swine flu no. 2
I still have swine flu. I am coughing and aching (EVERY JOINT. Apparently flu’s a generational thing on which we chillens missed out, although Katie’s had it and she’s only 25) and falling asleep at things. I am also simmering with resentment about how it is AUGUST, and GOOD WEATHER, and yet instead of the following —
- being at the Fringe
- earning money
- travelling to distant lands and making an hilarious blog (English really needs ‘y’) about my time there, subsequently landing myself a book deal
- writing a slim volume of something extraordinary
- reading fat volumes of something(s) extraordinary(yies)
- touring in a play
- learning Welsh (my new LIFE PLAN, after ‘teaching deaf children’ and ‘photography’)
I am restricted to doing the following —
- Watching all of Criminal Minds (note: this was nearly stopped this morning when my internet died. I spent half an hour composing impassioned posts about how it was wrong of the internet to stop when it is basically MY LIFELINE, then the internet came back on and I realised what an arse I was being),
- Reading all of Achewood — I don’t even know. It’s not funny. It’s not clever. It’s certainly not attractive and yet I read at least two years’ worth yesterday. This despite the fact I can’t follow normal text unless it’s
- Good Moon Rising, which is both AWESOME and DREADFUL and I so wish I’d read it at fifteen. Though it might have given me unreasonable expectations (it’s a gay, American Noel Streatfeild wherein nobody dies). Also I fell asleep midway through.
- Falling asleep at my friends (do you see a theme?), and/or sending them emails which basically convey ‘bring me icecream’, and follow-up emails, ‘why isn’t the ice-cream here yet?’, and
- Coughing. All the sodding time.
Crucially, I can only do the above in ten-minute bursts (well, except sleeping and watching CM) before exhaustion hits and I want to upchuck again (I am not actually upchucking). I now have no discernable interests except Criminal Minds and my own health. Can I say Criminal Minds some more? Criminal Minds. Criminal Minds. Criminal Minds.
I did make a blog for my photography, though (just slipping that one in). It’s here. I stole the title from a song recommended by somebody with better musical taste than me (possibilities: all). If you are my friend I will probably put your picture on there. I apologise in advance.
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Dr Sophie Duncan is Fellow in English at Christ Church, University of Oxford. She works regularly as a historical advisor and as a dramaturg for theatre, TV, radio and film. She likes theatre, detective fiction and cocktails.
I started out with a sore throat, which soon turned into a terrible sinus infection, now I do believe the flu has set in.
I bet if I were dying I would feel better.
Raven
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Hi Raven,
Thanks for dropping by. You’re not the first person I’ve heard of to go from sinus woes to swine flu – I hope you feel better soon! Hold off on the Tamiflu unless it’s absolutely necessary, the stuff’s awful. Get well!
S
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My god, why?
Before following the link, I had presumed ‘Achewood’ to be a variant of ‘Torchwood’ derivative fiction. Am relieved and disappointed in equal measure.
Get well soon, bb.
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Swine Flu cases are set to rise, some experts are predicting 1 in 3 could catch the virus this winter
http://www.swineflubritain.co.uk
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