Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: tired
  • Music: Racheal Sage, "Leah."

In which Seanan is essentially a corpse, and the cats are fluffy.

So my "little cold" turned quickly into "my big cold," and from there turned into my "oh sweet Great Pumpkin, let me die" cold. Isn't the human body awesome? I have treated it, thus far, with chicken soup and television, including a multi-hour House marathon. No matter what I've got, they've got something worse!

The cats, self-centered beasts that they are, love-love-love it when I have a cold that requires me to stay at home, crumbled under fluffy blankets and yearning for death. Why? Because it means I don't move much, and am, instead, available for endless petting of the cats. This is exactly how the world is meant to be...at least if you're asking the cats. I do love my cats. That's why they are not yet mittens.

(I'm getting my revenge, actually. I'm making them eat their Science Diet. They hate Science Diet. Mwahahahahahaha.)

The nice thing about a cold, for me, is that I get to spend the night sleeping the deep sleep of the Q-dosed heart, with its attendant, incredibly vivid dreams. I went to the premiere of the Feed movie last night in my sleep, you guys, and it was totally awesome. So hey, there's something to be said for viral amplification, right? Right?

Okay, writing this has exhausted me. I'm going to go watch more House.
Tags: alice, cats, lilly, medical fu, too much tv, utterly exhausted
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madfilkentist

November 5 2010, 19:32:59 UTC 6 years ago

Get rest and enjoy the kitties, OK?

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 16:15:18 UTC 6 years ago

They are PUFFY.

slothman

November 5 2010, 19:34:05 UTC 6 years ago

They’re just snuggling up to you with their 101.5°F bodies to help you maintain a fever to render your body inhospitable to the invading virus. Because they’re discerning felines who know you would never want to be taken out by something as tawdry as a mere rhinovirus.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 16:15:41 UTC 6 years ago

They are good feline companions.

apocalypticbob

November 5 2010, 19:36:59 UTC 6 years ago

Just remember, it's never lupus (except when it is.)

Get well soon!

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 16:15:52 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

martianmooncrab

November 5 2010, 19:45:51 UTC 6 years ago

the kitties think you make a great toe warmer.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 16:16:00 UTC 6 years ago

I do.

bigherman

November 5 2010, 19:50:44 UTC 6 years ago

Sad for you... Happy for cats?
Sad for me... no cats.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 16:16:12 UTC 6 years ago

Pretty much! And awwww...

djonn

November 5 2010, 19:59:58 UTC 6 years ago

Clearly a lively chorus of "Seanan Dear" is in order....

Seanan dear, let’s be clear,
When you speak of plagues and zombies
We’ve been taking it as given that you’d be immune!
Seanan dear, listen here,
“Living dead” is not an option;
We insist that you get better really soon!

>>> ttto "Oh, Michelle", from an LJ comment-stream back in 2008

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:49:41 UTC 6 years ago

Heee.

eevieivy

November 5 2010, 20:04:10 UTC 6 years ago

Aw. Feel better soon.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:49:50 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you.

anghara

November 5 2010, 20:27:53 UTC 6 years ago

Don't watch HOUSE, for pete's sake - you'll have yourself second-guessing and extrapolating your symptoms and you'll wind up convincing yourself you are suffering from some rare autoimmune syndrome you contacted from the bite of a South American spider which you didn't know you had and which you brought into your house inadvertently with that last bunch of bananas you bought - probably coupled with four other unrelated diseases and a handful of environmental toxin adverse reactions to that new cleaning stuff you bought last week which says it's nice and organic but have you LOOKED at the list of ingredients and what is that poisonous something listed in small print at the bottom of the label...?

(Get better soon..)

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:50:12 UTC 6 years ago

Nah, I found it pretty soothing. Again, no matter what's wrong with me, they're all worse.

judifilksign

November 5 2010, 20:36:47 UTC 6 years ago

*tucks you in on the sofa, and hands you the remote, DDP, and kleenex.*

sweetmusic_27

November 5 2010, 20:50:28 UTC 6 years ago

*nestles on the floor with cooler of standby DDP and the cat brush*

ladymondegreen

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mythusmage

November 5 2010, 20:40:31 UTC 6 years ago

Just remember the wisdom of Dr. Boli

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:50:47 UTC 6 years ago

HA!

aliciaaudrey

November 5 2010, 20:50:53 UTC 6 years ago

Ugh. Feel better.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:50:55 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you.

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Re: braiiinssss!!!!

