take my roadmap sadness to my pillow...

PASSING THOUGHT: I think I'll blow out the candles, take my roadmap sadness to my pillow and let the song of gentle rain on the roof soothe me to sleep. May the universe bless us all with renewed hope, renewed courage in all the new tomorrows to come... pic.twitter.com/xd26AG0eOf

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

Victoria's Road Map to Christmas...

Melbourne’s Lockdown will end October 26 @abcmelbourne #springst

— Bridget Rollason (@bridgerollo) September 19, 2021

Victoria expected to hit its peak of 1400-2900 daily cases (7-day average) between 19-31 October.

A second peak expected over mid-December.@abcmelbourne #springst

— Bridget Rollason (@bridgerollo) September 19, 2021

some big numbers on deaths and cases under Victoria's reopening roadmap, as modelled by the Burnet Institute

even *maintaining* VIC's current lockdown restrictions could see daily cases grow to 1900 within a month, Burnet sayshttps://t.co/ioKwYc5wH8 pic.twitter.com/Wex8ezJYQg

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) September 19, 2021

Hope+despair...tears+relief...a melting pot of 'I dunno's'...But I'm a high school teacher staring at the next nightmare of re-adjusting lessons to a staggered return to school...I think I'd better try to use this holiday break well+cultivate some super energy to keep going...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

Lots of faith here in Dan Andrews too. Even the tone of his voice is reassuring. As for chocolate, I am kidding myself along that chocolate-covered caramels, (Cadbury Pascal), are not so bad as a large block of chocolate. Just don't ask how long it takes me to eat a bag of them.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 19, 2021

I can't believe it...The presser started at about 12:30pm and ended at 2:24pm...Just on 2 hours...(Poor Dan...The tough just keep marching the tough road)...At least most of the journalists' questions were a little more informed and respectful than usual...That was a pleasant surprise...