aaaand... I'm sick

[rivendellrose]

So, apparently I left my hair too wet before going to bed last night. Or something. Or maybe some insidious little bug is just finally catching up to me, just in time for the holiday weekend.

In any case, I'm sick. What started out as a plugged ear that wouldn't go away has slowly, over the course of the day, evolved into a generally stuffed-up head (still mostly in one ear, but rather uncomfortable in the nose and forehead, too), bit of a headache, what seems to be the beginnings of a sore throat, and what is most likely the start of a swollen gland in my neck. Oh, and the back of my neck keeps twinging like it's stiff or something. Fun.

Naturally, this would happen on a day when I have to be at work til 10:30 or so, then bus home.

I've eaten an orange, and now I'm dosing myself with as much green tea as I can drink while praying that tonight's closing goes relatively easily. When I get home, I'm going to bed, possibly after taking medication of some sort. Tomorrow, I've decided that I'm going to sleep all day and then get up with just enough time to make some sort of salad and go to the Feast of St Bunstable. And then come home, and sleep.

Good news: I don't have work on Sunday night, and no class on Monday. Bad news: I have a presentation in Modern Poetry on Tuesday, on Pound and Eliot. So hopefully I'm feeling all better by then.

Comments

[becksbooks.livejournal.com]

Lemon Echenecia (I KNOW that's spelled wrong!) tea! It's a marvelous thing. And then about 36 hours of sleep ought to cure you!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Yeeeesssssssss.... Echinacea (hmm.... that doesn't look right, either, but I'm too lazy to actually look it up) tea is my usual saving grace when I'm sick. Theoretically, it only REALLY helps if you drink it before you actually get sick, but I've gotten decent results with just drinking gallons of it anyway. And sleep. Much sleep.

Mmmm. Sleep.

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Uh-oh! I've got cold/cough medicine here, I'll have it out for you for when you get home.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Wheeeee. I'll probably dose myself with that and then go straight to bed, after dealing with kitty's box. How was your day?

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's good stuff and it'll help you sleep. Day was okay. I slept, RPed a bit, and played Katamari. Highlander's up for tonight after dinner (which is barbecue pork roast).

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Good stuff. I'm just hanging out drinking loads of tea and reading Jane Eyre, refreshing my friends list every five seconds, and wishing I didn't have to go out and close the other buildings soon. ;)

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Tea is good! There's plenty more at home, of you need it when you get in. I'm now watching Terra play Katarmi, and the bell just went off for dinner. If you're around and bored later, we can always do something on the RPs. I won't be doped up till around 8 or so.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Okay - I'll be in and out after this, since I start closing rooms about 6:20, but I should be around a bit. And I'll probably be living off tea until whatever this is goes away - that's my usual way of dealing with a sickness. ;)

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Alrighty! I'll be trolling about, I decide to drag Sims 2 out of my desk.

[diea.livejournal.com]

theladyfeylene I just have to tell you I adore your icon. Spread the Snupin love.

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm a huge Snupin fan. :-)

[diea.livejournal.com]

*offers orange juice, tea, and chocolate (it helps)*

Hope you feel better soon.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Thanks much! *Happily takes up tea, juice, and chocolate as cures for all ills*

[ratzeo.livejournal.com]

Between that thing I had to do to your back this afternoon and you getting sick, I'd say your chi is completely out of whack. Is there a chi reorganization tea you can drink? Chi tea?

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

*Laughs* Not that I know of, but I'll have to look through my teas - gods know I've got enough of them that I must have something at least close. ;)

The thing with my back is just a symptom of my posture; I've been letting it slip ever since I left theater, and hours sitting around poring over my reading does absolute hell to it. But you're right that it's definitely not a good sign in general.

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

Ughh..poor girl. I just called your cell number to see if you wanted me to give you a ride home so you aren't waiting for buses in cold weather feeling so crappy. Call me if you get this before you leave work.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_hannelore/]

Take care, hope you feel better soon.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Seems, now, like it's doing a lot better, but I have a history of Sinus Infections that Will Not Die, so I tend to be excessively careful when my sinuses act up. :/

[bluerose16.livejournal.com]

Being sick is no fun. *__* Hope you feel better soon!