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Sick of being Sick

   I have been sick for about the last month now.

   The horrible truth is that I'm not exaggerating. This all started off as my normal yearly allergies and sinus problems. Got me down pretty low - low enough that I took time to stay home and telecommute. About a week later I again ran into some upper respiratory difficulty - but this was mixed with some lower digestive/excretory tract problems! I caught some type of stomach bug that laid me up for a couple of days. It was so bad I couldn't even get out of bed to telecommute. It sucked. That cleared off, I had a good solid week of recovery, then the weekend brought some type of coughing thing that I'm still suffering from a week later.

   My coworker was out of town for the week for training. Both he and I got the same cough right about the same time - this thing had it in for us! We must have been carrying the bug for nearly a week. The funny thing is that we don't know where it came from - no one else in our group has gotten it or had it before us.

   Another of our coworkers claims that she was told our building has some of the poorest internal air quality of any in the region. I could believe this, we have seen days where some ailment has wiped out nearly my entire floor, and it happens all at once. I have put in a serious request for some type of air filtering system for our group.

   I don't understand getting sick anyway. What's the point? Little microbes gather in your body and to get rid of them, you get fevers or your sinuses attempt to flush them out or your body dumps all of it's fluids out your rear. Great design! The cure is worse than the sickness!

   I'm such a whiner when I'm sick, too. I feel so sorry for Steph that she has to put up with me. Either I spend most of my time sleeping, or sit and quietly moan and groan - I'm sure it's annoying. I end up acting like I'm seven or something. All I want is pity and comfort and sleep. I hate me when I'm sick.

   Anyway, my hope is that I can get out of this health low point and back into the gym - we'll see if I catch anything over the weekend.

Posted by: Jericho - 04/18/02 - 3:02 pm -

Frustrated

So, is anyone else pretty much sick of the entire world? I already know Jericho's answer. He once told me he would rather be a slave in some extra-terrestial mine than spend one more day on this planet. I'm beginning to see his point.

On the global scene, it seems like war is breaking out all over. This group is out to kill that group for whatever reason and both are out to get us because we aren't joining the fight on their side. Do we join the fight? On what side? Do we try to force negotiations? Fuck if I know. Quite frankly, I am tired of the whole damn thing.

Locally, people are just as annoying. It seems like "road rage" is standard operating procedure on the roads. I can't drive anywhere without someone riding in my blind spot, actually pacing me to stay there. Almost every time I am in the car, someone will cut me off and give me the finger for daring to be where they wanted to be. There seems no end to the number of people who will happily risk my life and theirs to shave two seconds off their travel time. And I am more than tired of dealing with them.

I used to care about the world. I used to dream of doing something to make it a better place. Hell, if I had put as much effort into my classes as I did into activism when I was in college, I would have graduated at the top of my class. Now, I find it hard to give a damn. No one else cares. Why should I? Everyone else is solely concerned with getting as much for themselves as they can. Why shouldn't I?

Anyone know any way off this damn planet?

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