The Flu '08
I really rarely pay attention to holidays anymore. With that in mind,
I'm coming to grips with my significant other pays attention to every holiday.
The recent compare/contrast brought about discussions of New Year's
resolutions. For years now, I've only kept one - To forcibly poke
myself into situations that would normally avoidant, or at least very
uncomfortable.
For instance, you are at an amusement park. It's
not likely you'll be back again this season so, you get off your ass
and ride a wooden coaster or two. You're not sure if you know someone
at a meeting? Introduce yourself afterwards. Comment on boards you
would otherwise glance at. I think you get the picture. The Girlfriend
thought this idea smart so, we're going to spend a few months taking
notes.
Happily, I'm writing this not so much for my usual guilt
of abandoned journals but, caffeine consumption. Every now and again, I
want to renew old contracts of documenting what's important, what's
taking precedent at the time. In the past, its been successful in
different forms - college-ruled notebooks, notepad entries and leading
up to my account @ SuicideGirls. I'm hoping that this works well as Google universality has been working well for me.
This
week I find myself off through my work's Winter Break vacation policy.
Our union contract mandates that employees have to take a mandatory
week's vacation somewhere within the holiday season. I've traditionally
taken the first week of the year off for part Spring Cleaning, part
video game binge. The day prior to vacay, I came down with a sinus
infection that quickly turned into the flu, which upgraded itself into
a systemic allergic reaction - My body covered itself in bright red
splotches and raised burning itchy bumps. Chicken pox in the fifth
grade have got nothing on these guys!
After a New Year's Day
trip to the ER, I'm hopped up on steroids and an industrial
antihistamine. For the past couple of days, recovery has been measured
in the smallest of victories - Sleeping without clenching my hands as
not to scratch, not snapping at my girlfriend's suggestions & immediately
apologizing for the shitty remark. Today is the first day in several
where I've felt down right industrious! I'm really feeling better,
happier, humorous and eager for my vacation to properly start.
With that, I leave to go get started.
I'm coming to grips with my significant other pays attention to every holiday.
The recent compare/contrast brought about discussions of New Year's
resolutions. For years now, I've only kept one - To forcibly poke
myself into situations that would normally avoidant, or at least very
uncomfortable.
For instance, you are at an amusement park. It's
not likely you'll be back again this season so, you get off your ass
and ride a wooden coaster or two. You're not sure if you know someone
at a meeting? Introduce yourself afterwards. Comment on boards you
would otherwise glance at. I think you get the picture. The Girlfriend
thought this idea smart so, we're going to spend a few months taking
notes.
Happily, I'm writing this not so much for my usual guilt
of abandoned journals but, caffeine consumption. Every now and again, I
want to renew old contracts of documenting what's important, what's
taking precedent at the time. In the past, its been successful in
different forms - college-ruled notebooks, notepad entries and leading
up to my account @ SuicideGirls. I'm hoping that this works well as Google universality has been working well for me.
This
week I find myself off through my work's Winter Break vacation policy.
Our union contract mandates that employees have to take a mandatory
week's vacation somewhere within the holiday season. I've traditionally
taken the first week of the year off for part Spring Cleaning, part
video game binge. The day prior to vacay, I came down with a sinus
infection that quickly turned into the flu, which upgraded itself into
a systemic allergic reaction - My body covered itself in bright red
splotches and raised burning itchy bumps. Chicken pox in the fifth
grade have got nothing on these guys!
After a New Year's Day
trip to the ER, I'm hopped up on steroids and an industrial
antihistamine. For the past couple of days, recovery has been measured
in the smallest of victories - Sleeping without clenching my hands as
not to scratch, not snapping at my girlfriend's suggestions & immediately
apologizing for the shitty remark. Today is the first day in several
where I've felt down right industrious! I'm really feeling better,
happier, humorous and eager for my vacation to properly start.
With that, I leave to go get started.