adventures with spaghetti squash
okay. i'm not a terribly weak person. i can lift more than most girls, and aside from the wrist, can get along pretty well when it comes to sawing motions with knives. the spaghetti squash near killed me. after slicing that sucker open i had to wait a while before scooping out the guts.
but then, that makes a certain amount of sense, really, all things considered. all of today, from waking to napping to now, i've been sore all over and achy-tired like i haven't felt since mono. it actually hurt so much to take a shower with my rag that i ended up running the bar of soap all over because that at least didn't cause any pain.
i wish i could say i expected that. i didn't. given all the coughing on monday, i assumed i'd have a little frog voice today, a runny nose, and probably a bit of a sinus problem. no, no. it's a headache that ibuprofin won't touch, more coughing, and this silly soreness/exhaustion even though i haven't done anything. oh, and a fever that joined me today in the middle of teaching my class. at the moment, the thing's up 102.1, according to my little thermometer. it's still damn cold in here (it's been freezing all day, 70 degree weather be damned) but i can't tell if that is the truth or if it's lying chills.
and of course, all this has had a negative impact on my productivity, which i really can't afford at the moment. but let's look on the bright side:
- no sore throat means i'll probably have my voice tomorrow night for that presentation. 'scues me. those presentations.
- coughing of any kind, but especially of the achy-tired-pounding head variety get me sent from work with fingers crossed before the boss's face. man's a germaphobe like you've never seen.
- i had a good excuse to take a 3 hour nap this afternoon, and am still tired enough to sleep well tonight.
- after all that work, the spaghetti squash is very tasty. i've never had one before, but after a coworker was eating it and didn't wrinkler her nose, i figured it couldn't be all that bad. never mind the strings and all. treat it like its namesake. you know? and i don't have sauce or anything on this mass of crunchy strings. and it's tasty. it had me worried there for a moment when the pumpkin smell was strong, but it pulled through into a delightful meal.
- since this isn't a cold and my nose is working just fine, i can actually taste the squash i labored to prepare.
see? life's just full of good things, even with this silly blip on the health radar. ... now, i don't know how cheerful-despite-illness i'll be feeling if this lasts as long as it's supposed to, or if it gets worse. but for now, there's good healthy food, a couple of really warm fuzzy bedwarmers named festus and charlotte, a freezing cold apt with the thermostat at 72, a bottle of tylenol that doesn't seem to touch my muscles, and what feels like maybe a dozen bruises from sitting on hard surfaces or bumping into jutting corners of wall. which is to say, i'll live.
love and peace.
but then, that makes a certain amount of sense, really, all things considered. all of today, from waking to napping to now, i've been sore all over and achy-tired like i haven't felt since mono. it actually hurt so much to take a shower with my rag that i ended up running the bar of soap all over because that at least didn't cause any pain.
i wish i could say i expected that. i didn't. given all the coughing on monday, i assumed i'd have a little frog voice today, a runny nose, and probably a bit of a sinus problem. no, no. it's a headache that ibuprofin won't touch, more coughing, and this silly soreness/exhaustion even though i haven't done anything. oh, and a fever that joined me today in the middle of teaching my class. at the moment, the thing's up 102.1, according to my little thermometer. it's still damn cold in here (it's been freezing all day, 70 degree weather be damned) but i can't tell if that is the truth or if it's lying chills.
and of course, all this has had a negative impact on my productivity, which i really can't afford at the moment. but let's look on the bright side:
- no sore throat means i'll probably have my voice tomorrow night for that presentation. 'scues me. those presentations.
- coughing of any kind, but especially of the achy-tired-pounding head variety get me sent from work with fingers crossed before the boss's face. man's a germaphobe like you've never seen.
- i had a good excuse to take a 3 hour nap this afternoon, and am still tired enough to sleep well tonight.
- after all that work, the spaghetti squash is very tasty. i've never had one before, but after a coworker was eating it and didn't wrinkler her nose, i figured it couldn't be all that bad. never mind the strings and all. treat it like its namesake. you know? and i don't have sauce or anything on this mass of crunchy strings. and it's tasty. it had me worried there for a moment when the pumpkin smell was strong, but it pulled through into a delightful meal.
- since this isn't a cold and my nose is working just fine, i can actually taste the squash i labored to prepare.
see? life's just full of good things, even with this silly blip on the health radar. ... now, i don't know how cheerful-despite-illness i'll be feeling if this lasts as long as it's supposed to, or if it gets worse. but for now, there's good healthy food, a couple of really warm fuzzy bedwarmers named festus and charlotte, a freezing cold apt with the thermostat at 72, a bottle of tylenol that doesn't seem to touch my muscles, and what feels like maybe a dozen bruises from sitting on hard surfaces or bumping into jutting corners of wall. which is to say, i'll live.
love and peace.
posted by Rehkmira @ 20:04
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