Dear Diary

A 3646-post collection

Monday, Day 0, Long day

Plague news:

  • 8 580 new cases
  • 64 226 total active cases
  • 745 hospitalisations
  • 41 in the ICU
  • 0 new deaths
  • 12 718 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 174 045 national doses
  • 25 580 Qld doses
  • 4 626 ACT doses
  • 51 406 NSW doses
  • 1 231 NT doses [thin ice, peeps!]
  • 11 903 SA doses
  • 4 670 Tas doses
  • 50 285 Vic doses
  • 24 244 WA doses

Today is more or less a day of rest. My challenge is to stay awake past 4PM because I've already been awake since 9:30 the previous night.

My challenge is also to keep Miss Chaos on track because remote learning starts today.

Beloved's meds are still making her brain fuzzy. I did ask her to help me out with stuff the previous evening, but she got derailed by a free-roaming Mayhem. On the plus side, Mayhem is now applying for apprenticeships in electronics assembly and maintenance so cool for him.

IF I get any braining done today, it is counted as pure bonus.

Meanwhile, in the rest of the world:

  • Tennis drama
  • ScoMo's approval rating plummets. Who could have known that his inaction would have consequences?
  • Country spends $45BILLION to move their capital onto dryer land
  • Mother threw child to the bears
  • NOW some Premiers go off at Antivaxxers
  • Artists versus Joe Rogan
  • Randy Andy attempts to throw Her Majesty under the bus
  • One quarter of a million monarch butterflies after the previous years' 2K

And now - storytime.

Sunday, Day 0, Dungeones!

Plague news:

  • 8 580 new cases
  • 64 226 total active cases
  • 745 hospitalisations
  • 41 in the ICU
  • 25 new deaths
  • 12 718 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 308 821 national doses
  • 54 073 Qld doses
  • 7 393 ACT doses
  • 99 719 NSW doses
  • 2 714 NT doses
  • 20 750 SA doses
  • 4 321 Tas doses
  • 78 529 Vic doses
  • 41 322 WA doses

My battle today is to stay awake until 4PM at which time, I need to sleep

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Saturday, Day 0, Fic o' the Week

Plague news:

  • 9 974 new cases
  • 66 068 total active cases
  • 818 hospitalisations
  • 54 in the ICU
  • 18 new deaths
  • 11 714 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 305 665 national doses
  • 55 271 Qld doses
  • 8 175 ACT doses
  • 89 118 NSW doses
  • 2 499 NT doses
  • 21 747 SA doses
  • 5 035 Tas doses
  • 81 476 Vic doses
  • 42 344 WA doses

Today's the day I read the Fic o' the Week to my stream, so congrats to

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Friday, Day 0, Book Launch

Plague news:

  • 11 600 new cases
  • 69 350 total active cases
  • 829 hospitalisations
  • 48 in the ICU
  • 15 more deaths
  • 11 092 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 82 709 national doses
  • 14 902 Qld doses
  • 4 368 ACT doses
  • 11 271 NSW doses
  • 747 NT doses [SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!]
  • 7 413 SA doses
  • 2 582 Tas doses
  • 29 237 Vic doses
  • 12 189 WA doses

Northern Territory is never never going to catch up with the rest of the

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Thursday, Day 0, Shenanigans?

Plague news:

  • 13 511 new cases
  • 73 266 total active cases
  • 889 hospitalisations
  • 47 in the ICU
  • 9 new deaths
  • 10 545 total cases in first nations people

Vax news:

  • 323 879 national doses
  • 56 550 Qld doses
  • 9 689 ACT doses
  • 91 663 NSW doses
  • 2 749 NT doses
  • 24 555 SA doses
  • 6 534 Tas doses
  • 89 873 Vic doses
  • 42 266 WA doses

I have finished editing my anthology, so my next order of business is creating a new

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Wednesday, Day 0, Wordpress

Plague news:

  • 9 546 new cases
  • 76 417 total active cases
  • 928 hospitalisations
  • 51 in the ICU
  • 11 more deaths
  • 9 408 total cases in First Nations people

...at least some numbers are going down.

Vax news:

  • 322 467 national doses
  • 52 218 Qld doses
  • 9 497 ACT doses
  • 99 440 NSW doses
  • 2 574 NT doses [did they hear me? o_O]
  • 22 671 SA doses
  • 6 900 Tas doses
  • 87 779 Vic doses
  • 41 388 WA doses

Thanks to Clive

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Tuesday, Day 0, Patreon

Plague news:

  • 10 212 new cases
  • 84 164 total active cases
  • 878 hospitalisations
  • 50 in the ICU
  • 13 more deaths
  • 9 087 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 121 177 national doses
  • 19 348 Qld doses
  • 4 331 ACT doses
  • 25 350 NSW doses
  • 927 NT doses [SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!]
  • 10 751 SA doses
  • 5 305 Tas doses
  • 39 994 Vic doses
  • 15 171 WA doses

I say shame on the Northern Territory because they have been the most reluctant

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Monday, Day 0, Long Monday

Plague news:

  • 11 957 new cases
  • 85 112 total active cases
  • 863 hospitalisations
  • 47 in the ICU
  • 10 new deaths
  • 8 606 total cases in first nations' people

It's Long Monday, I really don't feel like unriddling an Excell spreadsheet -__- And technically, it's Long Sunday. Everything and it's cousin conspired to keep me awake when I was trying to sleep, yesterday afternoon.

