Hacking it

[clevermanka]

It's a little late for anyone to put together an entry for this year, but I'm strongly tempted to send an announcement about the Dance Your Ph.D. Contest to the English graduate student listserv so people can start prepping their 2012 entries.

For tracking purposes: On Tuesday night I went ahead and made myself a hot toddy with Irish Mist whiskey and honey (and herbal tea). On Wednesday (the day I didn't get to eat until evening), I was swollen three inches around my waist and two and a half inches around my hips. So there's something Really Not Good For Me in that Irish Mist stuff or the honey I used. I'm still up and inch and a half around my waist and one inch around my hips this morning. Good thing I have acupuncture tonight.

The cold has moved into my chest and I'm doing a lot of dry coughing. I'm afraid to rely on cough drops because I'm sure the crap in those isn't helping reduce the abdominal inflammation, either. I didn't sleep well last night because of coughing, and I'm betting mckitterick didn't rest so well, either. Sorry, honey. Maybe I'll sleep on the couch tonight. Maybe acupuncture can help with that, too.

I've decided not to refill my Provigil prescription one last time. I have enough (barely) to get me through the rest of KCRF if I take only one pill a day instead of the two (one in the morning, one in the afternoon). I don't feel like shelling out the money for something that I'm just going to have to give up in (at the most) two months anyway. Seventy-five dollars (or $150 if I got two-month's worth) can buy a lot of groceries.

This sucks.

Comments

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Oh honey. So sorry you still feel bad. And boo hiss on the swelling!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Srsly. And misery doesn't really love company. I'm sorry you've had a rough week, too.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

As we well know, misery prefers to be left the fuck alone.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

+1

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Hot tub still open.. . for the entire winter. If you
are worried about germs.. we can plunge this weekend, and then I'll change out the water?
It;s due, anyway.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Let me see how next week looks and I'll get back with you.

[miischelle.livejournal.com]

{{huggs}}

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[pointoforigin.livejournal.com]

That really does suck. So sorry about losing your Provigil coverage. I'm ready to believe cough drops are evil. I'm still going through a bag a week--an improvement over three bags a week. The only ones I can still tolerate are Ricola, but even they are full of sugar. GET WELL SOON. I am willing it with my awesome mind power.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm already feeling better. Seriously! Yesterday was a definite improvement, and I'm almost back to 100% today!