And we stayed as we were, which was hell

[sovay]

I am lying under a cat and sneezing. I have an earache and a fever. I am sick. I home-tested negative and so have the likeliest vectors, so realistically I have an ordinary spring crud, but at this point an ordinary spring crud is sort of the final snapped straw of my stamina, so I resent it almost as much. The one thing I have done all day that felt useful was get out of the house before sunset and photograph some flowering trees. They were encouragingly energetic.



[edit] My godchild sent me a care package of things to eat when sick, like kippers and oranges and fortified rice cakes and Jell-O and the nostalgic kind of chicken soup in a box. It was incredibly kind and the rice cakes taste surprisingly good.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

Feel better soonly!

[sovay]

Feel better soonly!

Thank you!

[lauradi7dw]

The TV weather people have been issuing dire predictions of tree pollen.

[sovay]

The TV weather people have been issuing dire predictions of tree pollen.

I'm sure that can only help, but for several reasons this feels much more like illness than allergies to me.

[umadoshi]

Whatever it is, I hope it passes quickly! *hugs*

[sovay]

Whatever it is, I hope it passes quickly!

Thank you!

*hugs*

[minoanmiss]

*sends you all the healing vibes*

[sovay]

*sends you all the healing vibes*

*hugs*

[asakiyume]

Under the tender ministrations of your godchild, I hope you recover pronto! It seems like a very well-put-together care package. (And the photo is beautiful. And cat healing is best healing)

[sovay]

Under the tender ministrations of your godchild, I hope you recover pronto! It seems like a very well-put-together care package.

Thank you! The care package even includes fruit juices.

(And the photo is beautiful. And cat healing is best healing)

(Cat healing is.)

[nineweaving]

With Autolycus, the godchild, and Primavera as nurses, I hope you'll be feeling much better soon.

*hugs*

Nine

[sovay]

With Autolycus, the godchild, and Primavera as nurses, I hope you'll be feeling much better soon.

Thank you.

*hugs*

[gwynnega]

I hope the crud subsides quickly. I am glad you have a cat and a nice care package.

[sovay]

I hope the crud subsides quickly. I am glad you have a cat and a nice care package.

The important things. Thank you.

[kathmandu]

Sorry to hear you have caught something. Best wishes to feel better soon.

I regret to mention it, but did your likely vectors test negative on PCR, or only rapid tests? The current variants have some tendency to not show positive until several days after symptom onset, or not at all. (e.g., four people in a household all get sick at once. Three test positive. One doesn't, repeatedly, despite having the same symptoms and same exposure so almost certainly the same bug.)

Somerville has free PCR tests for residents, Tuesdays and Thursdays, if that helps.

[sovay]

Sorry to hear you have caught something. Best wishes to feel better soon.

Thank you.

I regret to mention it, but did your likely vectors test negative on PCR, or only rapid tests?

Only rapid so far as I know, but if this is COVID, then a potential total of seven cases are either all evading multiple rounds of antigen testing or totally asymptomatic. I've been sick since the weekend. I just got around to complaining about it now. As my chances of dying of COVID have been consistently estimated to be high even with the so-called lower-risk variants, I am going to hope the tests are accurate and it's just spring crud. [edit] I didn't know about the free PCRs at the City Hall Annex and I appreciate the information. [edit edit] I PCR negative. So it's probably crud.

[luzula]

Ack, I'm sorry! May it pass as soon as possible. The magnolias are lovely.

[sovay]

Ack, I'm sorry! May it pass as soon as possible. The magnolias are lovely.

Thank you!

[cmcmck]

Hope you feel less cruddy soon!

[sovay]

Hope you feel less cruddy soon!

Thank you!

[shewhomust]

I'm sorry you're poorly - but that sounds like a good treatment regime!

[sovay]

I'm sorry you're poorly - but that sounds like a good treatment regime!

The best of care!

[aurumcalendula]

*hugs*

That's sweet of your godchild!

[selkie]

They are now an adult under Jewish law and they enjoy doing thoughtful adult things, like harnessing the gig economy for the forces of good. It lets us subtly slide in points like shopping on a budget and tipping service workers to the utmost when applicable (and including that obligation in the sum cost). Plus they just really wanted to send soup and Jell-O.

[sovay]

Plus they just really wanted to send soup and Jell-O.

You can tell them that the everything rice cakes taste very good on either side of ham. My dinner plan is the soup.

[selkie]

Apparently you should dip the orange slices in the Jell-O powder! You'll be on trend!
(I will tell them. Those are one of their extremely favorite foods. You could layer peanut butter and seaweed sheets on them, if you were 12.)

[sovay]

Apparently you should dip the orange slices in the Jell-O powder! You'll be on trend!

And in somatic hell!

(I will tell them. Those are one of their extremely favorite foods. You could layer peanut butter and seaweed sheets on them, if you were 12.)

(When I was twelve, I would probably have layered them with baloney.)

[sovay]

*hugs*

*hugs*

That's sweet of your godchild!

I like them!

[a_reasonable_man]

Feel better soon! I'm very glad you got your care package! (I periodically see kippers in the store and think of you, so if you ever need a restock, let me know.)

[sovay]

Feel better soon! I'm very glad you got your care package! (I periodically see kippers in the store and think of you, so if you ever need a restock, let me know.)

Thank you!

(I am honored to be associated with kippers.)

*hugs*