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[asimplechord]

I hate that habits learned as a child are so ingrained. If didn't feel well on a school-day, my mom would let me stay home from school if I "really felt that bad". I had to be responsible for my own welfare and my own choices, and unless I was seriously ill, I'd go to school.
 
Now, when I have a fever and a sore  throat, and I know, logically, that it would be better to stay home than to go in and make mistakes and spread germs, I still feel obligated to go to work. The only time I stay home is when I am physically unable to get out of bed. I know this is not good. But I feel so damn guilty about being at home on a work day! Literally, this morning I sat huddled on the sofa with a blanket and mug of tea and pondered all the things that needed doing, wondering if I could manage them while taking DayQuil, which usually makes me feel better, but also disconnects me completely from reality. And of course I ended up going to work. I told myself I'd leave if I felt worse, but that never happens. Once I'm there, I'm there. And there's always more to do.

Randomness:

♣ I was thinking that the entire day had been an utter waste, but then I checked my email and f-list. In addition to some smile-inducing items posted by you guys, there was an article forwarded from my grad school roommate. It was all about the Red Shed, the best dirty dive bar in Madison. It brought back fond, fond memories of their Long Island Iced Tea, which is served in Mason jars and costs $5. An excellent deal for a poor grad student on a budget. Many a Thursday night State Street crawl began there. If, of course, there was no birthday to be celebrating with free beers at the Nitty Gritty.

Cheers, Krazy! This liter pint's on me.
 
♣ why_me_why_not has me addicted to Criminal Minds now. Reid is a totally geeky smarty-pants nerd, which means I heart him. There is, however, a dearth of good CM slash. I'd possibly be OK with CM het or gen, but none of the women on the show intrigue me. Except perhaps Garcia. I'd be interested in reading more of the platonic vibe between her and Morgan. Perhaps I'm just not looking in the correct places for CM fic? Can anybody point me in the right direction? (I've read Rushlight's stuff, and the stuff pimped on the CM slash LJ comm.)
 
♣ Someone (maybe crack_broom?) recently rec'd MadMartha's Two Households series. Now, in my own little HP universe, Ron Weasley normally does not have sex. And he absolutely does not have sex with Harry. In fact, I'm not upset if he's just a background character in most of the fanfic I read. But MadMartha's Two Households (at marthas_library or her Yahoo group or the Best Mates archive), with Slytherin!Harry and cool magical theory and plays for House dominance? I'm loving it. It might even convince me of the validity of the Best Mates 'Ship, which I know some of my f-list sail quite devotedly. It won't surpass the twins or the Snarry, but I might not automatically cringe if I see H/R listed as the pairing.

♣ I had a moment of sheer and complete panic yesterday, thinking that the MS150 and Phoenix Rising were scheduled on the same weekend, and seriously told MrIris that if they were on the same weekend that he could bike the 150 miles by himself, 'cause I was going to New Orleans. Happily, though, they are a month apart.

Have I rambled enough? I think I have.

The in-laws arrive tomorrow AM for a long weekend. I suppose I should get off my fat ass and get the house cleaned.

Comments

[lilyeyes.livejournal.com]

You poor sweetie! Fever = body fighting something! Give your body a break and help it out - stay home at least until the fever goes down.

eek! And in-laws on top of being sick??? You poor thing!

I sure hope you feel better soon - and if you find any more good CM slash - let me know, please, I love that show!

[libgirl.livejournal.com]

:D.

I <3 Mad Martha. You should also read her Auror series if you're at her yahoo group. Phenomenal. ;). It's H/R. I did rec. her new fic yesterday in my lj, but it was minor thing so I don't know if I'm the culprit or not. Hmm.

Feel better. Take care of yourself.

~Jess

[jadzia7667.livejournal.com]

Poor sweetie - drink lots of OJ, and get lots of rest. Colds are yucky. especially with the sore throat thing. Blargh.

I absolutely adore Mad Martha, and all her stories. She's got a Drarry at her library LJ that I haven't read yet, but I know I'll like that too. Her illustrations of Slytherin life are utterly engaging.

[a-carnal-mink.livejournal.com]

I loveloveloveloveLOVE Criminal Minds! Best crime show in aaages, that, and it's the characters that mainly make it so (good writing and strong acting helps, of course *wink*). My complete and utter OTP for it, though, is Reid/Hotch. And yeah, good stuff is sparse on the ground. I went looking about six months ago and found very little (can't even remember where now).

Get well soon, you. *wags finger* Take care...

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

*pets* I'm sorry that you're still not feeling well. Get better quickly, babe!

I really like Criminal Minds, but I don't watch it often. For several years (I'd say from the end of my freshman year of HS to my freshman year of college), I wanted to be a forensic psychologist and work for the FBI. It still fascinates me, but not as much. I decided that I liked learning and reading about it better than I would actually practicing it.

[ex-petquali.livejournal.com]

Shoot, I wish I'd known you had to give up watching House, I tivo every episode and coulda burned them and mailed them to ya. I'll check and see if I still have them saved. If I do, this season is yours.
Hope you feel better soon. Screw cleaning, just rest. The in-laws will understand.

[koshweasley.livejournal.com]

Feeling like hell, then to have company on top of that? Oh, I feel for you. Hopefully this goes away overnight.

I know what you mean, sometimes when I take a Friday off for a three day weekend, I kind of feel guilty. I told my dad this a year or so back, and he was like "Don't be, they don't care whether you're sick or not, and they treat you bad anyway". I'm was floored. 'Dad, you're the one who yelled at me when I was like 15 for calling off work for...'can't remember why, just the yelling. He says, "Well I was wrong."

What is that? Since I was 15, that is on of the yellings I've can remember vividly. To the point I know I was on the stairs trying to get away from him, as he yelled. Anyway, the things we have integrated into our minds stick with us far too long.

I hope you feel better soon. * Big cyber hugs *

[chiralove.livejournal.com]

So sorry that you're still not feeling well! *hugs and passes the vitamin C*

You know, I had the same problem of trying to work sick until all of the people in lab got paranoid of the germs I was spreading and started calling me "Typhoid Mary." Now they look askance at me if I so much as cough and don't trust me when I say I'm still healthy ... so, I hope you get people in lab who'll care about your health and tell you to go home when you're sick! *hugs*