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12/11/2002 Archived Entry: "Tired and sick"
I woke up yesterday (Tuesday) morning and asked Jen, "It's Wednesday, right?". She, in her cold-addled early-morning daze agreed that yes, indeed, it was Wednesday. Unfortunately it wasn't and I resigned myself to having another day of work before the weekend.
Jen's been ill all week, I think she has arrived to Canada from Alabama to an entirely different subset of the virii that we all pass back and forth and may not know about. Vancouver diseases are probably different than Alexander City diseases and she didn't have the common resistences. At least that's my theory...unfortunately, since she's now infected me and I feel like the bottom of a sewer workers hip boot. I'm currently going through a revolving cycle of nausea, coughing, sneezing, aching and just generally having no energy. Loading the dishwasher took my breath away tonight. I went in to work today and left after my boss was out of his meetings. All I really have to say about that is that it is rather silly for a company to give you 8 sick days per calendar year, but gets annoyed when someone actually has to use them. It's nice to have the sick days, but silly to not be able to use the sick days you have for fear that it will haunt you when it comes to review time.
2 weeks until Xmas, and the list of cool stuff I would like as presents that I am suppose to give to Jen has two items on it. Currently I am seeking: The Lord of the Rings trilogy + The Hobbit and a power drill (to be used exclusively...do not drill books without proper parent supervision). While there are a million gadgets that I think are cool (after all, I do own the gadgeteer.net domain), I just can't justify the ones that don't have a regular use around the house or can't be carried with me. Maybe I can just ask Jen to buy me shelving for Christmas? I don't think she's going to go for that.
I've always had problems telling people the things I 'want', as opposed to 'need', because in my past I have always needed basic things to get along and now I really don't. I've got lots of things that I've worked to get over time and can basically live happily ever after without buying more than food and shelter and clothes to replace those I've worn out. Anything above that is usually covered by either consumerish impulse-buying or really good chocolate :) I'd suggest some form of travel as a worthwhile gift, but doing so is too bloody expensive and complicated and the time off is too hard to get these days. *shrug* There is the flaw in working for someone else and having severe time restraints. Anyone wanna hire me to blog?
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She might be getting sick 'cuz of a change in climate -- is Alabama constantly cold and rainy? Even humidity changes can make a difference; when I lived in the Interior, I'd often get sick when I came down to the coast for an extended stay, and I have friends who used to go back and forth between here and Calgary, and it almost always used to cause some kind of illness. Posted by Chuk @ 12/12/2002 10:39 AM PST |
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Cold Lower Alabama is not. If anything it is a lot warmer than Canada. Though I have never been to Canada but it seems like it would be cold that far north. I think Greg is right. The BC germs are just different from the LA germs and she is now having to adjust. A bit like spending time in a foriegn country--which technically she is. Posted by crash_ @ 12/15/2002 11:25 AM PST |