#this sinus infection better fucking clear up by next tuesday!!!!

[stayatsam]

it's become a tradition now i have to get sick the week before my vacation

[thatpunnyperson]

It is with THE HEAVIEST heart that I must report to you all that I have finally caught covid.

It is Monday the 21st of August 2023, and I first tested positive on Saturday the 19th, so I'm wrapping up day 3 now, at 9:47pm Pacific time

I probably would have continued my streak if not for my dad getting infected, because it's very hard to NOT catch something when the infected person is sleeping in the next room without a mask and the airflow is anything better than semi-decent.

But also fuck this virus. I have aches and pains in places that dont make any sense. My areolas around my nipples are getting irritated randomly???? My butt muscles hurt from coughing????? My sinuses are so congested that decongestant medications dont clear them???? Cough suppressants arent suppressing my coughs??? My sense of smell and taste are all but completely gone and it makes eating and drinking things so sad, especially since being sick means drinking tea and I'm getting to try out a bunch of teas I bought on impulse but never actually tried

(I can still taste things like sweet and salty, but I dont taste any flavors or anything. Tastebuds are fine, olfactory nerves are laid low by the sinus congestion)

And, before anyone asks, no, I am not taking paxlovid, but both my mom and dad did/are (dad tested positive on tuesday the 15th, and finished his course today, mom still has a few days)

Time is passing so slowly, I feel like I've been sick for a decade. Probably because sleep is hard to get on account of the full-body discomfort and pain. Time moved super slow when you dont have sleep to break apart your waking life

[alleiradayne]

Another Update

So right after I wrote that long ass post about all the shit going on lately...

I still have the $200 extra Google Store dollars sitting in my account and I’m highly tempted to fucking buy something with it just to see if it fucks everything up again. Because I’m chaotic neutral like that.

And then last Thursday night I became very very ill. To the point where I thought I was crying because I didn’t want to die and thought I might.

My fever spiked to 102.7 F in four hours. Full body aches, chills, uncontrollable shivering. Tylenol brought the fever down but I had to take that shit like clock work and keep track of how much I’d taken to make sure I didn’t OD on it. The worst was Friday morning when my fever hit 103.1. Out of fear of having COVID-19, my husband and I had worked together to isolate me in our bedroom the previous night. He moved some of his stuff to the guest bed/bath (I am forever grateful and fully acknowledge the privilege I have to own such a large house) to protect himself and our daughter.

He made a phone call appointment with my primary care physician (which was the only appointments they’re taking right now, no in-person) and at the time she said there wasn’t much that could be done. She prescribed me an antibiotic for the same damn sinus infection I’ve had for what seems like ten years now that I can’t shake.

I need to back up a step. Wednesday I felt fine. Like, good, even, for the first time in a few days. I’d had a lot of sinus crud going on from the snow melt and had gone back to the ENT on Tuesday for another look at my nose. All he did was prescribe me a saline rinse. Which, whatever, it’s... sort of helping. But by Wednesday the worst of the sinus symptoms cleared up (burning sinuses). Still had a lot of green snot but... that’s normal for me (which I realize is really fucking awful but no doctor I’ve gone to thus far knows what the hell to do about it).

So, Wednesday I’m fine. Liz, however, could not get to sleep or stay asleep if she did fall asleep. She was up until about 11. Which meant I didn’t sleep a wink after that. I was terrified for her. Because I hadn’t slept and I’d woken up with a swollen gland in my throat and was generally feeling run down, I was going to take Thursday off. I have PTO. I’m fucking lucky right now.

My project manager really pestered me into making it to some phone calls that we had scheduled that day. Basically, I ended up working all day, talking most of the time. That did my throat and swollen gland no favors.

I thought the gland was a blocked salivary duct. I even looked in my throat and thought I saw the polyp that had it blocked (too far back to reach it). It eventually lead to a nasty headache. By 10 pm Thursday night, I had the 102.7 degree fever.

Saturday morning at 2 am I woke up with a busting migraine and the swollen gland was now on both sides of my throat. This was no blocked duct. I figured then that I had strep. My fever had crept back up a bit, so I took another Tylenol and passed back out.

I woke up again at 7 am, no fever, aches, or chills. Only a raging headache, like I’d been out drinking all night, and a very swollen throat. Over the course of the day I felt okay except for my throat and headache. By that evening I could hardly eat or drink, so I resolved to call the care line the next day.

8 am Sunday, I called the care line, talked to a nurse eventually, and she said I needed to go in immediately. I took a shower (because I hadn’t in probably five days). Went to one urgent care that is now permanently closed (whoops), went to another one and they’re only seeing people for musculoskeletal issues. But they directed me to a third only a few minutes away that was testing for anything respiratory. Including COVID-19.

Great.

I get to this clinic, and they had a nurse in a full suit, face shield, mask, and goggles standing in the atrium between the two entry doors. They had as much vital-checking equipment in there on bench seats and all the necessary tools to do damn near any kind of quick respiratory test. I told her my symptoms, touched nothing, and she swabbed my throat. I went back out to my car to wait for the results at her behest because they had confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the building.

