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self pity
Contrary to MrMcMuffin's deeply held beliefs I do not cherish illness. I am fond of talking about illness, but only in the past, and never look forward to being unwell. At times I have been plagued by cluster migraine, and ordinary migraine every bloody month. Yesterday and today I had headaches, and today's was so bad I couldn't work or do anything except sleep. What a waste. Why can't I have the 'perfect illness', never actually feeling unwell, or in any danger, but just contagious enough that you can't work?
A good example of this is the chickenpox virus. You can be really sick from this, especially if you catch it as an adult, but sometimes fortune favours you; a single spot, a period of contagion and before you know it you're in the garden drinking wine, guilt free.
It happened to a friend who recalled it as the best moment of her working life. If only I could be so lucky. I'd probably end up like my Dad described by my mother as not having 'a single square inch that wasn't covered in spots', not an image to relish or even dwell on-he's my father, for God's sake.
It occurs to me as I fantasise about the perfect illness, that maybe what I really need is a holiday. Not a fab city break, but a proper week off doing nothing except reading, watching bad daytime tv, and occasionally venturing out to do a spot of shopping. I could also go out in the evening on a week night, I seem to remember doing that =///////////////5 (thankyou for that contribution, Slinky). I think I'll take little Slinky's hint, time to stop indulging and return to my off duty role as a cat bed.
mr mcmuffin on 4 Feb 2004 @ 05:13 PM ✲ Permalink
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Dont' wish for an illness no matter how much time off you want. I have an illness that brings spots and it's not fun. Can't work, bored out of my mind most of the time and ...well it's not fun.
Just take a fabulous vacation :-) Then you'll be raring to get back to work!
Posted by: Carrie | 4 Feb 2004 19:42:22
ok I didn't really want to comment on perfect illnesses, but just wanted to share a little of my ditzy world.
Last night I lovingly removed my 16 hour old scummie make-up, as I'm sure all us good girls do. Having recently splashed out on some very expensive and super sexy night lotion, I absent-mindedly stared into my polluted pores and gentley smoothed the luscious rich cream into my moisture starved skin. It was only when I tried to screw the lid back on and realised it already had a lid on it, that I found that I had in fact smeared Charles Worthington Dream Hair Texturising Wax into said cheek.
Does this mean
a) the two products are in fact one and the same and both companies are involved in a scam to rip us chicks off ( highly likely I suspect)
b)my skin is so dry that it does in fact require WAX rather than mere cream
c)other ladies also do the same thing - I once heard a friend describe spraying deodorant on her hair and hairspray under her arms
d) my lover is correct, and we really should rely on nature more ( one wonders how scared he would be being greeted by my product free face and hair on the morning pillow)
e) I had just had one glass of red wine too many.......
I would say statistically speaking, option e) is the most likely..
Posted by: single cookie | 5 Feb 2004 11:08:01
