Life cancelled on account of sick.: seanan

Life cancelled on account of sick.

Last Wednesday, I was feeling lousy, in that annoying, "incipient cold" sort of a way. I spent the evening doing as little as humanly possible, and went to bed early, hoping this would be enough to stave off the inevitable.

It was not enough to stave off the inevitable.

I woke up on Thursday feeling like I'd been beaten up in the night. I couldn't breathe. Possibly because I couldn't breathe, I became dizzy if I stood up for too long, I couldn't focus, and anything more complex than dozing on the couch while watching endless episodes of The West Wing was pretty much beyond me. I literally called my mother to bring me orange juice and soup. Neither of which had any flavor at all. After sleeping through most of the day, I went to bed praying that the worst was over.

The worst was not, in fact, over, as Friday brought with it several exciting new symptoms, including a deep, bone-rattling cough and stomach issues, neither of which had been invited to the party on Thursday. Oh, yay! I got off the couch a bit more often on Friday, since I had to do some running to the bathroom, but it was still a primarily stationary day.

Why is this relevant to your interests, beyond the vague "aww, poor baby, you've been sick" factor? Because I just went literally four days with essentially no computer contact whatsoever. I didn't do any writing until Sunday evening, when I finished the Sparrow Hill story for August. I didn't answer any email at all. I didn't even put on outside clothes until Saturday. So if you're waiting for something from me, or you think that I'm ignoring you, I promise, it's just my mind-boggling nasty summer cold.

I still sound like I have tuberculosis, or at least a cousin of same, but I can walk now, and that's a massive improvement. Things are returning, glacially, to normal.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled babbling.

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seanan_mcguire

June 14 2010, 18:08:19 UTC 7 years ago

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*catches*

gwynnega

June 14 2010, 18:13:48 UTC 7 years ago

Yikes! That sounds very unpleasant. I hope you feel much better soon!

June 14 2010, 18:15:05 UTC 7 years ago

Me, too. Thank you!

alicetheowl

June 14 2010, 19:11:16 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, dear. How did you catch my cold from way over there?

Terribly sorry.

June 14 2010, 19:15:58 UTC 7 years ago

I don't know, but I hope I don't do it again. :(

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wendyzski

June 14 2010, 19:14:28 UTC 7 years ago

It does seem to be going around - I had it about a week ago and am still dealing with the resulting secondary lung infection. My coughing is alarming my bunny.

June 14 2010, 19:16:09 UTC 7 years ago

Poor bunny.

arielstarshadow

June 14 2010, 19:35:05 UTC 7 years ago

Think of it as research!

(But seriously, I hope you feel better soon)

June 15 2010, 14:24:21 UTC 7 years ago

Me, too.

xjenavivex

June 14 2010, 20:34:35 UTC 7 years ago

::kicks superbug butt::

June 15 2010, 14:24:29 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

This will make you feel MUCH better!

June 14 2010, 21:24:36 UTC 7 years ago

1. Go to www.newsweek.com.
2. Perform Konami code (up, up, down,down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Enter)
3) laugh maniacally.

Re: This will make you feel MUCH better!

sweetmusic_27

June 14 2010, 22:45:15 UTC 7 years ago

Okay, that's awesome. Points.

June 15 2010, 14:24:37 UTC 7 years ago

Best. Thing. EVER.

vincentursus

June 14 2010, 23:36:33 UTC 7 years ago

More than sufficient excuse for any delays.

Get well soon.

June 15 2010, 14:24:45 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you.

droewyn

June 15 2010, 02:41:45 UTC 7 years ago

Feel better!

PS, have you SEEN what happens when you enter the Konami code (up up down down left right left right b a enter) on newsweek.com? You just type it, doesn't have to be in their search bar.

June 15 2010, 14:25:01 UTC 7 years ago

I have! I nearly laughed myself into a fainting spell.

dormouse_in_tea

June 15 2010, 03:25:14 UTC 7 years ago Edited: June 15 2010, 03:36:46 UTC

Yargh. I hope the cough leaves soon. Unwelcome lingering guests suck.

This may be a bad time to ask, what with the sick-brain, but. . . did you actually write a song about the sphinx's daughter, or did I make it up? Because I've been trying to find it all night, with no luck.

etaNo. You didn't. Found what I was looking for, and now I stop obsessing!

June 15 2010, 14:25:28 UTC 7 years ago

What's funny is that I did, it was just before my whole songbook was online, and is part of the older "I should really type this someday" files.

tintiger

June 15 2010, 11:31:15 UTC 7 years ago

Glad you are starting to feel better. Hope the recovery continues, and that nothing else nasty comes your way. Life is short enough, without getting sick :-)