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:51:07 UTC 6 years ago

Awesome, on all counts.

stevemb

November 5 2010, 21:55:49 UTC 6 years ago

Our cats love Science Diet. Specifically, Dorothy loves Science Diet Mature formula and Vir, Kimba, & Heidi love Science Diet Kitten formula. Too bad Dorothy is the kitten and the other three are the grownups.


seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:51:17 UTC 6 years ago

Whoops.

idancewithlife

November 5 2010, 22:19:49 UTC 6 years ago

*Much yearning here for the preview of Feed the movie...*

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:51:27 UTC 6 years ago

Hee yes.

knitmeapony

November 5 2010, 22:42:16 UTC 6 years ago

I can tell you why you're sick! Your time-traveling self from the future is here.

Today in Walgreens I saw a sweet, round little old lady with a super bright crayola blue coat, a pumpkin orange cloche hat, comfy sneakers, and a cane literally covered, top to bottom, with My Little Pony stickers that were then covered with a nice coat of shellac or glue or something.

I kind of wondered if I'd see her buying DDP if I hung around, but y'know, I try not to stalk people.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:51:39 UTC 6 years ago

...whoa.

knitmeapony

6 years ago

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yellowblackhaze

November 5 2010, 23:26:24 UTC 6 years ago

Being in the process of recovering from a nasty cold, I do sympathise. Just keep resting and get better soon.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:51:51 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks.

You need to watch some good Canadian TV

urban_terrorist

November 5 2010, 23:31:48 UTC 6 years ago


I'd recommend Moccasin Flats. Warning. Canadian Broadcast TV isn't as bland as American Broadcast TV. The F Word, and major nudity are allowed.

Re: You need to watch some good Canadian TV

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:52:15 UTC 6 years ago

I have a lot of Canadian TV on DVD. I know from the limits. :)

las

November 6 2010, 00:35:50 UTC 6 years ago

Big sympathies on the cold ... Gary (husband) caught the flu at World Fantasy and it landed him in the hospital for a couple of days due to lung inflammation. Me, I caught something and it just made me cranky and nonproductive.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:52:31 UTC 6 years ago

Is he better now? I worried when I saw your announcement.

las

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dormouse_in_tea

November 6 2010, 03:20:35 UTC 6 years ago

I thought this might cheer you. And/or provide fuel for the fever dreams.

Squid fly. Now with photos.

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:52:38 UTC 6 years ago

DUDE.

spectralbovine

November 6 2010, 05:46:53 UTC 6 years ago

We went to Borderlands and they were out of Feed, but I got my friend to buy Rosemary and Rue.

Feel better!

hasufin

November 7 2010, 06:27:47 UTC 6 years ago

Um, yeah. Sorry about that. I cleaned 'em out on Tuesday.

I'm not really sorry, because autographed copies of Feed and An Artificial Night made really awesome gifts for friends. But I'll accept blame, seeing as how it's definitely my fault.

spectralbovine

6 years ago

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allaboutm_e

November 6 2010, 19:40:11 UTC 6 years ago

I'm sending good vibes for mending.

The dogs, OTOH, want to know if you can send your germs to me, so they can sit on me and demand petting...

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:53:04 UTC 6 years ago

I'll get right on that.

hasufin

November 7 2010, 06:32:11 UTC 6 years ago

I wish you well. I'd send you homemade chicken soup, but by the time it got there you'll be all better. If you disagree with this assessment I'll send you a quart on Monday.

Be glad your cats merely snuggle. When I was recovering from abdominal surgery a few months ago, I lay down, thinking that I felt like crap and could totally use a snuggling cat or two... then our youngest cat came in and pounced directly on the surgical site. I have no recollection of the sound I made nor the following minutes, but the cats were no longer in the room and the door was closed.

Also, I have a suspicion that some cats dislike Science Diet due to the shape of the pellets. I think they're a bit too big, and unlike say Meow Mix, a cat has a hard time breaking the pellets into smaller bits (as I've observed some cats do).

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:53:31 UTC 6 years ago

They just seem to hate the flavor. I'm going to switch them back to Royal Canin tonight.

idancewithlife

6 years ago

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6 years ago

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vettecat

November 8 2010, 18:42:43 UTC 6 years ago

Hope you're feeling better! (And is this the wet or dry SciDiet? We find our cats hate the wet but are OK with the dry.)

seanan_mcguire

November 8 2010, 19:53:39 UTC 6 years ago

Dry.