tigerpower: Tiger vs. The Common Cold

Tiger (

tigerpower) wrote,
@ 2006-09-19 18:48:00

Current mood:

sick

Tiger vs. The Common Cold
And I'm losing x_x

I've been sick the past few days. Something seems to be creeping through my classes like wildfire. I did a poll in my classes today asking how many people were sick. 70% of them put up their hands o_o. I always seem to be one of the first casualties when flus start going around. I don't know whether what I have is a cold or a flu, but whatever it is it sucks. I don't like being sick. You know, as opposed to all those people who love being sick.

Hmm, I guess I should rephrase that.

I hate being sick _alone_. I think I am pretty self-sufficient otherwise. Well, at most things. OK, at some things. When I was healing from the broken neck and leg, I wanted to do as much as I could alone. Sure, I can get in the van by myself. No, I don't want your help. Yes, I realize it took me 5 minutes to hobble out here. Likewise, when it comes to my work, studies, or whatever, I tend to be a bit proud. "I can get this on my own."

But I turn into a big baby the moment I get the sniffles. I wish there was somebody around to do absolutely everything for me. I don't want to cook, clean, do laundry, or pretty much anything at all. I just want someone to get me some juice, tell me what to do ("Make sure you drink lots of fluids and get some sleep"), tuck me in bed, get me wet facecloths, make me soup, make me food, and pretty much wait on me ever-so-lovingly hand and foot. I know it's pathetic, but I'm hoping the fact that I dragged myself to school and demolished half a box of tissues in class gets me at least a little pity.

Of course, the worst is when I went down to do laundry. I filled up the cup with liquid detergent, walked to the door, and sneezed.

Yeah, it went absolutely everywhere.

I feel defeated :(

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	Ha! ashdate 2006-09-20 01:26 am UTC (link)
	"I don't want to cook, clean, do laundry, or pretty much anything at all." I think you're putting too much blame on this virus! When I visited last week, I think you pretty much never want to clean, do laundry, or pretty much anything at all. Except cook. I guess. - Eddie (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Ha! tigerpower 2006-09-20 05:09 am UTC (link)
	Oh my god! How long have I been sick? :O (Reply to this)(Parent)

morena_evensong
2006-09-22 02:35 pm UTC (link)

Aaaawww, poor baby. Not mine, my sisters. But still. I can fully guess who you were imagining in the position of lovingly nursing you back to health. Lol.

And don't worry, it's not pathetic. If I can be hiding out in my room, afraid to go take a shower until my roommate comes home to deal with his phsycho cat, then you can gain sympathy by demolishing half a box of tissues.

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Oxford ftw

ashdate
2006-09-22 03:21 pm UTC (link)

Actually, the mere act of gaining sympathy IS pathetic according to the Oxford Dictionary (http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/pathetic?view=uk):

pathetic

• adjective 1 arousing pity. 2 informal miserably inadequate. 3 archaic relating to the emotions.

By attempting to gain pity, Curt is in fact being one big pathetic baby. More to the point, I find your mere attempt to sympathize a direct violation of the rules of being awesome friends. You see, normally being an awesome friend you can't make fun of each other. I mean, if I call Curt a dick he's going to be offended because his friend just called him a phallic word. That hurts. That hurts like a silent friend.

Now, the problem of course arrises when we really do want to call your friends dicks. So, Jesus Christ and Tom Cruise worked it out that when someone is sick, you're allowed to call them anything. In fact, it's listed in Oprah's golden rules that making fun of your friends when they're sick/injured is required.

Take for example, my friend Carmel and my brother John.

Carmel was in the hospital with an injured back from foolishly landing (<-- note, you can insult AFTER the fact) incorrectly on a trampoline. So, she's at the hospital and John comes in.

Carmel: Blah blah blah what the doctors said blah bla--
John: BOOOOORING! (turns around and starts talking to the stranger bedded next to Carmel)

That's a classic Faustonian sign of goodwill towards your friend. Now, taking a more tragic accident into perspective, lets examine a passage from my blog:

"Next, I'm a lot funnier then Curt. He's always trying to play the 'cripple' card for a chuckle, but I can't fall back on an injury to make my viewers laugh."

See, I insult him USING his accident. That's how TRUE friends act.

To conclude, here is (for reference) what your post should have said:

Aaaawww, poor baby. Not really, dick. But still. I can fully guess who you were imagining in the position of lovingly nursing you back to health. BRAD PITT LOL fag.

And don't worry, it's completely pathetic. Don't think you can gain sympathy by demolishing half a box of tissues. Or in otherwords STOP LOOKING AT PORN DICK.

- Eddie

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	Re: Oxford ftw morena_evensong 2006-09-23 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	You're such a nice friend, lol. But Brad Pitt? Surely you could've come up with someone better than that? Although, if Curt wants to be nursed back to health by Brad Pitt, then that's his choice. He just best be letting my sister know in due time if decides to start batting for the other team. Thanks for making me laugh! I needed it! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Oxford ftw ashdate 2006-09-24 01:45 am UTC (link)
	Why, are you sick? - Eddie (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Oxford ftw morena_evensong 2006-09-25 05:20 pm UTC (link)
	No, I've been the victim of a vicious cat attack (yes, you are allowed to laugh at that) and my hand swelled up to twice its usual size. Not very pretty and certainly not painless. So laughing is good! =D (Reply to this)(Parent)

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