Somewhere, someone has a voodoo doll with pins in its eyebrows and neck, a feather down its throat and duct tape over the mouth. Wherever you are, whomever you are, please, as the doll's human counterpart, I'm asking you to set her free.
For the first time ever, I was given a prescription for Tamiflu. Never read the side effects. Life has side effects. This flu is a side effect of living. Now, if the codeine cough syrup actual had a primary effect on my cough, I'd be thrilled. Instead, I'm on bag #3 of cough drops, liter #2 of hot herbal tea, and still have a constant, nagging, tickle and hack happening.
Oh, did I mention I also have no voice. Well, no audible voice. Not just a scratchy, this-is-Brenda-Vaccaro-for-Playtex-Tampons voice, but none. The kids were very excited by this, initially. They celebrated by yelling at each other like Felix and Oscar this morning, then carried on again this evening.
As the sun descended, Drew became less enamored with the Voiceless Mother. He is the only one who comes when I ring the giant dinner bell he brought me to keep beside my bed. He was like Jeeves the first few hours. But, by this evening, he was pleading, "Can anyone else answer the bell around here?" I'm considering sticking with the mutism for a bit after I'm well. Of course, by midnight I'll be making promises to God that I'll speak loud and clear if He'll just stop this annoying cough and excruciating headache. Amen.
The highlight of today was that I got my beta account for Joost. For the first time in a LONG number of years, I feel I might actually be ahead of my time and a little too-cool-for-school. Joost is everything TV should be. It's why some people don't have cable/satellite, why they don't watch network TV, why traditional providers offer things like PPV and On Demand. I haven't played with it too much yet, but plan to when my head stops throbbing. Right now, audio is my enemy. But, when that codeine kicks in, who knows. I might Joost some White Stripes. Okay, I'm teasing. I already Joosted Jack & Meg. How could I pass that up? I just turned it down low and it was only an interview. Maybe I'll Joost some National Geographic or Yoga with Rodney Yee for now.
Sorry for the lack of links to those last few random references, I'm too damn tired to google & paste for y'all.
For the first time ever, I was given a prescription for Tamiflu. Never read the side effects. Life has side effects. This flu is a side effect of living. Now, if the codeine cough syrup actual had a primary effect on my cough, I'd be thrilled. Instead, I'm on bag #3 of cough drops, liter #2 of hot herbal tea, and still have a constant, nagging, tickle and hack happening.
Oh, did I mention I also have no voice. Well, no audible voice. Not just a scratchy, this-is-Brenda-Vaccaro-for-Playtex-Tampons voice, but none. The kids were very excited by this, initially. They celebrated by yelling at each other like Felix and Oscar this morning, then carried on again this evening.
As the sun descended, Drew became less enamored with the Voiceless Mother. He is the only one who comes when I ring the giant dinner bell he brought me to keep beside my bed. He was like Jeeves the first few hours. But, by this evening, he was pleading, "Can anyone else answer the bell around here?" I'm considering sticking with the mutism for a bit after I'm well. Of course, by midnight I'll be making promises to God that I'll speak loud and clear if He'll just stop this annoying cough and excruciating headache. Amen.
The highlight of today was that I got my beta account for Joost. For the first time in a LONG number of years, I feel I might actually be ahead of my time and a little too-cool-for-school. Joost is everything TV should be. It's why some people don't have cable/satellite, why they don't watch network TV, why traditional providers offer things like PPV and On Demand. I haven't played with it too much yet, but plan to when my head stops throbbing. Right now, audio is my enemy. But, when that codeine kicks in, who knows. I might Joost some White Stripes. Okay, I'm teasing. I already Joosted Jack & Meg. How could I pass that up? I just turned it down low and it was only an interview. Maybe I'll Joost some National Geographic or Yoga with Rodney Yee for now. Sorry for the lack of links to those last few random references, I'm too damn tired to google & paste for y'all.
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