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A 3609-post collection

Sunday, Day 0, Back onto the bullshit

Plague news:

  • 11 174 new cases
  • 62 919 total active cases
  • 365 hospitalisations
  • 17 in the ICU

Vax news:

  • Not available because the data is 404'd

URGH I hate that I can't update the stats nor easily compare the states and territories.

I am back to early bedtimes because Long Monday is back on because D&D. I do these things to myself...

Good news on a personal level:
- I am now a Twitch Affiliate! Yay... ::curlytoot noise:: - My editor is back to business. WOOOT!

Which means I can set up bells and whistles on my stream henceforth. At a later date.

And also that I can get back to fixing up Adapting and get it in line for publication. Huzzah. Which will eventually mean that I have to learn how to sell myself my work to people.

I wanted to do this. I wanted to do this...

In the news:

  • Snowflake tennis star continues to Snowflake out
  • More testing fuckups in Victoria
  • Wired headphones making a comeback
  • A female tennis player was deported for vax status. Do I smell some prejudice?
  • Dad attacks jogger for not social distancing
  • Vax can change periods. Huzzah?
  • Desperate mum locks plague-positive son in boot because she feared losing her job catching the virus
  • How to get your FREE TEST!
  • Internet divided by photograph of someone texting that they had the plague on a plane
  • You're doing the tests wrong
  • They can use CRISPR to target fat cells

Stories soon.

Saturday, Day 0, Fic o' the Week

Plague news:

  • 10 953 new cases.
  • 52 619 total active cases.
  • 327 in hospital.
  • 14 in the ICU.

Vax news:

  • National total vaccines administered: 43 579 655
  • Qld total vaccines administered: 8 440 769
  • Qld day's vaccines: 62 635

Thanks to the info still being in an Excell Spreadsheet, I can no longer tell who's winning the vax rates.

Today's good news is that I have two contenders for Fic o' the Week. One's a collab and definitely written during a stream

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Friday, Day 0, Shenanigans

Plague news:

  • 10 332 new cases.
  • 42 250 total active cases.
  • 296 in hospital.
  • 12 in the ICU.
  • and one more death.

Vax news: Unavailable because of improper formatting

I feel increasingly like my government has abandoned me and every other ordinary citizen in favour of keeping the cash flow up. Damnit.

I have to go out and acquire a calendar so I can keep track of nonsense. Including school hols. And, let's be honest, decorate the kitchen a little bit. Since

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Thursday, Day 0, Hargleblargle

Plague news: 6 781 new cases. 32 312 total active cases, 275 are in hospital, 10 are in the ICU.

Vax news:

  • 43 Million total vaccines administered nationally
  • 40K doses given in Queensland, yesterday

I personally hate what's going on with the government information sites. It's less accessible and that's likely so that nobody looks close enough to see how bad we're failing at controlling the damn disease.

We're not "living with the virus", we're letting it take over.

Today, I am

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Wednesday, Day 0, Wordpress

Plague news: 5 699 new cases. No more stats on imports versus local transmission, thanks a bunch. 25 924 total active cases, 205 are in hospital, 11 are in the ICU.

Vax news:

  • Australia's had 24 925 new doses administered
  • Queensland's daily doses have increased by 5 478

It really feels like everyone's given up. I joked with Beloved that everyone else will get Omicron but I'll go down with Delta. It's not very funny.

I have noticed, and corrected, a problem

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Tuesday, Day 0, Patreon and Schroedinger's Lappy

Plague news: 4 259 new cases, 4 249 local, 10 imports. There's 20 239 total active cases, 180 are in the hospital and 10 of those are in the ICU.

Vax news: [It's in a spreadsheet. Gimmie a mo]

  • 42.7 Million doses administered nationally, total
  • 29.7K increase in national doses
  • 8.2 Million doses administered in Queensland, total
  • 4K increase in Queensland
  • I am mathematically incapable of sorting out anything else from this, pls bring back the infographic, National Health.
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Monday, Day 0, I Fucked Up

Plague news: No new plague news today.

Vax news: No new vax news today.

Given this, it's easy to think the government has entirely given up on keeping people safe from the plague. I'm assuming Day Zero. It's safer.

I forgot to set my alarm for D&D and Beloved forgot to be sure I made it there. My players have forgiven me and they were resourceful enough to do some non-canonical battle practice during the lost time.

Next week. Next

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Sunday, Day 0, Sunshine and Cyclones

Plague news: 3 592 new cases, 3 587 local, 5 imports. That makes 16 688 total active cases, 170 of those are in hospital and 5 are in the ICU.

Vax news: no vax news for the 1st of January 2022

I have spent too long awake because my sleep cycle is out of sync with the rest of the local nonsense, so all I have planned is writing and napping. And eating good foods.

There's finally some sunshine, so I may

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Saturday, Day 0, Happy New Year!

Plague news: 3 119 new cases, 3 118 local, 1 import. There's 11 697 total active cases, 127 in hospital, with one of those in the ICU.

Vax news:

  • Australia's at 94.4% first vax,
  • 91.4 fully vaxxed
  • Queensland's at 90.7% first vax,
  • 86.6% fully vaxxed
  • NT is still in last place at 89.2% first vax,
  • 84.3% fully vaxxed

It's 2022 here in Sunny Queensland and so far, it's been raining. I have no further PLNs than

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Friday, Day 0, End of Year Funtimes

Plague news: 2 222 new cases, all local transmissions. There's 8 586 total active cases, 103 are in hospital.

Vax news:

  • Australia's at 94.3% first vax,
  • 91.3% fully vaxxed
  • Queensland's at 90.6% first vax,
  • 86.4% fully vaxxed
  • Last place goes to NT, at 89.2% first vax,
  • 84.2% fully vaxxed

Today, the fam is having a grand day out with all the girls and a gift exchange. I am dressing up for the event, and I still

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Thursday, Day 0, PLNs

Plague News: 1 589 new cases, all local. 6 368 total active cases, 93 of those are in hospital.

Vax News:

  • Australia's at 94.2% first vax,
  • 91.2% fully vaxxed
  • Queensland's at 90.5% first vax,
  • 86.2% fully vaxxed
  • Still tangled with WA at 91.0% first vax,
  • 83.5% fully vaxxed
  • Northern Territory is now last at 89.2% first vax,
  • 84.1% fully vaxxed

Everyone seems to have paused on getting the jabs and it looks like they're

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Wednesday, Day 0, Wordpress and Tech Support

Plague news: 1 158 new cases. All locals. 4 779 total active cases. 89 of those are in hospital.

Vax news:

  • Australia's at 94.2% first vax,
  • 91.2% fully vaxxed
  • Queensland's at 90.5% first vax,
  • 86.1% fully vaxxed
  • Western Australia's at 90.9% first vax,
  • 83.4% fully vaxxed

I'm starting to believe that maybe Omicron might be the variant to get... but I'd still rather wait until those miracle drugs are available before I take the risk.

IF

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Tuesday, Day 0, Patreon

Plague news: 784 new cases, all local transmission. 3 621 total active cases, 72 in hospital.

Vax news:

  • Australia has 94.2% first vax,
  • 91.1% fully vaxxed
  • Queensland has 90.5% first vax,
  • 86.1% fully vaxxed
  • Western Australia has 90.8% first vax,
  • 83.3% fully vaxxed

You see what I mean when I say "tangled" in last place. We're ahead on one, then behind on the other. All the dang time.

Today I do my Patreon nonse and tackle

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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

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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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