Dear Diary

A 3646-post collection

Sunday, Day 0, D&D Prep

Plague news:

  • 19 709 new cases
  • 187 037 total active cases
  • 649 in hospital
  • 46 in the ICU
  • and 6 new deaths

Vax doses in Australia:

  • 339 207 nation-wide
  • 68 398 in Qld
  • 7 441 in ACT
  • 102 050 in NSW
  • 3 330 in NT
  • 23 719 in SA
  • 6 720 in TAS
  • 84 523 in VIC
  • 43 017 in WA

I shall be watching streams, writing a little bit, and reading ahead for our next adventure. Long Monday begins for me at 10PM tonight. Fun.

Beloved is going to visit her mum today for some tech support stuff. I'm staying in place, of course, because Other PLNs.

All the high muckety-mucks are saying that the chronically ill and mentally disabled are "acceptable losses" and I'm one of the ones its "acceptable" to lose. Fuck them.

I tweeted about it in protest, but I doubt anything will come of it.

Also, because Trolls, I am not checking new prompts on stream. Thanks, arseholes. I hope you're proud of yourselves.

In the news:

  • Tsunami warning for the Southeast Coast of Aus
  • No data on the boosters or plans to send a fourth shot to at-risk groups
  • Randy Andy might be banished from the royals forever
  • Nurses getting abuse from the Antivax Knomiras
  • We're going to run out of potatoes, say experts
  • Aussie plague expert catches the plague
  • Shops around the world are cutting sick leave benefits for any staff who were unvaxxed
  • Hackers steal $550 Million in Crypto
  • US Students protest being sent to school to catch the plague
  • Scientists can bring 'Dead' Lithium batteries back to life

Stories later. Internet willing, because it's raining.

Saturday, Day 0, Bad Air Day Part 2

Plague news:

  • 23 630 new cases
  • 168 012 total active cases
  • 589 hospitalisations
  • 41 in the ICU
  • 4 new deaths

As a side note, the total cases in the native population WERE 7, but they're now 4 145. Fuck that arsewipe who told them that the vaccine was "Whitefellas Poison".

Vax news:

  • 347 072 doses given nationally
  • 70 089 in Qld
  • 7 831 in ACT
  • 103 964 in NSW
  • 3 487 in NT
  • 24 260 in SA
  • 9 075 in TAS
  • 85
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Friday, Day 0, Bad Air Day

Plague news:

  • 14 914 new cases
  • 145 294 total active cases
  • 556 hospitalisations
  • 26 in the ICU
  • and 5 more deaths

Vax news:

  • 93 329 doses given nationally
  • 17 651 doses given in Queensland

I'm having an asthma flare-up so I am MONDO PARANOID about whether or not it's Rona or Just Asthma. And guess what causes worse flare-up? STRESS! Yay.

On the plus side, I made Beloved's day by being able to confirm the presence of some new baby hairs in

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Thursday, Day 0, Sdrawkcab!

Plague news:

  • 22 069 new cases
  • 130 947 total active cases
  • 555 hospitalisations
  • 30 in the ICU

Vax news:

  • 327 415 new doses nationally
  • 72 952 new doses in Queensland
  • I want the infographic back, damnit

I messed up and posted my stories (a) backwards, and (b) before the blog update today. While I could go fix it, it's too much of a pain in the arse with my current brain fog. Please forgive.

Still in my TTD list is:

  • Build more
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Wednesday, Day 0, Wordpress

Plague news:

  • 20 566 new cases
  • 109 524 total active cases
  • 529 hospitalisations
  • 27 in ICU
  • 1 new death.

Vax news:

  • 289 717 doses given nationally
  • 53 208 doses given in Qld

I have stuff to do today. Dungeon room for the players to dragon in, title checks for the anthology, at least one page of edits in Adapting, the WORDPRESS THING... I'm a little bit lost for ideas and all my old ones still suck.

Maybe Learn Some Manners: OR YOU'RE

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Tuesday, Day 0, Patreon

Plague news:

  • 9 518 new cases
  • 81 581 total active cases
  • 440 in hospital
  • 21 in the ICU

Vax news:

  • 44 113 001 national total vaccines nationally
  • 8 552 797 total vaccines in Queensland
  • 18 354 vaccines given yesterday in Queensland

I've said it before, but I really miss the infographic. Ugh.

I have Patreon nonsense to post, editing to do, and I aim to make myself tag some firkin stories. Yes, folks, my editor is back in business. Huzzah.

Also dungeoning

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Monday, Day 0, Long Monday

Plague news:

  • 18 000 new cases
  • 80 563 total active cases
  • 402 hospitalisations
  • 22 in ICU
  • 2 more deaths.

Vax news:

  • 44 million national total administrations
  • 8 million total administrations in Queensland
  • 34 096 new administrations in Queensland

I don't have many plans to go anywhere and do anything. It's Long Monday because D&D, so I have no expectations.

...and I just spent some significant time trying to Homebrew a Not-Deer.

In the news:

  • Sebian Snowflake sent warnings and threats
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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

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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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