Sharon
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009So, Misery is harder to avoid than I thought it was. Who am I kidding? I love complaining. That’s why I have a blog, … right?
The Swine Flu In
Today: Woke up with achy-eyeballs. Coughing. I tried to induce a fever by doing aerobics under my blankets. This did not work, and only made me uncomfortably sweaty, feeling lukewarmly/unsuccessfully feverish. So maybe I don’t have the flu.
My Roommate, Tara, is also sick with coughs + sniffles, so we compared notes. A remark she made about being sick– she said it was interesting . That’s definitely the last thing I think of when I’m sick. When I’m sick, I’m thinking of 1) ME 2)MISERY, and 3)ME. Her reasoning had something to do with realizing what symptoms you were experiencing: chills, hot flashes of fever, congestion… I really didnt’ agree. I don’t. Agree. I just pack them all together into one filthy mess of gross snotty sickness.
But since we’re already talking about the body…: body-awareness is sharper when you’re sick, because you begin to monitor yourself in terms of “How gross do I feel?”; “Why is my body doing this to me?”; “What isn’t working?”. The sensitivity of your skin as your body aches, for example: the smallest caresses shock you into piteous submissions of “oww… oww… my shirt is hurting me… oww…” *wimper*. At the same time, you lose certain things you’ve taken for granted. Such as the sense of taste and smell. Why is this? Why is it that our sense of touch is sharpened beyond comfort, and the joys of taste and smell become inaccessible? What is the biological reason for this specific structure of misery??? Where can I even find the answers to these questions? I tried online; they don’t talk about the causes of body aches, only descriptions of it as a symptom.
I’m sorry, this shouldn’t be a post. Whatever. Spread the flu love. Misery loves company. Etc.
Love,
Miser-Grace
