Tuesday, May 24, 2005
On Being Sick And MSN

I'm sick yet again. I can go on about how I've spent the last little while sleeping or just lying in bed, taking multi-vitamins and echinacea, watching TLC, breathing through my mouth and blowing my nose, but I'm fairly confident that I can sum all this up in one word: unnghhh. I'm thanking the fates that be that at least I'm sick during my off-time. I can't imagine what it would be like if I was sick while on the road.

I've discovered that being sick and indoors all day allows one to do three loads of laundry and spend lots of time documenting some funny MSN conversations. As a result of using this photo as my little icon, someone I knew in high school messaged me.

mish says:
long time no talk, hope things are going well, i just stumbled over your msn pic, and the shear hottness of it compelled me write something!

I laughed out loud. Then I said thanks and that things were going well; I hoped things were good for him too. He clearly wasn't all that interested in striking up any sort of conversation with me as his next message was:

i hope to run into ya one day this summer, catch up and what not.... and dont laugh, a picture says it all!!! ttyl, peace

Hopes to run into me? I haven't seen or talked to this guy in ages. And now he wants to catch up because he thinks I look hot in the picture? Yeesh. Tom, Pratik and Mikey B also had some things to say about it and though they weren't particularly blog-worthy, they still deserve a little mention.

Being the bestest guy around, Matt later told me that he was going grocery shopping so I conveniently asked him if he wouldn't mind picking me up some orange juice to help fight my cold.

Matt says:
ok, i'll get you orange juice

Shirley says:
Thanks. It doesn't have to be fancy Tropicana stuff, the regular cheapy kind is fine. And lemons too, if they're fresh and on sale.

Matt says:
so now i have to inspect the lemons too?? it's like we're married :(

Shirley says:
Hahahaha! LOL. Is that what married couples do?

Matt says:
inspect lemons? yes.. all the time

Shirley says:
Okay, fine! Don't inspect the lemons if you don't want to.

Matt says:
maybe i wont

Shirley says:
Fine! Don't! *slams door*

Matt says:
:( i'm gonna go shopping now

Shirley says:
Okay. Have fun. Thanks again DEAR.

Like I said, being the bestest guy around, he shows up at my place later not only with orange juice and one or two or even three lemons, but FIVE. They were fresh AND on sale he said. Being sick isn't so bad if you get a little pampered every now and then I suppose.