for tech support and buying her Crimbolio gift in the one place that firkin has it. Sigh.

If not today, then Saturday. I see the dentist tomorrow and

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Tuesday, Day 0, Patreon

Plague News: TEN new cases, one local, nine imports. There's fifty-six total active cases, twenty-eight of those are in hospital. Australia's at 93% first vax, 89% fully vaxxed. Queensland's at 88% first vax, 81% fully vaxxed.

I am posting Patreon nonsense today, and since I now have some money - I also have PLNs to get some stuff. Yay.

The mower guy attacking our yard has yet to return, leaving his busted mower in situ whilst -I presume- he goes and finds

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Monday, Day 0, Endurance

Plague News: One new case, an import. There's forty-seven total active cases, twenty-eight of those are in hospital. Australia's at 93% first vax, 89% fully vaxxed. Queensland's still sort'a tied with WA, at 88% first vax, 81% fully vaxxed.

It's long Monday, so I'm taking a nap five seconds after I post today's story. If I write anything else today, it shall count as a miracle.

Such a miracle is this week's Tale Foundry entry. Began yesterday, and finished this morning whilst

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Sunday, Day 0, Shenanigans

Plague news: One new case, a local. There's forty-six total active cases, twenty-nine of those are in hospital. Australia's at 93% first vax, 89% fully vaxxed. Queensland's back in its semi-tie with WA, at 88% first vax, and 81% fully vaxxed.

Mower guy started yesterday despite my warnings. Got bogged. Busted a fan belt. Trying again today. Yay?

He's also threatened to leafblow the immense amounts of grass debris. I'm going out there with my sunhat and a rake and some bags.

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