Friday, August 11, 2006

Sick (but not wrong)

I hate admitting when I'm sick. I hate it more than admitting when I'm wrong. (At least, I think I do. If I'm ever actually wrong, I'll let you know.)

I went wedding registry shopping with Jessica last night. It was so good to spend that time with her, but by the time we were done, I was shaking because I was so tired. It's such a frustratingly unpredictable disease. You never know how much activity you can handle without a problem - and what's going to totally overwhelm you and push you over the edge.

So this is me, officially admitting that I'm sick. I've been scrambling to clear out blocks of time in my schedule, attempting to manage this beginning-of-a-flare, but so far I continue to feel kinda lousy. It's classic fibro stuff: not sleeping well, exhaustion, headache, fuzzy brain, muscle pain that makes even the clothes I'm wearing weigh heavily on my skin and hurt me. So frustrating. It's not bad yet, but the threat of a real, full-fledged flare is terrifying. I won't let it happen.

Ooh, try saying 'full-fledged flare' a couple of times in a row...

And in the spirit of all this bitching and moaning, I offer you a collection of Eeyore quotations - or 'gloomisms,' if you prefer :)

'A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference. Or so they say.'

'One can't complain. I have my friends. Someone spoke to me only yesterday.'

'When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there.'

'The old grey donkey, Eeyore stood by himself in a thistly corner of the Forest, his front feet well apart, his head on one side, and thought about things. Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, "Why?" and sometimes he thought, "Wherefore?" and sometimes he thought, "Inasmuch as which?" and sometimes he didn't quite know what he was thinking about.'

And now for Lindsay's favourite...
'It's snowing still,' said Eeyore gloomily. 'So it is.' 'And freezing.' 'Is it?' 'Yes,' said Eeyore. 'However,' he said, brightening up a little, 'we haven't had an earthquake lately.'

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