The bubble

For some time, our state has been a rather relaxed and peaceful bubble within the world of COVID-19. We’ve only worn masks for short periods of time and life was mostly returned to normal, aside from the fact we couldn’t travel. The restrictions on travel did relax domestically but with the most recent variant, we are again way outside the rest of the world. We do have some local cases right now but they all seem to be from the delta variant. It’s been a weird situation all along but now that our borders are due to open to international travel, the idea of going out into the world feels rather terrifying. I’m curious to see how omicron goes once it gets here because it’s been crazy through the rest of the country.

On a related note, I am furious that Novak Djokovic has gotten an exemption from the vaccine so he can enter Australia and play in the Australian Open later this month. I’ve never been fond of him as a player before but I really dislike him a lot now. I rather imagine he will get an icy reception here. On my part, I really hope he gets knocked out in the first round.