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I feel like I have done nothing but fritter my day away.
This is a false feeling.
I have been shopping: coffee, cat litter, cat food, chook food, rye bread. I have gone for a 15-ish minute jog. I have collected two containers of autumn leaves for compost.
I just haven't really been able to concentrate on work today.
Too much local politics going on, environment, sexists back in power, idiots online and off, the whole shebang.
It may be because Sydney is back under COVID restrictions from tonight, with masks in all shops and organised gatherings, limitations on visitors, and most other states closing borders to the 'Greater Sydney region' - which includes cities that are well outside of Sydney but which might have people who regularly travel to Sydney...
Basically, the Delta variant of COVID is on the loose in Sydney and the conservative state government isn't about to shut the city down (because, good grief, we're not Melbourne, you know), and certainly isn't going to mandate anything, and our contact tracers are the gold standard, everyone says so...
This does not particularly affect my life over the next couple of days, and even if it did, I would give up the events in the blink of an eye. Disappointment, sure. But community health is bigger than that. Admittedly, I am not in an emotionally fragile situation right now. It might be different for those whose situation means they will be significantly isolated from the world.
I am also a bit nervous since my sister B1 went out to work today - western Sydney, yes, but the people to watch out for are those who work in delivery, and who are scared of admitting they were in a hotspot area because they can't afford to isolate and lose work. That's more likely to be the western suburbs of Sydney (the Easter Suburbs are more likely to be FUCK YOU, YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, DON'T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I EARN A YEAR?)
And then B2 will turn up on the weekend, having been here there and everywhere during the week, particularly in her favourite workplace - a childcare centre in the city. But getting her to stay away for the weekend is not going to happen. We only managed it while isolation was happening because the law insisted. She gets narky when we propose she not come over.
And we've been having issues with colds in this household lately anyway. So I feel like I have a chest infection, but haven't been to see the doc about it. I figure he's tired of seeing me after months and months of me turning up on his doorstep during last year.
I'm vaccinated in a little over a week. Hopefully there's still vaccine to go around; everyone wants the Pfizer right now since we only have Pfizer and AZ available around here, at least until Moderna turns up later in the year...
I should check Jimmy Rees' instafeed in case he has a new video up...
This is a false feeling.
I have been shopping: coffee, cat litter, cat food, chook food, rye bread. I have gone for a 15-ish minute jog. I have collected two containers of autumn leaves for compost.
I just haven't really been able to concentrate on work today.
Too much local politics going on, environment, sexists back in power, idiots online and off, the whole shebang.
It may be because Sydney is back under COVID restrictions from tonight, with masks in all shops and organised gatherings, limitations on visitors, and most other states closing borders to the 'Greater Sydney region' - which includes cities that are well outside of Sydney but which might have people who regularly travel to Sydney...
Basically, the Delta variant of COVID is on the loose in Sydney and the conservative state government isn't about to shut the city down (because, good grief, we're not Melbourne, you know), and certainly isn't going to mandate anything, and our contact tracers are the gold standard, everyone says so...
This does not particularly affect my life over the next couple of days, and even if it did, I would give up the events in the blink of an eye. Disappointment, sure. But community health is bigger than that. Admittedly, I am not in an emotionally fragile situation right now. It might be different for those whose situation means they will be significantly isolated from the world.
I am also a bit nervous since my sister B1 went out to work today - western Sydney, yes, but the people to watch out for are those who work in delivery, and who are scared of admitting they were in a hotspot area because they can't afford to isolate and lose work. That's more likely to be the western suburbs of Sydney (the Easter Suburbs are more likely to be FUCK YOU, YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, DON'T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I EARN A YEAR?)
And then B2 will turn up on the weekend, having been here there and everywhere during the week, particularly in her favourite workplace - a childcare centre in the city. But getting her to stay away for the weekend is not going to happen. We only managed it while isolation was happening because the law insisted. She gets narky when we propose she not come over.
And we've been having issues with colds in this household lately anyway. So I feel like I have a chest infection, but haven't been to see the doc about it. I figure he's tired of seeing me after months and months of me turning up on his doorstep during last year.
I'm vaccinated in a little over a week. Hopefully there's still vaccine to go around; everyone wants the Pfizer right now since we only have Pfizer and AZ available around here, at least until Moderna turns up later in the year...
I should check Jimmy Rees' instafeed in case he has a new video up...
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And I've felt buried for the past two weeks. Maybe it's something in the damn air.
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Went to get a COVID test this morning, but I anticipate it being just a cold/respiratory infection (as usual for me). But it's looking more and more dire for us here in Australia...