It's a sad testament to how extremely tired I've been for the past week or so that I kind of wish I'd get the swine flu so that I could be off work and get some goddamn sleep.
Well, look at you. All dressed up in big sister's clothes.
Faith ,'End of Days'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Apr 27, 2009 6:17:24 am PDT #16898 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
beth b - Apr 27, 2009 6:19:05 am PDT #16899 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
3 days on the couch sounds good to me , but that is asthma talking.
I also have major grumps -- getting blood drawn at 930. no food. starving now.
Sue - Apr 27, 2009 6:20:16 am PDT #16900 of 30000
hip deep in pie
There are four reported cases in NS stemming from a school trip to Mexico. Today they are reporting that there are likely more previously undetected cases spreading out from the friends and family of people at the school, and they expect it to spread to the rest of NS.
If I have to stay home for a week, I will gladly do it!
msbelle - Apr 27, 2009 6:46:19 am PDT #16901 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
swine flu is the punch line for a million things today.
The freak out seems bizarre to me, as noted, lots of people die from the flu every year.
Also, anti-bacterial stuff kinda freaks me out.
Gudanov - Apr 27, 2009 6:49:32 am PDT #16902 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
My wife asked me how much vacation I have and it turns out it's 27 days. That's a lot of vacation.
beth b - Apr 27, 2009 6:57:41 am PDT #16903 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Also, anti-bacterial stuff kinda freaks me out.
for me it is hand sanitizers. most of them are alcohol based. Which drys my hands. and cause cracks , where germs can get in....
I occasionally use them , but mostly in places where there is no place to wash hands or when people give you a library book that has an unknown substance on it.
Jessica - Apr 27, 2009 6:58:48 am PDT #16904 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The 1918 flu pandemic which killed more people worldwide than WWI also originated in pigs. I don't think panic is a useful response to any situation, but I can understand why people are afraid.
Jessica - Apr 27, 2009 7:01:11 am PDT #16905 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And you can skip the antibacterial soaps - influenza is a virus. Just use soap and water.
Aims - Apr 27, 2009 7:01:50 am PDT #16906 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Does anyone have an easy peasy hummus reciepe? Foolproof for the idiot I can be?
Theodosia - Apr 27, 2009 7:05:01 am PDT #16907 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It's likely that the relatively high death toll in Mexico was because there's less accessible medical care/people are poorer, which means the initially affected didn't get to the see medical personnel until they were on death's door. Whereas now that people know what to look out for, and patients are getting early intervention and support, it should be much more survivable than the initial presentation.
Still not a day at the beach, but not the DOOMDOOMDOOM that some are making out.