I noped the fuck out.

My strep result came back positive 10 minutes later. I ran two more errands, picked up my penicillin, and went home.

I feel much better today. Turns out, if you let strep go too long, a complication from it is rheumatic fever. Problem is, I didn’t even know I had it. I had no symptoms until Thursday really, and then I tanked that night.

So that’s been my deal the last few days. I’m still in isolation until tomorrow morning to protect Liz, but she should be good. Today, I’ll be getting back to some tags for some meme type posts.

[marymuft]

Can’t Sleep Survey

Did you cry when you first watched Titanic? I think I teared up.

What was the last thing you did before doing this quiz? Peeing

What would your parents do if you came home with a tattoo? I have four. They just say “Lemme see it” now. 

Ever purposely broken your iPod/phone just for a new one? no.

Ever kissed someone with a tongue piercing? No.

Gotten high in the past 24 hours? :)

Has a friend ever made you extremely angry? Yes.

Are your parents divorced? Nope.

If you got kicked out, where would you go? Uhh. Well, I’d text Liz, Diane, Ashley, maybe Dana, and see if they could house me til Damion realizes he’s stupid.

If any of your friends got kicked out, would your parents let them stay with you? I’m sure they would have when I lived with them. They put up some of my brother’s friends.

You’re locked in a room with the last person who hurt you, what happens? I don’t know who that is right now? Ashley’s parents? It’d be fine, we’d play cards.

Injured someone in the last week? Not to my knowledge

Do you like Pokemon? I like the pokemans.

Would you get your feet tattooed? Did that already.

Have you kissed more than ten people this year? Nope.

Have you told anybody you loved them today and meant it? Yes.

What was the last thing you and your mom talked about? What time Evelynn was coming over tomorrow.

Do you know people that smoke weed? Yep.

What was the most boring thing you did today? Woke up.

Last kiss drunk or sober? Not sober. 

How do you feel right now? I’m a little tired. Lil wired. Dry throat.

What were you doing last night at midnight? In my bed on my laptop.

You think that stars are people we lost? They’re just big balls of gas.

What are your plans for tonight? Go to sleep.

Is there any band/artist you would love to see right now? The Matches would be so cool to see.

What is/was your worst subject in school? I wasn’t really bad at any of the academic ones. But, GYM, if that counts.

When’s the last time you cried? I def cried this week. Probably... Tuesday.

Would it be more likely of you to fail science or math? Science.

Do you find it rude when people text when they’re talking to you? Only if it’s a serious conversation. 

Do you tell your parents everything? Nope.

Do people say you look like a certain celebrity? No, but I have gotten very different ones through the years.

Who do you think you look like? My mom

Name a flaw that you think you have: My teeth.

Name something that you like about yourself: I’m super compassionate.

What’s a word that you overuse? “Okay”

Had a blast from the past recently? I’m in my parents house right now. So yeah.

Ever seen a pregnant woman smoking/drinking? Yes

What’s something you want for your next birthday? Money. Lots of it. And a keyless entry lock.

Do you hate when people talk to you about their relationships? Nah. Unless it’s clear that it’s an inappropriate time or place.

What’s the last thing you said out loud? "Augh.”

Don’t you hate when you get hit on by creepers? Yes.

Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? I don’t think I ever close my closet door.

Do your parents use coupons a lot? Not that I know of. I do thought. 

Do you ever count your steps when you walk? Usually on stairs.

What are you doing right now? This. And deciding if I need to pee again.

Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10. 5. Maybe a 6. 

Do you always seem to lose your bobby pins & hair ties? Nah, i’m pretty aware of them.

Have you ever clogged a public toilet? Friend’s place count?

Have you ever been followed by a stranger when walking home? No, cause then they went their own way.

Do you have any jewelry on currently that came from someone special? “You are my sunshine” ring from my mom.

Have you ever saw someone get run over? No.

Is it currently cold where you live? It’s actually like Hell outside.

Do you put pepper on almost everything you eat? I’m not very good at eating. 

Do you own more than 50 different colored eye shadows? I probably do actually... Maybe 30.

Do you always feel like people are staring at you in public places? Yes.

What’s one of your biggest fears? Being thought of as mean and uncaring.

Is there currently any food crumbs on your bed? Maybe.

Have you ever watched the show Bananas in Pajamas when you were young? Yes. It was one my favorite shows!

Do you ever get any compliments on your eye lashes? Yep. I was blessed with perfect ones. 

Do you own a pair of converse? Since middle school.

Would you rather be unhappy being single or unhappy being with someone? I would rather be unhappy being single. 

What is something obvious about you that everyone notices? ... Uhm. My fishnet stockings.

