Scraps for a sickly Monday.: seanan

Scraps for a sickly Monday.

1. I am sick, yes, even unto death. It's this stupid cold. I've been fighting it off since I got home from Conclave, and then yesterday, it just walked up behind me, hit me over the back of the head with a plank, rifled through my pockets, and took all my stuff. I spent all of Sunday on the couch, sniffling, drinking orange juice, and watching Criminal Minds. Oh, and sleeping. I slept a lot. I feel better today, but that's like saying I'm happier now that the lizard has been removed from my ear. Still miserable, just less lizard-y.

2. Yes, I am watching Criminal Minds. But as I have now seen the first three episodes of the first season, please don't ask me if I was crushed when character A died in season three. I haven't been able to be crushed yet, and I'd like the opportunity to mourn when I get there.

3. Assuming this cold backs the hell off, I am still going to be at OVFF this coming weekend. If you're waiting for a shirt from me, and are going to be at the convention, please let me know so that I can package your order for hand-delivery. If you don't tell me, clearly, that you'll be there, your shirt will not be coming with me. I don't have the suitcase space for guesses.

4. I am about 4,000 words from the end of Ashes of Honor, which is good, since I expect to receive my Blackout page proofs any day, and need to be able to focus on going through and writing STET a lot. ("STET" is editorial for "no, do not make this change." I use it to argue against people who don't believe in the Oxford comma, and people who try to standardize my use of "Miss" to "Ms.")

5. I am too sick for a list of ten. Now is when I fall on my face and die.

Catch you when I wake up.

erinwrites

October 17 2011, 21:10:34 UTC 5 years ago

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Oh, honey...feel better!

I emailed you about OVFF. I will be there. Looking forward to it! :)

seanan_mcguire

October 19 2011, 17:27:20 UTC 5 years ago

Your shirt is packed!

desperance

October 17 2011, 21:28:46 UTC 5 years ago

I use it to argue against people who don't believe in the Oxford comma

Me, I just say "I'm from Oxford. That's my comma. Hands off!"

October 19 2011, 19:05:52 UTC 5 years ago

WIN.

pbristow

October 17 2011, 21:51:27 UTC 5 years ago

I just tried to email you some chicken soup, but your ISP's spam filter is blocking it because, apparently, "everything tastes like chicken; therefore chicken is spam". [SCRATCHES HEAD]

Here, have some [LESS LIZARDY FEELINGS] instead.

October 19 2011, 17:28:26 UTC 5 years ago

YAY LIZARDS!!!!

muddlewait

October 17 2011, 22:01:06 UTC 5 years ago

Good luck getting well. I hope you can make it to OVFF -- no Batya and no you would leave quite a void in my book -- but health comes first. So, feel better either way.

Thank goodness you're Oxford Orthodox. Those commas give fairies their wings.

October 19 2011, 17:45:53 UTC 5 years ago

Hee.

Agreed.

gorgeousgary

October 17 2011, 22:33:26 UTC 5 years ago

Sending virtual pumpkin chicken soup. Feel better!

October 19 2011, 17:46:07 UTC 5 years ago

Trying!

vincentursus

October 17 2011, 22:47:59 UTC 5 years ago

Wishes for good health.

October 19 2011, 17:27:41 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you.

nimue_obscure

October 17 2011, 23:21:20 UTC 5 years ago

And now you understand why my mental image of Buffy Meissonier was instantly a slightly younger Penelope Garcia?

Ya know, if we could ship soup through the interwebs the world would be very different. And perhaps more messy. I wonder if containers would go along with....

October 19 2011, 16:46:17 UTC 5 years ago

Yes.

Yes, I do.

And I support it.

baka_kit

October 17 2011, 23:25:38 UTC 5 years ago

Feel better soon!

October 19 2011, 16:45:53 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

lauowolf

October 17 2011, 23:32:52 UTC 5 years ago

If it's the same bug I just struggled through, it's only virtue is that is does retreat pretty quickly.
Lots of hot tea to keep it from getting into your throat.
But two out of three of us bounced right back in like three days.
(The third is still coughing a bit, and throaty.)
Crossing fingers for you as the two of three.

October 17 2011, 23:36:57 UTC 5 years ago

ITS virtue not it's.
EEK.
(I can only grovel and explain that I am having to give up coffee and my brain is rotting.)

5 years ago

melchar

October 18 2011, 00:13:57 UTC 5 years ago

Force fluids; keep warm [even over-warm]; have salty soups or other foods [to offset forcing lotsa fluids]. Drink more fluids. Get well soon.

October 19 2011, 16:44:57 UTC 5 years ago

Working on it!

batyatoon

October 18 2011, 00:55:40 UTC 5 years ago

*hugs you lots, sends you homemade soup* Hope you feel better soon, dear my blonde.

October 19 2011, 16:43:18 UTC 5 years ago

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooup.

T-Shirts at OVFF

persis

October 18 2011, 01:02:00 UTC 5 years ago

*I* won't be at OVFF, unless a miracle and a very rich rabbit come out of the hat (I have to work, and work is almost non-existant this fall), but Spencer will. I ordered 5 t-shirts.

EmergenC or other Vitamin C, homemade chicken soup, and Theraflu work for me for colds... I could send some chicken soup with Spencer... I could send you all of the above! :-)

Re: T-Shirts at OVFF

October 20 2011, 15:05:54 UTC 5 years ago

Your shirts are packed, although one of them is missing; it's part of the batch on back order, and will be mailed separately.

serge_lj

October 18 2011, 01:33:01 UTC 5 years ago Edited: October 18 2011, 01:33:19 UTC

My best wishes, Seanan.

October 19 2011, 17:46:19 UTC 5 years ago

paksenarrion2

October 18 2011, 02:10:41 UTC 5 years ago

Feel better soon. *sends you virtual chicken soup and hot tea*

And you will love Criminal Minds. Although I am not sure if you should watch it if you are feverish. I watched a couple of episodes once when I was sick with a fever and had some really weird and scary nightmares that night.

October 19 2011, 17:36:51 UTC 5 years ago

I watched Dexter while running a 104 degree fever. So far, Criminal Minds has been cake.

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October 19 2011, 16:41:24 UTC 5 years ago

Sadly, your specific size/color/style is one of the ones on back-order, because the shirt store still owes me a box. :(

poltr1

October 18 2011, 03:19:12 UTC 5 years ago

I hope you'll feel better RSN! And I hope to see you at OVFF!

(And yes, I too believe in the Oxford comma.)

October 19 2011, 17:36:22 UTC 5 years ago

I believe you will!

supersniffles

October 18 2011, 11:35:44 UTC 5 years ago

I am one of those weird holdouts who prefer to be addressed as 'Miss' when appropriate and it pisses me the hell off, that most forms these days have the options of 'Mr.', 'Mrs,' or 'Ms.', none of which apply to me.
My mom fought for women's lib so I could be whatever I wanted and, darnit! I want to be a 'Miss'!!!

October 18 2011, 11:36:08 UTC 5 years ago

And also, feel better!!!!

liddle_oldman

October 18 2011, 16:50:39 UTC 5 years ago

The Oxford comma is necessary, proper, and appropriate.

October 19 2011, 17:01:56 UTC 5 years ago

Even so.

exapno

October 18 2011, 23:19:20 UTC 5 years ago

*huggs&love&feelbetters* take care hun

If you happen to make OVFF _&_ still have room in your bag, I will be there. Xap Esler, 3 shirts. No worries if you don't. Spend your energy on healing, not sorting dear.

October 19 2011, 16:40:24 UTC 5 years ago

I have your shirts packed!

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