urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2013-01-15T20:26:59Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:488768 seanan_mcguire @ 2013-01-15T12:26:00 2013-01-15T20:26:59Z 2013-01-15T20:26:59Z Sophie B. Hawkins, "Don't Stop Swaying." I have been talking about this a <i>lot</i> on Twitter, to the point that I figured everyone knew, but apparently, I was wrong. So:<br /><br />I am sick. Like really, really sick. Like "missing a week of work, barely getting out of bed, too exhausted to deal with anything" sick. I caught the flu. And yes, I got my flu shot. It's not a magic bullet; it just increases resistance and sometimes decreases the severity of the flu itself. Well, if that's the case, I'm damn glad I got it, because I think I'd be dead now without it.<br /><br />This is a bad, bad flu season. Take care of yourselves. And please, please, don't pressure me for fast responses to anything. I am too sick to die, and you may have to wait longer than usual for an answer.