tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post8201727368657349635..comments2024-03-20T08:32:25.794-04:00Comments on Dept. of Nance: In Which I Lament That, If It Is Not, In Fact, All About Me, Then Dammit, It Should BeNancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-49009879874335676622008-09-24T16:31:00.000-04:002008-09-24T16:31:00.000-04:00nancy--oh, lordy. LOL.Kathy--i have trouble with t...nancy--oh, lordy. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Kathy--i have trouble with that stuff--the guafinesin makes my heart race. i know--it's like I'M NOT EVEN TRYING!! lol. believe me, if there were something OTC that i could take, i'd be eating it like skittles. but thanks. and welcome to the Dept!!<BR/><BR/>mikey--oh believe me, ohio is making me PLENTY SICK. my cold is now firmly lodged in my throat and i periodically have to choke on my snotmucus and make that horrid throat-clearing/cough sound that is WAY annoying. i hate being around myself. HOW MUCH LONGER!? grrr.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-33383797812569678342008-09-23T23:47:00.000-04:002008-09-23T23:47:00.000-04:00Nance,So you're off wine, are you?You know that ha...Nance,<BR/><BR/>So you're off wine, are you?<BR/><BR/>You know that hangover you get the next day after drinking a couple bottles of wine? I call that the<BR/><BR/> "THE WRATH OF GRAPES"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-56625861018450478782008-09-23T20:00:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:00:00.000-04:00Oh, but there is a snot pill! It's called "Mucine...Oh, but there is a snot pill! It's called "Mucinex" and it's amazing. It's an OTC. Take it as directed until you feel better. When I get a killer cold I take it and alka-seltzer cold (they make both non-drowsy and regular) until my cold is gone. Works great! <BR/><BR/>Feel better soon!<BR/><BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-89862088832932349302008-09-23T17:12:00.000-04:002008-09-23T17:12:00.000-04:00I generally get one long-lasting, mild head cold t...I generally get one long-lasting, mild head cold that lasts throughout the entire winter. Maybe it'll be different here in California?<BR/><BR/>Anywho, I hope you to feel better soon. I'd make you soup if I were around, but then again I'd probably be sick in some way if I were back in Ohio ;-)Mikey G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636566850280566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-77156962666085598972008-09-23T16:32:00.000-04:002008-09-23T16:32:00.000-04:00noregrets--oh, far far worse! so disgusting.nancy-...noregrets--oh, far far worse! so disgusting.<BR/><BR/>nancy--LOL. not tortuous at all.<BR/><BR/>j.@jj--last night i made something light and spicy and it helped a little, but my appetite is horrid. i don't even crave Lay's! (but when I do, LOOK OUT!)Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-8417887670067642052008-09-23T16:06:00.000-04:002008-09-23T16:06:00.000-04:00Is snot better or worse than spit?Is snot better or worse than spit?NoRegretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240929627271129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-77374609509201842582008-09-22T18:38:00.000-04:002008-09-22T18:38:00.000-04:00Nance,Really, I don't want a blog.I would rather t...Nance,<BR/><BR/>Really, I don't want a blog.<BR/><BR/>I would rather torture you with my stuff.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-48990584206817020942008-09-22T18:15:00.000-04:002008-09-22T18:15:00.000-04:00Ugh. Maya got a cold right after school started, ...Ugh. Maya got a cold right after school started, too. Stupid kids and their germs.<BR/><BR/>I once ate so many plain lays while PMSing, that I blistered my lips from the salt. It's true. I claimed the extra weight was water, but we all know better.<BR/><BR/>I don't suffer much from PMS since I had Maya (don't hate me!) but I've heard that two things that help are either chocolate covered potato chips (whatever) or Miso Soup. Miso sounds like it might be nice and light for a woman with a cold, too.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-17924452304618779812008-09-22T15:26:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:26:00.000-04:00tera--hell, no, i didn't get to call off work! for...tera--hell, no, i didn't get to call off work! for a cold? ha! and not because i'm a hero; it's just easier to drag my snothead to work than get all the crap together for a sub to do. by the time i get all the stuff ready, it's just as easy to go in and do it myself.