So you know that big drunken night of debauchery that I was planning? It turned into lying in bed watching movies for hours on end. Everyone else called off, and I wasn't feeling good, so I made plans to go see The Incredibles again with Julie and Mike on Sunday. Come Sunday, I had a really bad fever, but I went anyways, and found I liked it better going to see it with them. Afterwards, we went out for Mexican, and I was only able to eat half my quesadillas and several glasses of water. Julie gave me a CD -- Fantastic Plastic Machines mix-CD, Sound Concierge 404: Electric Extravaganza -- as a graduation present, which I was just shocked by. First, it was on my wish-list, but I doubted anyone would buy it, because it's a Japanese import, and thus $40.00. Second, I didn't expect anyone to get me a graduation present; I had to specify with her that that's what it was, and not an early X-Mas present. Third, of anyone, Julie was certainly the person I expected a gift the least; she was willing to live with me for a year rent-free while I was going to school (something I hope to repay), and I consider that as gifty as anything. But no, I now own it, and am listening to it, and love it. I will never make fun of that candle she bought me for Christmas that one year, ever again. I love my best friend Julie Newkirk.
Hopefully I will eventually get a proper graduation party; I may have to lobby for this, since Julie assumes (with some justification, considering my past party behavior) that I didn't want one. Which is totally not the case. The fact that Marcy Nussbaum, her neighbor, friend, car-pool partner, and co-worker, also graduated WSU this term, should make it easier for me to convince her to throw one for both of us. I deserve to get smashed (or whatever the equivalent would be for my proverbial three beers -- knicked, I think it would be).
After I got home from lunch, though, I collapsed on the couch under strata of quilts, wearing gloves, because my fever was so bad. I eventually went to bed, and when I woke up at 9:30PM, I was hot, and I knew I was getting better. Only then I was awake until 4:00AM. Today I just feel sort of poorly.
Last Friday, I went out to eat lunch with Veronica (and Karen Bacsanyi and her practicum student) at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Veronica paid for my meal, which I felt vaguely embarassed by. She then gave me a gift card for Borders, which I appreciated a great deal. It just makes me want to buy her something, and I'm poor. Oh well; I'll give her a Christmas card.
I am sooooooo ready for a vacation.
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Bill!
I hope you feel better, and fast-like! Skip that beer, drink some tea (go for the red tea! its super good!), get some sleep, listen to your new CD, and don't forget to relax! Give your brain some downtime from the grad school thing. I speak from experience. ;-)
Once you're feeling better, spend a few days resting on your laurels and celebrate your accomplishment!
Merry Merry and all that Jazz......
db ;-)
I'm OK now. It's funny, for the past few years, there's been this thing where I've been sick for a day. I'll be really feverish, sleep a long time, and then wake up feeling hot. Once my temperature regulates again, I'm fine; occasionally I have a runny nose or a cough for a while, but that's it. I like it, so long as it means I don't get sick the rest of the year.
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