1. Raise your hand if you watch ski jumping and think, "Oh, yeah. I could totally do that ( Read more... )

Crazy day. The local news has been predicting snow, but I assumed it was just the usual hyperbole. Well, it did start snowing a couple of hours ago, and I already have over an inch outside my front door. Cool! We hardly ever get any here, so it's always fun to see. Right now I'm watching CNN, which is freaking out over Atlanta weather as if ( Read more... )

As predicted last night, I am sick. Nothing to worry about -- just the average cold that I get once a year -- but really goddamned annoying while it's here. I called in sick for tomorrow, which isn't making me happy because we already have Monday off for President's Day. I'd been doing so well this year with not taking nearly as many as I have ( Read more... )

1. Well, those allergies turned out to be a bonafide cold or virus or whatever. (I can never tell them apart.) I've been sick all weekend. Congestion, skin sensitivity, headaches, a bit of a fever, and total fatigue. I did buy a neti pot; while it helped a little, it wasn't as effective as I'd hoped. I seem to be over the worst of it now, but I ( Read more... )

My tummy hurts! Really awful cramps in my stomach and lower back, though fortunately none of the other yuckiness that usually comes with stomach problems. I've been so very lethargic all day, barely moving from the sofa except to finally make a post office run and go to Rite-Aid, where the pharmacist told me that without a diagnosis, she could ( Read more... )

Just got home from three hours at the emergency room. Nutshell version: they did x-rays and an EKG, but the big fancy diagnosis was... esophageal obstruction. Yes, so much fuss for what's probably a bite of food lodged in my throat. ;) They did tell me to see an ear/nose/throat specialist within 48 hours, so I'll be calling first thing tomorrow ( Read more... )

Prince at the Super Bowl halftime? Ten minutes of AWESOME. Though wow, it made me feel old to be gleefully singing along to songs that I first loved in 5th grade. Mia and I mocked those pretty young thangs they kept showing in the audience -- were they even alive when Purple Rain came out? Ah, well. Only thing that would've been better would ( Read more... )

I'm borrowing this meme from ww1614, because I always love a chance to blather about TV (Oh, and no spoilers here past the most recently-aired episodes of each show.) Plus, it's great for distracting me from the flu that has mostly gone away but is still a pain in the ass nose. *sniff*

( The State of the TV Season )

The doctor's verdict? Good ol' influenza. Yesterday was excruciating. Got so bad that I couldn't move at all. I've slept 18 of the past 30 hours, and I'm still tired. I've been eating Dunkin Donuts because that's all I can deal with. Now I don't feel quite so guilty about taking a sick day! Fortunately, the worst seems to be over, knock on ( Read more... )

I fought it. I didn't draw up sub plans or make photocopies before I left yesterday. My desk area is embarrassingly messy. I told the kids we were having a test today. Yeah, well. At 4:28am, I finally gave up and e-mailed a request for a substitute teacher today because ( Read more... )