<BR/><BR/>nancy--LOL!! i'm off wine, though, till i feel better. i think i read someplace that alcohol impedes the body's immune system, so i'm not taking any chances. i still think you should start a blog. this comment would be a great post. (feel better soon, btw.)<BR/><BR/>nina--i bet i know where you got it, and it wasn't from coming to the Dept! you can blame the littlest Dem in your house...<BR/><BR/>jenomena--i know! jared always gets sick the day after he goes back to school. never fails. i didn't get a single cold last year, and naturally, this year when i'm at my low point with this shoulder crap...! sigh.<BR/><BR/>a.l.--is it one of those stiff necks where you can't turn one way? I HATE THAT!! poor thing. are you drinking red or white? i'm waiting till i'm over this crud, then i'm on to the roses. (i have no idea how to make the accent mark.)<BR/><BR/>shirley--i'll check the recipe, but i don't need my life saved, just this effing cold gone. LOL. thanks!!<BR/><BR/>v-grrrl--i know what you mean about the decongestant. i have to take the lowest dose of sudafed or my heart goes nuts. and this time, it didn't even work anyway, so i'm just roughing it. do you know i went through almost an entire box of 300 kleenex in 24 hours? how ridiculous is that?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-15624601716711330912008-09-22T10:08:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:08:00.000-04:00Nance I do not appreciate the visual of the snotty...Nance I do not appreciate the visual of the snotty wads...thank you. I haven't been sick in a lonnnnng time, so I can't say that I know how you're feeling right now, but I can say I hope you get better soon.<BR/><BR/>So does that mean you got to call off work? At LEAST you're home today...I'm not! Hmph!Terahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237609498669814077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-50354386990594293432008-09-21T23:54:00.000-04:002008-09-21T23:54:00.000-04:00Nance,I have a terrible cold, too, andI know how y...Nance,<BR/><BR/>I have a terrible cold, too, and<BR/>I know how you feel. Last night my husband and I were sitting in the den and I said to him," I never want to live in a vegetative state,dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle to keep me alive. That would be no quality of life at all. If that ever happens,just pull the plug."<BR/><BR/>So he got up,unplugged the computer,and threw out my wine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-43734971880752684262008-09-21T23:45:00.000-04:002008-09-21T23:45:00.000-04:00I woke up this morning with a sore throat and that...I woke up this morning with a sore throat and that big head feeling. Fuck.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060839171999701331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-43118875018561882532008-09-21T22:31:00.000-04:002008-09-21T22:31:00.000-04:00I am forever getting sick just when my stress leve...I am forever getting sick just when my stress level is the highest and I have no time for snot or extra sleep. Bah.<BR/><BR/>Get better soon!jenomenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125646154464097317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-19054151543148520282008-09-21T21:48:00.000-04:002008-09-21T21:48:00.000-04:00I have PMS too. And a sore neck. Where's the Advil...I have PMS too. And a sore neck. Where's the Advil? And booze?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-21185513699670172122008-09-21T21:28:00.000-04:002008-09-21T21:28:00.000-04:00Crap, Nance. I am sorry. (Never did I have so many...Crap, Nance. I am sorry. (Never did I have so many colds and illnesses as I did when I was teaching.)<BR/><BR/>I am sending you a lifesaving soup recipe immediately via email. Make your husband make it for you if you are not up to it. It's easy peasy, I promise.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236812564217726681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-63693072455987358922008-09-21T16:40:00.000-04:002008-09-21T16:40:00.000-04:00The Boy is sick--high fever, cough, headache, ligh...The Boy is sick--high fever, cough, headache, lightheaded, aches and chills.<BR/><BR/>I cannot get sick. It is not permitted. I am home alone with two kids to take care of for the next nine days and I cannot be bed bound, house bound, or impaired.<BR/><BR/>And colds! GAH! An illness that gets NO RESPECT from the CDC and makes people WANT TO DIE on a regular basis.<BR/><BR/>I am not permitted to take ibuprofen OR any kind of decongestant, so colds are a special hell for me...<BR/><BR/>Would write more but I have to take a break and wash my hands...<BR/><BR/>Get well soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com