Blargh

I was going to post about Minicon, but the main legacy of Minicon at the moment seems to be a fairly nasty cold. The standard symptoms, while impressive-sounding -- lucious, hacking cough and amazingly watery exudations -- are not really more than annoying. My throat hurts very intermittently, and I can breathe fine. But I've been running a fever since Monday. It took me until quite late in the day to even figure this out. I don't usually run fevers and thought that my feeling generally awful was the result of the affliction's having completely knocked out my appetite. But after a comedy of errors with the peanut-butter jar and the painstaking ingestion of a reasonable quantity of nourishment, I thought to get out the digital thermometer. 102.2. Um, okay. Tylenol is keeping it at normal, and I let the tylenol wear off every morning to see how it's doing. But even a lower fever really just fries my ability to concentrate -- a little dicey at the best of times, but still -- and causes me to resemble a whiny four-year-old.

The cats think it's great, though. A warmer-than-usual person who sleeps a lot. Such bliss.

Has anybody else got a post-Minicon cold or whatever, or am I singularly blessed?

Pamela

Blargh

I was going to post about Minicon, but the main legacy of Minicon at the moment seems to be a fairly nasty cold. The standard symptoms, while impressive-sounding -- lucious, hacking cough and amazingly watery exudations -- are not really more than annoying. My throat hurts very intermittently, and I can breathe fine. But I've been running a fever since Monday. It took me until quite late in the day to even figure this out. I don't usually run fevers and thought that my feeling generally awful was the result of the affliction's having completely knocked out my appetite. But after a comedy of errors with the peanut-butter jar and the painstaking ingestion of a reasonable quantity of nourishment, I thought to get out the digital thermometer. 102.2. Um, okay. Tylenol is keeping it at normal, and I let the tylenol wear off every morning to see how it's doing. But even a lower fever really just fries my ability to concentrate -- a little dicey at the best of times, but still -- and causes me to resemble a whiny four-year-old.

The cats think it's great, though. A warmer-than-usual person who sleeps a lot. Such bliss.

Has anybody else got a post-Minicon cold or whatever, or am I singularly blessed?

Pamela

Jim Hines's annual fundraser for rape crisis centers

Jim Hines is holding his annual fundraiser for rape crisis centers. Detailed information is here. In addition to helping a good cause, you can win prizes, mostly interesting books, in a raffle.

Exactly what organizations you donate to is up to you, within certain parameters. And every little bit helps. Particularly right now with the complete insanity being engaged in by many legislatures about rape, women's health issues, and even the ability of women to earn a fair wage, this cause can use some help. It's got even more than usual to cope with, which is an alarming statement.

Pamela

Jim Hines's annual fundraser for rape crisis centers

Jim Hines is holding his annual fundraiser for rape crisis centers. Detailed information is here. In addition to helping a good cause, you can win prizes, mostly interesting books, in a raffle.

Exactly what organizations you donate to is up to you, within certain parameters. And every little bit helps. Particularly right now with the complete insanity being engaged in by many legislatures about rape, women's health issues, and even the ability of women to earn a fair wage, this cause can use some help. It's got even more than usual to cope with, which is an alarming statement.

Pamela