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[seventhe]

I get really high on fevers. Not pleasant enjoyable drunk high: just that my body does really weird things. I can't walk straight. I eat six meals, or eat nothing. Words come out of my mouth backwards. I wander around the house. If they get bad enough, I hallucinate. My eyeballs get hot; the feeling of your eyes being hot, your eyelids actually hot against your eye when you blink? Yeah. it's inexplicably strange. Even on drugs, my body feels queer, like it isn't all there. I feel dumb. Like something isn't working right.

So when I'm sick - right now, still sporting a fever of 100F under the grand influence of Tylenol - I usually park myself down on the nearest couch or bed and try not to move. Even walking makes it worse. I read books because as long as I can still make out the words, I'm okay. A year or two ago I had a fever of 104F - which technically, view it as a fever of 105 since my normal/healthy body temperature is a full degree low - and I legitimately couldn't read. The words all became letters, and they were all out of order and in other languages and my hot eyes couldn't read them. I hallucinated my way to the doctor's office and I never want to do that again. So reading books is my test. Not only is it distracting, but it tells me when I am getting bad enough that I need to have someone take me to a clinic. I also take my temperature A lot, because I don't trust that 104. Thermometers and reading books.

Today has been a REALLY COOL DAY, if you want to know.

I'm not even sure I could write; my fingers feel like glue. My brain feels like bananas. I don't think I want to try. Even starting up FF8 is somehow daunting.

THIS IS THE BEST VACATION

Comments

[thene]

oh wow! I seem to sink into delerium easily when I have flu, but that mostly is enjoyable - well, for me, although not for anyone else. Fun time to write. I had a migraine once, and spent 3 days basking in the altered consciousness - doubt I would feel that way if I got them every other week though.

[lassarina]

oh, honey. *loves you* I'm so sorry.

Our vacations are fired.

[stealth_noodle]

Oh ugh, that is inappropriate vacation shenanigans. Hope you cool down soon.

The highest fever of my adult life was a bit over 103 (or 104, since I too operate at a one-degree deficit), achieved when I got a kidney infection while living in rural Japan. I was so out of it at the hospital that I kept repeating the nurses' instructions in a sing-song voice and giggling. Felt a bit like my body had become a poorly constructed giant robot, and I was sitting in the upside-down cockpit with oven mitts on my hands.

[who_shot_kr]

I've actually had that hot eye feeling before. It really sucks. It makes me unable to keep my eyes open, which totally doesn't help the whole AUGH GOD WHY DO MY EYES FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ON FIRE thing.

Hope your body starts behaving and you get better ASAP!

[novel_machinist]

Take it easy hon. I hope that you feel better tomorrow. <3

[lindorie]

Hope you feel better soon!

[lil-1337.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I hope you feel better soon.

[katmillia.livejournal.com]

i am not coming to your germ-infected apartment!!!! you people are all sick!!! what is this!!!!

[safety-caesars.livejournal.com]

COME OVER KATY, YOU WILL REGRET NOTHING

[yi-sen.livejournal.com]

I wish I could bring you soup.

:(

[notraffic.livejournal.com]

CHRIST. I hope you feel better soon. :( Being sick sucks a lot of nuts in a NON-SLASH FIC SETTING WHICH MEANS I INTEND TO SAY I'M REALLY SORRY YOU'RE SO SICK.

Seriously. Feel better.

[perkyandproud.livejournal.com]

Oy...*hugs you*

*sends you ice cream and hot fudge to go with your banana-brain*

[salarta.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun!

If it's any consolation I will come over there once teleportation is invented. This past fall and winter has convinced me that I am suddenly Bruce Willis in Unbreakable.

Also Rosa will heal the germs away. She can do that. :)