typhoid mary

After months (bordering on years) of being illness-free, I am struck down.  I blame it on the unholy coupling of "Spring Forward" and unseasonably (unreasonably!) warm weather.  Within three days, I went from a slight tickle to coughing fits that induce sharp pains in my left arm.  A very supportive DK assumed point at work and took care of all my duty manager commitments; half my department is either currently ill or recuperating.  I suggested a full decontamination of the department.  I wish we had windows at work: it can't be healthy to have all these semi-sick people (who have taken flu shots so they don't feel ill enough to stay home, thereby infecting the rest of us) breathing in recycled air.  Long story short: am sick at home.

I ordered a BUNCH of spicy food from the local Thai place; it's the only thing I can taste.  And then, it happened.  I ran out of cough syrup.  NOOOOOoooOoOoOooO!

How To Score Boyfriend Points:


1) Visit your Typhoid Mary girlfriend for the express purpose of doing two things:
a) bring her cough syrup
b) do her dishes

2) Offer to come again tomorrow with movies and pizza

3) Make her laugh despite her feeling like death warmed over.

Sometimes I wonder whether we're really a good match and I grouse and grump about him; then he brings me Benylin.  Is this the "give and take" people talk about?  Am I just getting maudlin in feverish state?  Who knows.

Back to Picard and tea (lemon, hot).