Thank you to everyone who expressed good wishes to my last sickness-themed post. I went downhill quickly after that missive, and a doctor's visit has ascertained it was norovirus, which I probably picked up from either a parent, or the fish sandwich I ate at the parents' evening last week. The problem is, I reinfected myself at least once when I ( Read more... )

Very, very ill. It has been years since I was this kind of ill - proper lose-a-day-to-sleep-shot-through-with-fever-dreams-and-hallucinations style ill. I lost Saturday and most of Sunday, thought I was okay enough to go into work yesterday, and got that majorly wrong. Ever not been able to stand up during a staff meeting? I can now count myself a ( Read more... )

Jeebus, I’m a twit. My head currently feels like the arse end of a rocket dipped in petrol, and I’m sporting a lovely big bruise on my forehead. Reason for these injuries? Quite simple, really, and one that brings me to my lesson of the day: buying a newspaper can be a dangerous business.

You weren’t expecting that line were you? Since when do ( Read more... )

Okay, so, a lot of people are already aware that back in March I survived a pretty horrific car wreck. Well, now that event has come back to bite me in the rump - literally. You see, when the car was flipping over as it flew through the air and rolled down the embankment, I was ricocheted off the roof and into the back of my chair. My skull left a ( Read more... )

Have been ill for the past two days. Don't usually have a problem with illnesses - my body has an accursedly strong immune system that tends to kick in when I really want/need a day off from work. However, this time Body Dearest I ddin't go for the usual guns. Oh, no, nothing so mundane as a cough or a cold, or even a wee bit of flu. Nope, Body ( Read more... )