Still not dead ...

[blamebrampton]

But I do feel like death warmed up.

As I was commenting to a friend the other day, I am at that stage of influenza where, in a 19th century novel, the doctor would reassure the family I am past the crisis and certain to pull through, and advise them to book a long holiday in a warm cottage by the seaside, where I should mind my chest for several months.

Instead, like every other twenty-first century sufferer lacking sufficient independent wealth, but possessed of enough wealth and health to not actually be dying -- for which I am grateful, I am dragging myself into work, where I spend several hours at a time wondering whether an en dash or em dash would best fit the use.

Ghastly.

In a week or two, I will have forgotten the whole hideousness until the next time I forget a flu shot, which says a lot about how amazingly healthy we are in this time and place.

Until my brain returns, sorry for all the comments I am missing leaving or replying to, sorry for the deranged ones I have managed, and I will catch up with everything on the weekend.

Comments

[leelastarsky.livejournal.com]

Argh! It seems to be going around; my whole family are spluttering (self included.) And most of us got the flu injection!

Hope you're feeling better soon!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It's the perfect storm of viruses at the moment, at the moment there is seasonal flu, a wee bit of swine flu, and a really vicious cold going around. So if you had the seasonal flu injection, there are still two other viruses eager to get you! (Most seasonal vaccines had swine flu, so it may just be the evil cold.)

Get well! I plan to spend the weekend abed!