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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

A lot is happening at once, and I'm not sure if it's good or bad. First and foremost, Biden got another Cabinet pick -- Buttigieg -- confirmed today. I know that the Department of Transportation doesn't have a whole lot to do with developing vaccines, but with every pick confirmed I feel less and less tense. Three out of four of my grandparents got the vaccine, which I'm thrilled about. Even my grandpa, who's allergic to eggs, which vaccines are grown in, is getting it, though he has to take it in a hospital where they can closely monitor him afterwards as opposed to a drive-through vaccine site. But the way the vaccines are being distributed still make me uncomfortable. It feels like you need connections to get the shot, which shouldn't be the case. I love my grandma, don't get me wrong, but the only reason she got the vaccine is because she has a friend who has a kid who works at the hospital, and the person who works at the hospital knew that there was an open call for seniors, and called her mom who called my grandmother (whew!). Crazy vaccine stories are all over the place. I heard of people transporting the vaccine in Oregon and got stuck in traffic, so they wandered the lines of cars and gave people shots. At Seattle University last week, the freezers shut down in a blackout -- you would think there'd be a generator -- so they put out a call for anyone and everyone to come and get shots administered. My friend's dad was in the line until 2 AM and was 30 people short of getting the vaccine. The weird thing is, the virus doesn't impact me now as much as it used to. I double-mask while outside and not exercising now, but that's the main thing that has changed in the past few weeks. I've had to go to the supermarket without glasses because they fog up so badly when I'm wearing multiple masks -- just wandering around Safeway, hoping I bought the right food. They've detected the variants in the US, and I'm not taking any chances. Meanwhile, an entire city in Australia shut down over one COVID case. They've got the right idea. I wish the US had done that in the first place. We'd all be that much better off.