The Not Happy Thread

Something about England, trust me. I have empirical proof. Not once, but twice, I've fallen stupid sick during my trip in England, and both times it was the only time that year I actually caught a cold so bad I was bedridden for days.

(or, alternatively, it's the airplane air and all the germs flying around...)

 

This was a problem for me when I flew to Ireland. I also got sick when I flew to Turkey, and when I flew to England!

 

I think I read from somewhere you should use nasal spray before a flight cos your sinuses get really dry in the cabin and apparently germs really like that...

But yeah, add to that dry office or hotel AC, and I seem to become fertile ground to all airborne diseases.

 

You know, that also happened with Ireland! But I'm sure it wasn't the Jameson. It must've been RyanAir.

 

ATTN: ALL HUMANS

Find lozenges with Zinc, Echinacea, and Vitamin C (MUST have all three). 2 - 3 per day.
It is like bio-warfare on colds! Taken at first scratchy throat, it will KILL a cold. Taken after symptoms, it will compress the entire cold cycle to 24-36 hrs, possibly less depending on symptoms.
This stuff has worked like a miracle for me for 25 years!

 

I kill colds by burning them out. Eat a hot meal, have a long hot shower, layer up with clothes, get in bed and wrap yourself in blankets, and sweat all night. Works every time for me!

 

39c (102F), with an index of 41c (105F) and a smog alert to boot

 

What’s the humidity like out there in Japan?

 

48% right now, but that's low.

 

We have a saying that goes "untreated, the cold will last for a week. Treated, it will last seven days."

Ok but seriously, in addition to the three you just mentioned, I've also found ginger+honey tea pretty helpful. Hot showers, paracetamol, a walk in fresh air, and loads of sleep also provide some relief.

 

It's a proper man-cold - and I'm not even a man! But Lost ran out to get all treatment that gets him on the feet.

I need to be well on Tuesday because I'm going out shopping in London to.then see the magnificent Bianca Del Rio. I'm not doing that half dead.

I've been in bed all day, trying to sleep and sweat it out, but all my joints and the head hurts. Not to mention my throat

I think I need to do something about my immune system until Lost gets to Sweden again.

 

I also bought Max Strength Cold and Flu Day and Night Capsules from Boots the last time I was there. I think they helped a little, and even if it was just the placebo effect, at least I survived the flight home.

I hope you get well soon!

 

Extra Leaded Orange Juice...Show that cold who is Boss!

 

Waiting at the station
/dentist my destination/also got constipation
From the codeine
Ibuprofen
And no shoes on
Only flip flops
Plop
Plop

...
Not bad actually. And the dentist didn’t want my teeth, neither. Win/win - only an infection. Although I told the boss ‘maybe 3 teeth out.’ Bluff it with gummy bears or sim...

And York was horrible - like Windsor with toothache.

 

Last night we were out driving and the front end of our truck practically disintegrated. Tire came off the rim, rim hit the ground, broke and sheared off a tie rod. 9 months of payments left. Not happy.

On a brighter note, we're alive, we had just come off the freeway. A nice couple stopped, picked our family up and drove us home, and was able to get a tow truck for less than they usually charge because we were down to our last dollar. Still not happy, but gotta count my blessings where I can.

 

What part of Earth has nice people in it like that? As well as unreliable cars?

 

38c today, index 42. (100, indexed to almost 108F)

 

A friend of mine (in real life) is a writer. She is every bad/negative stereotype rolled into one.

• She writes Mary Sue fan fiction.
• She does not understand punctuation or speech tags and refuses to learn.
• She’s thin-skinned and easily upset by any form of polite criticism.
• Many of her readers have pointed out her MC is unrealistic. This makes her mad. She keeps complaining to me about how her readers are “so dumb.”
• I am a published writer. She thinks this is super cool. She has zero interest in any of my work, but wants me to read all her stories.
• She insists I give her critique...
• ... so I gave her extremely gentle criticism. I’m normally pretty blunt, but I put the kid gloves on. I told her she did a great job and I liked the characters, but she ought to make one part longer. She got offended that I had criticized her.
• She keeps trying to get me to read her favorite books. First of all, they sound boring. Secondly, they’re pararnormal (heterosexual) romance novels. I don’t read either of those genres! At all! Stop it, woman.

I swear to god. I think she just wants me to lavish her with praise and attention. I am literally the worst person for that. I hate 90% of all books and movies.

Am I too crotchety?

 

How old is your friend? 12?

Nah, seriously. If she doesn't actually want to learn and get better, do the both of you a favour and just skip the topic. Friend of mine writes cringy FFs too and I refuse to evaluate them because a) I'm an amateur too and b) I know she doesn't take criticism well. Like.. at all.
Let her think her writing is the best, someday the penny will hopefully drop.

 

TBH she sounds like a terrible friend. A friend wouldn't set you up to feel that way by asking you for critique and then crying when you provide it. Stop giving the feedback and tell her that until she learns to accept criticism, she's not getting any from you.

 

So I've been back at school for today and so far and already I'm drained. Over the holidays I was actually making progress on my fanfiction and after just one day of school I can't find the energy to work on it. I've got a presentation for English and a scientific poster for Psychology tomorrow, which I'm actually feel sick over. I hate that school is so draining because I hate feeling isolated from my friends but all my passion for writing has been sapped these past few years.

 

What is wrong with this summer? Sweden is currently suffering a really bad draught. There's a deficit of water. Peasants are forced to slaughter their animals because of a lack of food. Most of Sweden is at extreme risk of forest fires, with over 40 forest fires currently spreading throughout the country. I don't know how many are under control, or how big most of them are (largest I've read about so far is 2x2 km).