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

[shocolate.livejournal.com]

I prescribe a chaise lounge and broth.

And a chap with awesome whiskers.

[alex-s9.livejournal.com]

I'd rather you rest during the weekend than reply to comments. Flu is a dreadful illness, very sneaky.

[absynthedrinker.livejournal.com]

Yes and once you'd arrived in Bexford-on-the-Sea you no doubt take the good air and play wist with women recovering from treatments they received after being infected with syphillis from their husbands in the Colonial Service. England was a hothouse of contagion in the 19th century. I am glad we live under different circumstances.

Hope you feel better very soon.

Peace,
Bubba

[emmacmf.livejournal.com]

Urgh, flu is the worst! I hope you're soon back to normal.

[libby-drew.livejournal.com]

Rest and feel better.

[potteresque_ire]

"Flails at your improving health!* Yay! :D Would it work to put it in your calendar for the flu season next year? :)

I'm now learning the art of working while I'm not recovered too, but at least I feel clear headed for the most part. *brews you pepper up potion... with a shot of Firewhiskey ;) * Don't stress yourself too much! There's always time to do things when u feel better ♥

[chantefable.livejournal.com]

You are feeling better and I rejoice, but darn, no warm villages and muslin gowns and officers sighing at the sight of your thoughtful, charming face... O tempora, o mores, what has the world come to?

[jamie2109.livejournal.com]

Glad you're feeling better. That flu is a nasty bugger.

[alethiaxx.livejournal.com]

Wishing you a speedy recovery and distress-less punctuation. :)

[quatrefoil.livejournal.com]

Well, it rather depends on who you were in the nineteenth-century novel, or in fact nineteenth-century reality. In an awful lot of cases you would just have died in the first place because no-one could have afforded the doctor's fees, or you would have been compelled to resume work up at t'mill, down t'pit or laying fires at 5 am, after which you would have died and your family would have been on the streets or in the workhouse.

That said, I do hope you feel properly better soon.

[wivern.livejournal.com]

God yes, the recuperation is almost the worst. Why are we not independently wealthy. *g*

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better soon! ♥ Nasty flu bugs that are going around. People at my work keep on getting sick and I think I've gotten two colds this season. No flu yet though. *crosses fingers*

[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!

[nenne.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear that you can't be really well before dragging yourself back to work. *pets you, but avoids hugging until you're all better*

Feel better soon!

[kayoko.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better soon! *hugs*