Welcome to the Pacific Northwest! Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 10:00 pm
You win a sinus infection!
Yup, so I was out almost all last week from my now-three-week-old job due to sickness. It’s great fun, especially when you’ve just started a new job and are trying to get your bearings and are finally getting what looks like a real project. Oh wait, it’s not fun at all, especially at such an inconvenient time. I’m fairly certain in my own mind that I got whatever head cold lead to this mess at yoga master’s birthday party (don’t ask – just don’t); someone must’ve coughed on the cheese and crackers, I’m sure of it. And I would’ve had a sore throat and that would’ve been that if I didn’t have allergies and the years-long developed capacity to get a sinus infection at the drop of a hat.
But I do and I did. I got antibiotics a few days ago and am no longer sleeping sixteen hours a day and feeling awful for the remaining eight. I’m virtually back to normal at this point. Yay for modern medicine!
During all this mess I also got to move out of temporary housing and into more permanent living arrangement. But how permanent is an apartment anyways? That was a nightmare unto itself; the movers (who had all my stuff in storage after shipping from Texas) couldn’t get a hold of me, and then changed my scheduled time, and then the apartment complex wasn’t ready for them so early; oh, it was a long convoluted mess and I was occasionally trying to hack up a lung during it all, popping cough drops and sudafed like they were candy.
Not that I’m actually completely moved in yet; I still have a few items to transfer out of my temp housing and am doing that tomorrow. Really, I just want to forget that this entire past week happened. Kind of like seasons 2 and 3 of Heroes.
The bad thing about moving out is that I’ll miss waking up to a view of the Olympic Peninsula. Seriously, check it out:
But my new apartment has pretty nice views too, and I’m looking forward to it. I need to start furnishing it gradually – a sofa or loveseat, some sort of breakfast table (it’ll have to be small), I may need to get rid of my current desk and get a smaller one, and apparently I need to get a “grown-up bed” at some point (seriously, what’s wrong with a twin?), et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Now, to move on with that life thing.
Love the Heroes joke. Glad to hear you are feeling better. I am in the market for a “grown-up bed” too as I still sleep on a twin. Other sizes just take up so much room.
LOL! Every time I think about you sleeping on a twin I picture the movie “Step Brothers”. Yes…a “grown-up bed” would be nice. A “grown-up bed” from West Elm would be even nicer.
I’m with you on the twin bed thing, Joseph. Bigger sizes take up more room, and on top of that they’re big, empty, and lonely.
I just noticed your reply. What a sad way to look at it! I kind of like King size beds because you can bring your laptop, books, etc. in bed with you. It’s nice when I’m working. However, you do have a point that they are big, empty, and lonely.