Yeah, Jesse--not ideal if it's "you can sign up!...for a shot in December". But the giiiiiiant vaccination site makes me hope it'll be possible.

Yay Teppy.

There has been talk about how we are "Best of" the company and I thought it was just....talk. but it turns out our stote literally is the Best of. The chain awards Best Of awards for associates and stores.

Out of the Top 42 (I think that was the number) of stores our store was named the best.

We beat out the Flagship store and all the other larger stores so that is pretty cool. Our store manager was a huge part so it's no wonder he was promoted.

What this means for us is that starting next quarter every employee will get 30% off as employee discount instead of 20%. And bragging rights.

Jesse, sj, and anyone else in Massachusetts, Snacky shared this MA vaccine appointment finder bot on Twitter. It's how she got her appointment: [link]

Theodosia, I didn't mean to leave you out. I thought I'd seen that you'd already been vaccinated because of your job.

Askye that’s great. Way to go

Congrats, askye! That’s very impressive

That's so cool, askye! I know you've been working really hard and they value your contributions.

I am so happy for Buffistas and other getting vaccinations (or getting closer to getting appointments to get vaccinations).

Here we started to re-open (not everything, not everywhere, a green-passport system, and masks are mandatory [even if too many people still think that this is a recommendation and not a requirement. I'd like to stab them a bit]). It's been almost three weeks of re-opening at this point, and since the numbers of new cases and deaths keep dropping I'm at a point where I'm trying to convince myself to trust the data even if it still feels too risky to go out and about. So this Thursday I'll meet a friend for lunch outside, get a much needed haircut, and I'm also seriously thinking about going to my yoga studio to practice there (all places allowing people who were vaccinated/had Covid to enter). I still feel uneasy about it (and not sure if I remember how to do these things correctly), but even if I don't trust people's behavior and want to run away from crowds/spaces with lots of people in them, I have to trust the data coming from the Ministry of Health. Right?

We have to decide by Friday if the kids will go back to school in person, 5 days as of March 31, or stay virtual, in a format still pretty vague but I *think* basically livestreaming from the classrooms where their classmates are. I have already flip-flopped on which choice I think is right 25 times. Both kids want to stay remote, but I don't think teenagers necessarily know what's best for them.

Oh hello other me. On the one hand, the CDC seems to think 5 days-a-week in person school is okay with our district's current vaccination rates. And I do want my kids out of the house before they become permanently welded to their desk chairs and forget how to people entirely. But UGGGGHHHHHH why risk anything if we don't have to? The school year only has three months left!

Congrats, askye!

Yay hugs, Steph!

The university where I work was doing relatively well, COVID-wise. Then frats happened. Oh, well. I'm still working from home regardless, but a number of people who were working really hard to keep face to face learning a thing are kinda pissed. Can't blame 'em.

Fuck YES, Ohio is expanding vaccine eligibility to people 40 years or older as of Friday! (Apparently people with cancer will also be eligible as of Friday, and my reaction was "They weren't already eligible? What the FUCK, Ohio?" Our vaccine system is so screwed up.)