Not Up to Snuff

Ever get that kind of headache that feels like if you shake your head, or even turn it too fast, you can feel your brain shaking around inside? Um .. okay, it's just me then. Anyway, that kind of headache has always been an indicator for me that it's time to curl up in bed with a cup of tea at hand, so that's the plan. I'm at school now, but I'm taking a half sick day and leaving at the end of this (fourth) period, at 11:15.

I'm just a bit Crohnish, which may be the problem, and I know why, too. It's jelly beans. I must only eat jelly beans in small quantities, but if I have them, I will usually eat them until they're all gone (they're very low in calories, you know), and my gut does not enjoy the experience. I should have the sense not to eat them, but there are so many things I love that I don't allow myself to eat, that I just gave in this time. They're pretty, and they taste good. And I still have more, so I should probably eat them when I already feel like crap, instead of saving them for next week, right?

At least today's rumors about who's getting fired, what's getting cut, and all that are more calming, so I've decided that those are the rumors I'm going to believe. No change to our retirement, no need to retire now. We should hear next week or soon thereafter what the cuts in our district will be. One of my colleagues said today that his wife lost her job last night when the district she teaches in decided to cut out the entire Home Economics program. Stuff like that is going to be happening in lots of places all over the state. Our governor is insane. I could go on.

I have to share this ridiculous ad with you. I just noticed the link on the side of my Gmail page as I was typing the entry. Didgeridoo, indeed. Play the didgeridoo to eliminate snoring and sleep apnea, only a hundred dollars, or some such thing. ANd the craziest part is that we actually have a didgeridoo in the house, a real one, that R brought her father from Australia when she was there some years ago. I can only imagine that it helps you sleep better because you have to bring your lungs up out of your body in order to get any sound out of the damn thing, and then the noise clears your ears and sinuses out so there's nothing left to cause you any problems. Yes, that's just what I need, to learn to play a didgeridoo. I'm sure everyone else in the house will appreciate it.