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This Is Why I’m A Hermit

Mar

4

2008

Mark was in town this weekend, which was great fun. However, it led me to do the one thing I’ve tried to avoid doing at all costs while unemployed: I left the house. This had two dire consequences. I am now a) broke and b) sick. A) was expected and worth it. I do miss ...

Flavor vs. Color 2

Nov

28

2007

Having had a bad cold and having blown through my remaining supply of Real (ie. pseudoephedrine-based) NyQuil, when I stopped by the drugstore to pick up another prescription tonight, I decided to pick up some more of the good stuff. Two problems arose with this idea. First, because pseudoephedrine is used in the manufacture of ...

Dear Cold

Nov

26

2007

You could have come anytime last week. You could have come on Thanksgiving, making dinner a bit awkward, but giving me three days of sitting at home on my ass to recover. But when did you decide to come? Sunday night. Yes, Sunday night you started me on a downward slope of dozens of consecutive ...

A Vast Improvement

Feb

3

2007

The streak lives! My iron stomach continued to hold its own against all comers. About partway through Thursday my appetite came back in full force, and I ended up eating my way through half the food in the kitchen at work. The foot’s also been behaving better. I was doing something that, to the naked ...

“I’ve Got David Duke and Farrakahn Down There!”

Jan

31

2007

I don’t know why, but for about the last 20 hours, I’ve been really nauseous. I have a Seinfeldian non-vomit streak going (last time was when I was 10 and had food poisoning from bad shrimp), but I don’t know how much longer it will last. I have stayed home from work in an effort ...

Week In Brief

Nov

4

2006

Assorted news and notes: – I came down with a real nasty sinus bug starting Wednesday. Lots of fun. And by fun, I mean massive pain. – It takes more forms of identification to be allowed to purchase real Sudafed than it does to pay for it with a credit card. By the time I ...

A Rich Fucking Tapestry

Aug

21

2006

The most exciting moment of my day was when I came home and discovered that there was no cat puke anywhere in my house. I need to get a life. edit: But first, I need to pass along this portrait of Chaplin as a young cat.

Disease Update 3

Aug

16

2006

Well, it’s Not Strep. No word on what it actually IS, but it’s definitely Not Strep. It’s likely some sort of virus thing, so I’ll be stocking up on DayQuil and throat lozenges and heading back into work tomorrow. Whee!

This Is Not My Week 2

Aug

15

2006

First, there was the whole issue of the bad timing of my trip to Atlanta. Then when I came back, the cat decided I was a chew toy. Now, we have the trifecta: Disease! All my Atlanta-based relatives came over for brunch on Sunday afternoon, and I got to hold Elias, my 5-month old nephew, ...