Don't Mind Me

I'll just sit over here at my desk and moan softly. It's 2:45, and I forgot to get to the ladies' room before the bell rang, which is to say, when there was someone else here. Now, I've got about two dozen kids in the library, and I can't go anywhere until it's time to go home, so that's in about twenty minutes.

Oh, and I have just a bit of plague.

I don't think it's even the flu, just the first stages of a cold. I've had a dry cough all day (I know, flu), and a stuffy nose, and now some scratchy throat. I don't have a fever, I think, but I've been on the tylenol every-four-hour routine anyway, so there isn't going to be a fever. And I'm always achy and I always have chills. But I think it's just a cold. Anyway, I need to be in school tomorrow because I -- let's face it -- bullied some people into coming to a training session after school, so I need to be here. Friday, however, I won't come in unless I feel better. I could use a day of drinking tea and watching old movies whilst buried under my cozy down-like throw.

I don't know if I mentioned this, but you know, teenage type kids are notorious for not listening to what you tell them and ignoring all sound advice, but I swear, every damn one of them coughs or sneezes into the elbow, as opposed to in the air or in their hands. I don't know how this message was universally sent and received, maybe it went out over all iPods and cell phones, but I'm actually astounded at how many of them -- all of them -- are doing this right. I mean, it's not as if they all walk on the right side of the corridor or the stairs, it's not as if they listen to any other rule that's been laid down, or even suggested. And this age group is also well-known for their "it won't happen to me" philosophy, but I guess they're actively trying to avoid the flu. Interesting.

Ten minutes. Tick, tick, tick ... I shall finish from home.

Home. I canceled PT myself today; the therapist doesn't need me coughing in his face. I could hear the receptionist on the edge of telling me that she was going to charge me for canceling so late, but since she canceled yesterday and the day before on about ten minutes notice, she didn't have the chutzpah. Which is good, because I would have blown a fuse.

So I have a bit of a tummy ache and not much appetite. I'm noshing on crackers, though, because I don't want to take any meds on an empty stomach.

I'm going to go pack my lunch for tomorrow *sigh* and take out clothes.



watching GOLDEN GIRLS :: ENTRY #2129
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