I walked into the office this morning with a lunch box full of mint/lemon tea, a squeezy bear of honey and a bag of Ricola drops.  I was prepared!

And then my boss came into my office to ask me some questions about feline behavior.  One of his cats was put to sleep on Friday, the other hasn't eaten since, and he wanted to know if that was typical.

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My nose and throat have felt like abraded fiberglass for almost a week.  I honestly can't remember the last time I was sick for more than a 24 hour period, and 80% of those instances were food poisoning.  This may have left me completely unprepared to cope with longterm sickness, because I've been doing a lot of whining and flailing about it (both ( Read more... )

Text from mom:  "How R U healthwise?  Everyone sick up here."

AHA!  Now I know who to blame!

It never gets any less creepy, how she knows when I'm ill.

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stalker1869 , you cannot vote for EVERY OPTION in a poll!  THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE!!

strife2002 , I'd appreciate it if you could scoot down to the WCAS this weekend and start the adoption process on Emma.  My old boss kinda wants to know what I've done with her and Frankie.  You just need her ID number (which should be on the paperwork I gave you) and $50.  Let me know ( Read more... )

Either I'm finally succumbing to the pollen (godDAMN, South, what the HELL?), or I've caught a throat bug.  My head feels hot and swollen, just about ready to snap off the twig that is my neck.  Swallowing burns and my voice does not want to work.  The phone is my nemesis.

And yet, I am working.  Because Glenn is still out (the tumor has begun to ( Read more... )

Called in sick to work today after spending last night hugging the toilet. All I can think is food poisoning, but nothing came back up.

I've said this before, but I hate the physical act of vomiting more than anything else. It's only made slightly less horrible by kittens peeking over the toilet seat, trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing