08 November 2009

Capricious Contemplations

EVERYTHING'S COMING UP MILHOUSE
I found a delicious, well-priced sushi joint. I reconnected with a couple of people. I found an old Starbucks card with a $31 balance. I finally got Time Warner to install wireless Internet in the apartment. I spent an impromptu weekend with my family in Wisconsin — tying up some loose ends, drinking loads of Caribou coffee and reclaiming all my Harry Potter books. AND! I started working. However...

SWINE FLU'DDDDD!
No, I don't have H1N1. But I have been slightly miserable the last couple of days. Nothing super serious — sinus pressure, head and body aches, a bit of a cough, general fatigue. Symptoms of a cold. BUT ALSO! POSSIBLY SYMPTOMS OF SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS! I am absolutely paranoid about contracting the swine flu. I'm leaning away from all the coughs and sneezes on the subway, stocking up on hand sanitizer, taking echinacea and vitamins ... you know ... all of those things that make you feel like you're warding off illness, but will most likely do nothing to stop the inevitable.

"HAPPY?" "NO, NOT SINCE I WAS A CHILD."
For the first time since last season, "30 Rock" aired a really solid episode. And Grizz lost a lot of weight! Good for you, Grizz.

GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER
I have seen maybe three or four old men on the streets or the subway who look startlingly like Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. I always thought Mr. Vonnegut was a somewhat unique-looking man, so this has all been a bit alarming.

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