Peter Shokeir | [email protected]
This time, it’s due to the surge in cases caused by the Omicron variant.
The return to school was delayed by one week, events have been postponed or flat-out cancelled and, of course, people are getting sick.
Not a great way to start out the New Year.
I myself have been mainly working from home since the start of January, and it’s been going well for the most part, as I have set up a decent working desk in my apartment.
Some phone calls have been missed, but a good chunk of those were telemarketing calls, so I’m starting to consider this a form of caller control.
The main issue is that I tend to get lonely and restless, which can only be mitigated by going outside or a trip to the gym.
I was also scheduled to get a booster shot this week, but my appointment was cancelled due to supply disruptions, apparently.
These troubles are nothing compared to those who have gotten sick or were laid off, but they are troubles nonetheless.
There are some rays of hope, however, such as the weather no longer being so cold that mercury freezes.
As well, although Omicron is spreading pretty rapidly, it doesn’t appear to be as virulent as some of its counterparts.
From what I’ve told (from a doctor, I can assure you), we have about another year of the pandemic as three years seems to be the normal timeline.
We’re about two-thirds of the way done, so let’s just pray Netflix doesn’t run out of shows until this is all blows over.
