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drdoug

cold and fever

Feb 13, 2015 07:51

I am extremely fed up with this cold of doom that has now lasted more than a bloody fortnight. Earlier I was most frustrated by it making me dopey and thick-headed. (Those who thought 'how could anyone tell?' can launder my handerchiefs.) But today I'm feverish, headachy and can't even face breakfast, which is a Bad Sign. Worse, it's caused an ( Read more... )

minor-ailments, personal

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andrewducker February 13 2015, 08:43:33 UTC

I hope you feel well soon!

I find Tumblr best when I'm ill. Lots of silliness over there.

drdoug February 13 2015, 14:16:49 UTC

Thanks. And yes. Tumblr! I usually don't bother but today is a good day for cat pictures and frustrating arguments.

andrewducker February 13 2015, 08:56:06 UTC

http://watchmenphotomanips.tumblr.com/post/110852297976

http://memeguy.com/photo/158286/james-cameron-is-hilarious

http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp02112015.shtml

http://wondermark.com/c1101/

drdoug February 13 2015, 14:19:15 UTC

Ooh, thanks for those, rich with follow-on silly links too.

andrewducker February 13 2015, 18:58:56 UTC

Oh, and if this doesn't make you smile, nothing will:
http://eatsoylentgreen.tumblr.com/post/110911798784

drdoug February 13 2015, 14:37:21 UTC

I've had that James Cameron experience myself, many years ago. I was on holiday driving on a quiet road through the Trossachs. We caught a glimpse of an attractive loch through the trees, so on a whim we pulled over, and scrambled down through the forest to the water's edge, and walked along a bit. It was almost dead quiet: the loch glassy and still, just the odd insect and bird noise to be heard when our feet stopped scrunching on the gravel. I felt about as far away from the rest of humanity as I have ever felt.* Then suddenly I was startled out of my wits by my exciting new mobile phone beeping SMS at me. I took it out and I had 5 bars of signal!

(I suspect I had a clear RF view across the loch to a tower stuck on top of a mountain to serve the outskirts of Glasgow or Stirling.)

* I have in fact been further but haven't felt it so strongly. Although I did get brief moments of The Fear driving through rural Canada where between towns the FM spectrum was *entirely silent*.

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booklectic February 13 2015, 09:17:51 UTC

Sympathy! Mine's been going for a week and a half and still seems happy to stick around ( ... )

drdoug February 13 2015, 14:20:06 UTC

Thank you! And sympathy to you too. Hope yours buggers off promptly.

mistdog February 13 2015, 10:16:05 UTC

I hate it when colds lasts for weeks and weeks. Hope you feel better soon.

I visited a client the other day, who said she had had a cold of doom pretty continuously since xmas. Her solution was to take her son off to Dubai for half term week on a last minute deal. Just mentioning it as it could work for you.

drdoug February 13 2015, 14:22:34 UTC

Thanks.

Going somewhere warm sounds appealing, although my mountain of duvets is doing the job. I'm right off flying at the moment, though. I went to Luxembourg for work with this cold, and I was almost completely deaf with awful sinus pressure pain for about 36 hours after. So instead I'm planning to go for a walking break in the Peaks ... blow out the cobwebs?!

vinaigrettegirl February 13 2015, 22:06:26 UTC

Hot turmeric and ginger tea.