Yes, I Was Sick

And let me tell you…that was the worst cold or flu or plague…whatever virus it was took me down.

Like most folks, not a big fan of being sick, but if I am, I’d rather a raging fever with vomiting and other horribleness for about 24-48 hours and then I’m done.  I am not in favor of that nagging, tired, achy, dragging-on-for-weeks type of cold.  I got a hybrid…FUN!

While I didn’t have to give up my stomach’s contents but the once, I had no real desire to eat or drink and when I did make the attempt my throat was so swollen hardly anything fit.  I sent down some potato chips and French-fries, salty, jagged food that would teach both my virus AND my throat a lesson.

After completely flying off the handle at work on Wednesday – I still have a job, and while I’m not a big fan of my delivery, the content was 100% on the mark – I came home, hit the couch and that was all she wrote.

Not sure when I changed but I did…into pajamas, a-top, sweater and then under the cover of a shawl and several sheep-skins I sweated away sleeping for three days.  I only emerged to take NyQuil, go to the bathroom and try to swallow some water.

Feverish and dizzy I was of little help to anyone in my house…luckily I live with self-sufficient people so I didn’t have to worry about it...in fact, I was fetched for and doted on, which was nice.  Quick now…I need a chocolate shake…and to video stream Matlock, STAT!

Yes, on Saturday I tried to play some WoW…but all that sitting upright was too much for me…the physical exertion of clicking a mouse, and…and…yes…[violin music playing here] using my left hand on the keyboard…after a short time I retired to couch.

Sunday was better…though I couldn’t be upright for long, I did enjoy much longer bouts of consciousness.

Monday I was CURED!  Well, not really, my throat still complained when I drank my pine-orange-banana-broken glass-rock salt juice but I persevered…and sent some rum down before to numb the area.  I’ll show YOU throat.

Interestingly I was able to get better just long enough to get very little done before going to work the next day…so in that respect it was just like every other weekend.

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