D'vorahDavida
Yetzirah

Float Like A Butterfly, Drip Like A Faucet
Fri Nov 10 2006

My head floats about it a kind of dreamy random fashion, feeling not quite attached to my brain stem. The fluid that it floats in is being produced in prodigious amounts by my sinuses with astonishing efficiency, thus rendering me . . . muzzy in all areas of living at the moment.

I make a feeble attempt to ameliorate the flood with regular doses of Sudafed. I am highly suspicious of its efficacy. But doing something makes me feel better than total surrender to the nose dripping, eye burning, mouth breathing misery.

I also washed down a handful of vitamins along with the cold drugs thinking perhaps that they might join forces once thrown into the fray together. Though I suspect a certain ideological divide between the vitamins and the cold medicine. Maybe the drinkable yogurt will lubricate their differences long enough for a detente to develop.

At this point, I don't hold out much hope. I'd call in the Marines, but I'm pretty sure they have their hands full elsewhere.

Ergo, I sit and knit... slowly, yeah, muzzily, on a seed stitch scarf even though I would rather be reading one of my two new books. But when I try, I can't follow the train of thought, and don't want to waste my well spent Amazon money by reading them in a fog.

Therefore, you will have to wait a spell for my book reports.

(We won't hold our breath there mouthbreather.)

He's so mean. Don't you think?





9 Comments
  • From:
    Cassia (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Nov 10 2006
    Garlic, my dear. Fresh, raw garlic. I read it in a book by Dr. Weil. Eat a clove or two. I did it once when I had a really bad cold and the next day I had NO signs of a cold at all. Amazed the crap out of me.

    Unfortunately, the symptoms did return after a few days, but I think if I'd continued with the raw garlic for a while it may not have. It's worth a try, but it doesn't taste nearly as good raw as it does cooked so have a chaser ready!

    I hope you feel better soon and I look forward to hearing about the books.
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Nov 10 2006
    Poor baby. Take two asprins and call me in the morning. I do hope you feel LOTS better soon!
    Lots of clear liquids help. :o)
    Love and hugs!
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Nov 10 2006
    Awww! So sorry you're sick. Hope the vitamins and Sudafed decide to work together, and quickly!

    I wish someone would invent a drip bucket for noses.

    Shalom
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Nov 11 2006
    *e-mails you some chicken soup*

    Hope you get to feeling better soonest.
  • From:
    Razzenne (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Nov 11 2006
    Ah take care my friend!
    Eating a whole bunch of vitamins isnt good. I have heard of diseases that have developed over popping vitamins. This wouldnt happen over one bunch but quit. If you dont believe me ask your doctor. I have researched this.

    Cold medication causes terrible side effects and no cold medication will heal the common cold.

    Ah my friend I am feeling so kinky. I have been posting about this in all my journals.Lately, ejournals seem to augment my kinkiness.
    Now look! how kinky! I am using punctuation marks.
    That is so abnormal for me.
    ew cupcake I am feeling so kinky. I think I would have Dr. Rubber Duckie operate on me if it was possible.

    Again, take care. Here is wishing you a speedy recovery.
    love
    and sometimes light
    razzenne
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Nov 11 2006
    I'm a Zicam girl myself......starting from the first sniffle or tickle. Sudfed just adds to my overall discomfort...can't stand the dry mouth or the broken record dream sequences which leave me feeling like I never went to sleep.

    Happy knitting though and hope you feel better soon.
  • From:
    SerendipityDuck (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Nov 11 2006
    Hope you feel better soon.

    I love to knit. It is very Zen.

    Drink lots of water, and snuggle up.
  • From:
    Dananarama (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Nov 13 2006
    I never knew a cold could sound so...articulate ;)

    Hope you feel better real soon!
  • From:
    ImNotLisa (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Nov 13 2006
    I keep waiting with anticipation for my first cold. It promises to be a doozy now that I'm back to work but so far I've been free of them. I hope you get to feeling better soon.