100 Things You May Not Have Known About Me…

or care to know about me, but here ya go anyway…

1. What is the last alcoholic beverage you drank? Lemon vodka press probs. 

2. Do you follow college football? Nope. 

3. Who took this survey before you? ???

4. Who was the last person to send you a text message Damion

5. Last time you went swimming in a pool? ...Uhm. Two weeks ago, if just feet count. 

6. Are you happy? Not usually.

7. Where was the last place you went shopping? I went to Tom Thumb this afternoon.

8. How do you feel about your hair? It feels nice. I just washed it.

9. Where do you live? ATX bby.

10. Last thing you ate? Little Caesar’s cheese pizza.

11. Do you wish you were some place else right now? Yes and no. I want to be back in the morning. But, impossible givne distance of where I’d like to be.

13. Do you have any expensive jewelry? Not really.

14. AIM or MSN? Was def an AIM kid.

15. What classes are you taking? Next semester I’m taking Graph Theory, Cirriculum, and uh... Specialized Content.

16. How many hours on average do you work a week? 30+

17. Who do you like right now? My dog.

18. Do you watch the olympics? Yeah.

19. Last restaurant you went to? Whole foods count?

21. Who was the last person to call you? My roommate.

22. What’s your sign? Sagittarius. 

23. Do you have a favorite number? 16. 

24. Last time you did volunteer work or made any donation? I bought a red nose.

25. What do you spend most of your money on? Food.

26. Where does most of your family live? ... Even spread of extended.

27. Are you an only child or do you have siblings? Sibs.

31. Favorite kind of beer? Don’t dig that shit.  

32. Have you ever experienced true love? Yes.

33. Did you ever collect Beanie Babies? Nah. I mean I had some, but I wasn’t like super into it.

35. Myspace or Facebook? Facebook.

36. Do you have T-Mobile? No.

37. What is your favorite subject? I enjoyed the fuck out of DiffEQ.

38. Do you sometimes wish you were someone else? Yes. Or just a better version of myself.

40. Are you an outcast in school? I felt like I was, but looking back I was not as much as I felt.

41. Last time you saw your parents? Like, 3 hours ago.

42. Do you have any talents? I’m good at teaching mathematics.

43. Ever been in a wedding? Flower Girl.

44. Do you have any godchildren? No.

45. Last movie you watched? I put on The Bucket List. But, I think the dark tower counts.

46. Are you missing anyone at the moment? Yes.

47. Did you take a nap today? I woke up at 2. NO time for a nap.

49. Ever been on a cruise? Nope.

50. Favorite vacation spot? Snow places.

51. Favorite genre of music? Been grooving to indie alt. 

52. Do you have any wealthy friends? Yeah.

53. Ever met anyone famous before? Yes.

54. Would you give your ex a second chance? No, doesn’t seem like a good idea.

55. Are you multi-tasking right now? Nah.

57. Could you handle being in the military? Not at all.

58. Are you hungry or thirsty? I’m thirsty..

59. Favorite fast food restaurant? Panera.

60. Favorite Nightclub? I love Highland. 

62. Do you own a camera phone? Yeppp.

63. Ever had to take a sobriety test? No.

65. Can you speak any other languages? Only a little Spanish. I’m only fluent in English.

66. Last time you went to the gym or worked out? Last month.

67. How many pairs of shoes do you own? Like 20..

68. Do you have a photo hosting site that you use? No, google photos?

69. Last place you were at? Tom Thumb.

70. What is your school mascot? Bobcat.

71. Ever been to Las Vegas Nope.

72. Ever been to Mexico for spring break? Nope.

73. Have you ever bought condoms? Yep.

74. Do you have any regrets? I have some.

75. What do you think is your best feature? My eyelashes.

76. Have you ever been gambling? Yeah, love me some Brittney Slots..

77. How old are your parents? 69 and 56.

79. Do you have your wisdom teeth? Unclear. Never had any removed, but not sure if they were there in the first place.

80. Favorite place to be? My bed.

81. Have you ever been to New York City? Once, I need a redo

82. Favorite sit down restaurant? Idk. I go to a few. I always like Olive Garden breadsticks.

83. Ever been to Disney Land/World? Disneyland... I think. 

84. Do you have a favorite cartoon character? Tina Belcher. 

85. Last thing you cooked? A microwave bowl of soup...

86. How is the weather today? Hot.

87. Do you e-mail? It is how academics communicate. Less awkward.

88. Last letter/piece of mail you received besides junk or a bill? My mom sent me a card. 

89. Favorite store? Target.

90. Are you dating someone right now? Nope.

91. Last voicemail you received. Momma.

92. Do you drunk dial? Nope. 

93. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? Dropped it in the toilet once. 

94. What is the best city in the state that you have lived in? ATX is the best.

95. Favorite band? I’m gonna go with The Matches. Lyrics are perfect.

96. Last time you were sick? Had a sinus infection a few weeks ago.

97. Are you lactose intolerant or do you have IBS? Nope.

98. What’s the last concert you went to? Oh lord... Warped like. 7 years ago? I can’t remember. I haven’t been to one in a while unless you count happening upon ones as SXSW.

99. Ready for the weekend? I’m ready to see my little nugget of a niece.

100. What did you do last night? Got wired and did things.