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Just plain oogy
Jun. 7th, 2006 03:24 pmMy cold of last week has somehow mutated into some sort of sinus infection - permanent congestion and pain (ranging from a general throb to the full head-in-a-vice stuff). And I've had no sense of smell, and as a result, only a fairly minimal sense of taste, since the end of last week. I went into Lush on Sunday and I may as well have been walking around with my eyes closed. A very strange experience; I finally have some sort of insight into what my grandmother lost when, after a car accident in the early 70s, she spent the last 30 or so years of her life unable to smell anything at all (and yet, bizarrely, there was still food she refused to eat because she didn't like the taste).
I dragged myself into work on Friday, Monday and Tuesday - for all the good it did, as I felt far too rough to do any work.
I finally weakened and went to the doctors this morning, so I now have antibiotics which, I hope, will sort things out.
No climbing tonight, as I can't help thinking that dragging myself there last week really didn't help the situation (although I did have fun, and was rather pleased that I managed the scarey looking overhang on the pinnacle). Disappointing, because there's only a week or so of the course left, but I know that Cosi and Tam, and Kev as well, are keen to keep going on a regular basis, which is good.
So, all in all, it's been a very quiet week. Mostly there has been Buffy, lots and lots of Buffy. I'd not planned on doing the big rewatch for a while, but I was feeling extremely sorry for myself at the weekend, so I started again from Season 1. While always fun (and there are a couple of very good episodes (namely Angel and Prophecy Girl)), I've always seen the first season, and the first few episodes of Season 2 as simply a lead in to the emotional rollercoaster that starts to show itself with Lie To Me (the final exchange of this one -
Buffy: Does it ever get easy?
Giles: You mean life?
Buffy: Yeah. Does it get easy?
Giles: What do you want me to say?
Buffy: Lie to me.
Giles: Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Buffy: Liar. -
always, always, makes me just dissolve in tears) and really kicks in with Surprise and Innocence. I'm fully expecting to get through the whole of Season 2 before I feel well enough to face work again, which will, I'm sure, do wonders for my always rather delicate emotional balance :). But, hey, catharsis is always good.
Annoyingly, the weather is absolutely glorious (just perfect for finding a nice secluded spot in the park with a good book) but the thought of actually going outside really isn't at all attractive right now.
Ho hum. I have a week's worth of amoxicillin - if they don't do the job, nothing will.
I hope everyone else is having more fun than me :)
xxx
I dragged myself into work on Friday, Monday and Tuesday - for all the good it did, as I felt far too rough to do any work.
I finally weakened and went to the doctors this morning, so I now have antibiotics which, I hope, will sort things out.
No climbing tonight, as I can't help thinking that dragging myself there last week really didn't help the situation (although I did have fun, and was rather pleased that I managed the scarey looking overhang on the pinnacle). Disappointing, because there's only a week or so of the course left, but I know that Cosi and Tam, and Kev as well, are keen to keep going on a regular basis, which is good.
So, all in all, it's been a very quiet week. Mostly there has been Buffy, lots and lots of Buffy. I'd not planned on doing the big rewatch for a while, but I was feeling extremely sorry for myself at the weekend, so I started again from Season 1. While always fun (and there are a couple of very good episodes (namely Angel and Prophecy Girl)), I've always seen the first season, and the first few episodes of Season 2 as simply a lead in to the emotional rollercoaster that starts to show itself with Lie To Me (the final exchange of this one -
Buffy: Does it ever get easy?
Giles: You mean life?
Buffy: Yeah. Does it get easy?
Giles: What do you want me to say?
Buffy: Lie to me.
Giles: Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Buffy: Liar. -
always, always, makes me just dissolve in tears) and really kicks in with Surprise and Innocence. I'm fully expecting to get through the whole of Season 2 before I feel well enough to face work again, which will, I'm sure, do wonders for my always rather delicate emotional balance :). But, hey, catharsis is always good.
Annoyingly, the weather is absolutely glorious (just perfect for finding a nice secluded spot in the park with a good book) but the thought of actually going outside really isn't at all attractive right now.
Ho hum. I have a week's worth of amoxicillin - if they don't do the job, nothing will.
I hope everyone else is having more fun than me :)
xxx
