I iz home nao.
Due to an unexpected case of unknown plague, I'm home today. Okay, what actually happened is I was tired and gloppy and grumpy all day yesterday, and in low grade bone/joint pain which I assumed was due to the weather doing its "omg coldfront!! dump sudden tons of rain and drop from 100 degrees to 80 overnight!" routine. =P My head/elbow/body - it strives to be an accurate weather barometer.
So I get home last night, take advil, and curl up in a chair with a light blanket (I like it hotter than my roommate does, but hey, that's what the little plush throw blankets are for.) Imagine my surprise when I get up to go to the kitchen and find out that without the blanket I'm literally shivering so hard my teeth chatter. Immediate detour for the thermometer, and oh, hey, I'm running a fever of 101.5 (when my normal slightly cool temp is 97.5). Guess that explains the bone ache and general malaise of bleagh. So I called into work due to plague, because the first rule of health is that if I'm running a fever then ergo, I'm contagious. =P Unlike SOME former co-workers I could name, I prefer to NOT pass my germs to everyone else in the office.
I dug out my down comforter, piled it on top of my usual summer comforter, wrapped a fleece blanket around my head, and finally got to sleep when I could stop shivering. I woke up this morning, I'm sure you can guess, absolutely drenched - worst of the fever peaked and broke overnight. I'm more or less back to normal now. I've slept in bits and fits and starts all morning, long string of half hour to one hour cat naps. Have now thrown myself into a shower, eaten a pop tart, checked in with work to make sure anything urgent on my desk has been passed off to someone else, and now I suppose I really need to strip and remake the bed. blaaargh. Tired again, now.
So I get home last night, take advil, and curl up in a chair with a light blanket (I like it hotter than my roommate does, but hey, that's what the little plush throw blankets are for.) Imagine my surprise when I get up to go to the kitchen and find out that without the blanket I'm literally shivering so hard my teeth chatter. Immediate detour for the thermometer, and oh, hey, I'm running a fever of 101.5 (when my normal slightly cool temp is 97.5). Guess that explains the bone ache and general malaise of bleagh. So I called into work due to plague, because the first rule of health is that if I'm running a fever then ergo, I'm contagious. =P Unlike SOME former co-workers I could name, I prefer to NOT pass my germs to everyone else in the office.
I dug out my down comforter, piled it on top of my usual summer comforter, wrapped a fleece blanket around my head, and finally got to sleep when I could stop shivering. I woke up this morning, I'm sure you can guess, absolutely drenched - worst of the fever peaked and broke overnight. I'm more or less back to normal now. I've slept in bits and fits and starts all morning, long string of half hour to one hour cat naps. Have now thrown myself into a shower, eaten a pop tart, checked in with work to make sure anything urgent on my desk has been passed off to someone else, and now I suppose I really need to strip and remake the bed. blaaargh. Tired again, now.