Thanks to a combination of suppressed immunity, exhaustion, commuting, and an office-mate who's been sick for the last three weeks, I finally succumbed to some germ warfare and was/am ill. I stayed home from work the last two days and had too much time to contemplate the state of being home sick.
In honor of Rory*, here's my Pro/Con list, or what I can remember from my semi-delusional drug-enhanced state.
Pro:
- Sleeping in;
- HGTV;
- Morning naps;
- Repeats of Gilmore Girls on ABC Family;
- Staying in jammies or sweats all day;
- Food Network;
- Long hot showers;
- The Create Channel;
- Afternoon naps;
- No deadlines;
- No one in laundry room;
- Watching free stuff via cable provider;
- Evening naps;
- Being home to talk on phone when old friend calls instead of at 1 of 4 jobs;
- Drug highs.
Con:
- Being sick;
- Daytime t.v. on major broadcast channels (How many “Judge” shows do we need anyway? Oh, and 4 hours of the Today show? Why?!);
- Stuffy head;
- Endlessly repeating commercial blocks on every channel;
- Being sick;
- Neighbor who plays #%(@*) electric bass and acoustic guitar at all hours of the day and night … Hello? 1 a.m. is NOT the time to be playing your guitar, nor is 8 a.m.! For that matter, just STOP PLAYING ALTOGETHER!;
- Sinus headaches;
- Neighbor who can’t shut his door without shaking entire apartment building;
- Wracking coughs;
- Neighbor who can’t walk across apartment without shaking entire apartment building – and who lets his dog run back and forth across the apartment and chase things;
- Brain oozing out of ear after three days of sleeping, drugs, and television;
- Diet Coke withdrawal headaches;
- Claustrophobia after staying in studio apartment for 72 hours straight.
*Rory, Gilmore Girls, Season 6, Episode 17 "I'm OK, You're OK"
2 comments:
oh man. I'm sorry you were/are sick
I, however, could use 72 child free hours to read, sleep, eat (or not) and read some more.
sigh
I hope you are feeling better. I made James stay in NYC last weekend to avoid getting the dreaded cold. I am still germ-free!
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