A long day out
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Yesterday was maybe the first time I
really did anything different in months,
maybe closer to a year.

We walked miles to a different part of
town and then grabbed a drink at a bar
with a spatious outside area so we
didn't have to be near anyone.

It was funny because it felt so
different, so intimidating, after
everything that happened with the
omicron variant.

It felt like so many people I know got
sick during that wave but it's calmed
back down to "only" a hundred people a
day in my city, which isn't great and
while I'm still terrified of what my
fucked up immune system is going to do
if I ever get covid, so it felt at least
reasonably low enough that I could feel
okay with sitting outside and grabbing a
bite to eat and a little alcohol

Our indoor mask mandates for the state
are ending in just a few days. I'm
desperately hoping that doesn't cause
everything to spike again like every
other time restrictions get relaxed.

Wish us luck here in pdx.