Don't Care to Repeat that Night Again

[puppetmaker]

I thought I had gotten off lightly from the virus since I had stomach upset on Wednesday evening. No, last night was much worse. My face looks like I have gone six rounds with a MMA fighter because of all the broken capillaries. My torso is sore this morning as well. The only upside was that when I finally really fell asleep, I stayed asleep until morning. When I awoke, I didn’t feel as bad as I did when I went to bed last night. I am hoping that that was the end of that because I really don’t have another day to spare to be sick in.

Peter took care of everything last night. He made dinner for Caroline and him. He got her to bed. He took care of the kitchen. And he took care of me. I love my husband.

Because I am feeling so off, I should probably stay away from the darker corners of the Internet because I know it is just going to make me upset. I can’t avoid those people who insist in being the Queen Bee of various lists and are on a praise me kick since we just complimented someone else. And I know it is because of my weakened state that it is bothering me so much but even with all this knowledge, it is bothering me a lot because I know if I tell them what I really think of their photo-shopped piece of art, they are going to go on a You are a Big Meanie rank with a dose of I am disabled and you should be nice to me because I am suffering from the following things I read about on the Internet. I just don’t have much tolerance today and I like to think that I am a pretty tolerant person.

So I think I am going to stay away from the Interweb until I feel a little more on an even keel. Or at least the lists that some of these people frequent.

I see poached eggs in my future. I have my coffee which I hope gets rid of this headache. If not I have some aspirin I will be taking if my belly will allow me.

Today is about recovery and getting back to normal or what passes for normal around these parts.

I am grateful that I do feel so much better than I did last night.

Comments

[millysdaughter.livejournal.com]

**hugs**
Sounds like a good day to stick to the BRAT diet -- bananas, rice, applesauce, toast. I know it is usually pushed by pediatricians, but it works just as well for grown-ups.

[dulcinbradbury.livejournal.com]

I second that, if you're still feeling off.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I did that and poached eggs which tasted very nice.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Thanks. That's basically what my diet is today.

I am glad that things seem to be sorting out.

[dungeonwriter.livejournal.com]

Hugs, feel better.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Thank you my dear.

[readinggeek451]

*hugs*

Staying away from the Internet drama llamas sounds like a good plan for today. Feel (even) better soon!

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

You know me. There are time I need to knock myself upside the head to get myself to pull back from doing something stupid.

[trinalin.livejournal.com]

Blech! I haven't been sick like that in ages. I would prefer to never get sick like that again. Glad you are doing better and hope you recover completely in a short span of time!

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

I'm getting there slowly. There are some things I need to avoid for another 24 hours but after that I should be good.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

*hug!* Feel better.

Also? Speaking as a disabled speshul snowflake, reading what you wrote made me CHEER. I loathe people who demand stroking. (Even though I occasionally do it myself.)

Hypocritical? Maybe. But it takes a lot for me to put people on my "never again" list, and I realized the other day most of them were attention hounds/drama llamas who were "disabled" because they read about their issues on the intarnetz.

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

There is a big difference between asking for a little attention occasionally when you really need it and always having to BE the center of attention.

This time round it was after someone had posted her husband's art work which were some really cool original spaceships he had done free hand in felt tip so she praised him slightly and then invited everyone to go look at her latest creation which Caroline could have done on the iPad in about 5 minutes.

Everyone has a bad day and needs a pick me up. If one justifies one's existence because of others on the interweb, then they may need to review priorities.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

I think if I were the center of attention all the time, I'd break out in hives. I like being off in the corner but getting a little stroking now and then.

But yes. I completely agree with you that the only justification anyone should need comes from within.

[creature-girl08.livejournal.com]

I am hoping tonight is finding you feeling much better.