No Writing Today--General Life Update

[amberfocus]

*sighs* I am still so exhausted. My left ear still will not pop. My nose may as well be a faucet stuck in the on position. My low grade fever comes and goes, but is sitting around 99, nowhere near last week's 101. My cough is better. It's way up in my throat now, not in the bronchials at all. I can cook things that don't just come out of a can again, though admittedly the tacos I made tonight for dinner were done in the microwave instead of on the stove top. But still...it wasn't chili from a can that I put in a tortilla and pretended was tacos, so go me.

I stepped on a construction staple tonight. Oh, I howled. It punctured my heel, but it did not really bleed. I mean, I can see where it is that it happened, but it is like this tiny red spot. I will call the doctor tomorrow to get in for a tetanus shot. It's been 12.5 years anyway, so I'm due a booster. Will ask him for more antibiotics because I have not beat this illness yet and I don't want a relapse.

I tried to write today, but really all I wanted to do was play Facebook and try to nap. I did not succeed at the latter and spent far too much time playing Cafe World on the former. I started reading The Omnivore's Dilemma. It doesn't really present any new information that I didn't already know and I am finding it awfully repetitive. It's more on the babyfood level when you're already used to eating steak. Or something.

I had to sit through tae kwon do tonight. I think that place is seriously damaging my hearing. They are so loud in there. And the benches are so hard I always feel like a stiff old lady when it's time to get up and leave.

I will try to write again tomorrow. Oh, I won challenge 96 at then_theres_us for the fic Ten Seconds. I've never won a challenge there so I was squeeing a little bit when I found out. Of course I forgot to vote myself. I really want my brain back.

Comments

[rebeccaclark.livejournal.com]

Have you considered putting cotton wool in your ears? Makes good invisible earplugs - I used to do it at discos because the music was so loud it hurt.

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Actually my husband bought me a box of earplugs for smaller adult ears (in purple!), I just keep forgetting to grab them. I need to stick them in the car so I have them. Sometimes I will ball up tissue and stick them in there, but I seldom have any cotton with me.

[larxene-12.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Hope you get better soon! And congratulations on the win. It's a bit surprising that you've never won before though. Your stories are always amazing!

[tracy-lousia.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Glad your temperature is down a little and that you're feeling slightly better. Get fully well soon. And congrats on the win :-)

[angelfireeast.livejournal.com]

Sorry you not feeling well and ouch for your foot! *hugs*

[bloose09.livejournal.com]

I am sorry you are still wrestling with health issues. Hopefully your immune system will come back from its vacation and get to work!

[develish1]

you really do have lousy luck don't you? *hugs*

but yay for you on the win :)

Getting better ...

[spooferkd.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you're feeling better than you were last week. Poking a hole in your foot doesn't help. I think that you have used up all of your lousy luck quota for the year and now are entitled to nothing but good luck. That win wasn't luck, though; it was a recognition of your great writing talent.