Believe me I am getting some sleep today or I may yet strangle something.

IF I get anything

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Sunday, Day 0, Shenanigans

Plague news:

  • 15 050 new cases
  • 84 807 total active cases
  • 884 hospitalisations
  • 52 in the ICU
  • 23 deaths
  • 8 096 total cases in First Nations People

Vax news:

  • 335 954 national doses
  • 58 148 Qld doses
  • 8 480 ACT doses
  • 100 781 NSW doses
  • 2 988 NT doses
  • 24 409 SA doses
  • 6 930 Tas doses
  • 92 697 Vic doses
  • 41 521 WA doses

Two of those Qld doses are myself and my Beloved. That's right! We've had our boosters. Huzzah.

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Saturday, Day 0, FEAST!

Plague news:

  • 16 031 new cases
  • 86 036 total active cases
  • 855 hospitalisations
  • 54 in the ICU
  • 13 new deaths
  • 7 460 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 353 190 national doses
  • 62 641 Qld doses
  • 9 528 ACT doses
  • 103 345 NSW doses
  • 3 132 NT doses
  • 26 67 SA doses
  • 6 862 Tas doses
  • 94 720 Vic doses
  • 46 315 WA doses

I am planning to do Nothing today and thoroughly enjoy it. Lots of carbs, maybe a

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Friday, Day 0, Playing Catch-up

Plague news:

  • 16 812 new cases
  • 91 306 total active cases
  • 850 hospitalisations
  • 48 in the ICU
  • 9 deaths
  • 6 959 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 332 808 national doses
  • 61 827 Qld doses
  • 8 281 ACT doses
  • 102 516 NSW doses
  • 3 606 NT doses
  • 24 929 SA doses
  • 8 471 Tas doses
  • 79 496 Vic doses
  • 43 682 WA doses

I didn't get as much done as I wanted to, yesterday. Because parcel arrival, Beloved and I

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Thursday, Day 0, Procrastination

Plague news:

  • 19 932 new cases
  • 89 638 total active cases
  • 835 hospitalisations
  • 52 in the ICU
  • and 11 new deaths
  • 6 318 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 321 959 national doses
  • 60 746 Qld doses
  • 9 090 ACT doses
  • 101 572 NSW doses
  • 3 166 NT doses
  • 23 491 SA doses
  • 6 370 Tas doses
  • 76 918 Vic doses
  • 40 606 WA doses

I have just today realised that I've skipped out on editing my novel or my

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Wednesday, Day 0, Wordpress

Plague news:

  • 15 962 new cases
  • 86 561 total active cases
  • 819 hospitalisations
  • 50 in the ICU
  • 16 new deaths
  • 5 897 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 115 279 national doses
  • 23 200 Qld doses
  • 3 898 ACT doses
  • 27 467 NSW doses
  • 877 NT doses
  • 10 652 SA doses
  • 5 719 Tas doses
  • 29 759 Vic doses
  • 13 707 WA doses

I have a Wordpress entry yet to write, a dungeon chamber to build, fics to tag, and

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Tuesday, Day 0, Patreon

Plague news:

  • 15 122 new cases
  • 86 953 total active cases
  • 702 hospitalisations
  • 47 in the ICU
  • and 7 new deaths
  • 5 555 total cases in First Nations people

Vax news:

  • 115 279 national doses
  • 23 200 Qld Doses
  • 3 898 ACT doses
  • 27 467 NSW doses
  • 877 NT doses
  • 10 652 SA doses
  • 5 719 Tas doses
  • 29 759 Vic doses
  • 13 707 WA doses

I have Patreon deliveries to do, today. PLNs to get back on fic tagging, dungeon building,

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Monday, Day 0, Long Day

Plague news:

  • 17 445 new cases
  • 203 657 total active cases
  • 670 hospitalisations
  • 49 in ICU
  • and 3 new deaths

Vax news:

  • 191 252 national doses
  • 34 167 Qld doses
  • 4 833 ACT doses
  • 58 183 NSW doses
  • 1 102 NT doses
  • 13 773 SA doses
  • 4 604 Tas doses
  • 48 664 Vic doses
  • 25 926 WA doses

I have no further plans than to stay conscious through the day until at least 4PM. Which is why I shall be spending my

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