You may think it's funny, but it's....
Unlike most posts I make at this hour, I'm posting from home.
"But wait" those of you who've been paying closer attention than I really merit say, "aren't you working today?"
Well, yes, I'm scheduled to work today, but the cold germs ravaging my body have other ideas. You see kids, while yes, I will stubbornly go into work when I'm not feeling 100%, when a call-centre phone-monkey loses their voice - there's no point in it anymore.
And I have to say, there's something gratifying about calling up the operations desk, croaking your name at them, and before you can add anything else, having them say (and I quote) "geeez, you sound horrible! I'm putting you down as sick. Leave a message in your lead's in-box, I'll transfer you now. Hope you're better tomorrow."
Other than my throat feeling like I've tried eating several cheeze-graters, and some uncomfortable sinus pressure making me feel like I'm in a submarine, I actually don't feel that bad. Though... well, let me just say, at the risk of delving into the land of TMI, I did not know it was possible for the human body to contain that much snot. I mean, if I somehow gathered up all the phlegm I have expelled by horking up gooey green gobbets after racking coughs, blowing into paper towels and toilet paper, and most fun of all - splattering all over everywhere by means of mighty sneezes that come with absolutely no warning - I could probably fill one of those movie popcorn buckets. Not that I have any idea what you could do with said bucket. In fact the idea makes me kinda nauseous. Moving on.
Thankfully I have been able to eat - not easy when your throat is this sore - cause we had most of a quart of yogurt left, and I downed the whole thing for breakfast. Plus drinking stupid amounts of water, cause what with the phlegm-expulsion, I keep getting dehydrated. So I drink all this effing water, which I can only assume the body turns around and uses to make more snot. (See above)
...okay, time to change the subject
Happy Birthday to vila_restal and tringa, happy belated birthday to dofunkychickens, shimere277, lobsteronmyhead,whiterabbit___, and kernezelda.
Big skwooshy hugs of comfort to snowgrouse, shy_girl81 and kazbaby
Warm feelings to all.
Must dash, husband needs the computer.
...oh, speaking of husband: local people, husband wants gaming on his birthday, preferably pheonix project - contact me ASAP if interested.
ETA: Oh, and numb3r_5ev3n is MADE OF AWESOME
[Pilot] Oh... I don't feel well.... I... *covers Stark in Muppet puke*
[D'argo] ...I didn't know he could do that!
[Stark] ...I didn't know anyone could do that!
-Farscape, Self Inflicted Woulds Part One
"But wait" those of you who've been paying closer attention than I really merit say, "aren't you working today?"
Well, yes, I'm scheduled to work today, but the cold germs ravaging my body have other ideas. You see kids, while yes, I will stubbornly go into work when I'm not feeling 100%, when a call-centre phone-monkey loses their voice - there's no point in it anymore.
And I have to say, there's something gratifying about calling up the operations desk, croaking your name at them, and before you can add anything else, having them say (and I quote) "geeez, you sound horrible! I'm putting you down as sick. Leave a message in your lead's in-box, I'll transfer you now. Hope you're better tomorrow."
Other than my throat feeling like I've tried eating several cheeze-graters, and some uncomfortable sinus pressure making me feel like I'm in a submarine, I actually don't feel that bad. Though... well, let me just say, at the risk of delving into the land of TMI, I did not know it was possible for the human body to contain that much snot. I mean, if I somehow gathered up all the phlegm I have expelled by horking up gooey green gobbets after racking coughs, blowing into paper towels and toilet paper, and most fun of all - splattering all over everywhere by means of mighty sneezes that come with absolutely no warning - I could probably fill one of those movie popcorn buckets. Not that I have any idea what you could do with said bucket. In fact the idea makes me kinda nauseous. Moving on.
Thankfully I have been able to eat - not easy when your throat is this sore - cause we had most of a quart of yogurt left, and I downed the whole thing for breakfast. Plus drinking stupid amounts of water, cause what with the phlegm-expulsion, I keep getting dehydrated. So I drink all this effing water, which I can only assume the body turns around and uses to make more snot. (See above)
...okay, time to change the subject
Happy Birthday to vila_restal and tringa, happy belated birthday to dofunkychickens, shimere277, lobsteronmyhead,whiterabbit___, and kernezelda.
Big skwooshy hugs of comfort to snowgrouse, shy_girl81 and kazbaby
Warm feelings to all.
Must dash, husband needs the computer.
...oh, speaking of husband: local people, husband wants gaming on his birthday, preferably pheonix project - contact me ASAP if interested.
ETA: Oh, and numb3r_5ev3n is MADE OF AWESOME
[Pilot] Oh... I don't feel well.... I... *covers Stark in Muppet puke*
[D'argo] ...I didn't know he could do that!
[Stark] ...I didn't know anyone could do that!
-Farscape, Self Inflicted Woulds Part One