#215 - i'm sick, rawr!

rawr! i hate getting sick. i hardly do it and so whenever it happens i feel defeated, like i've failed at life. haha, but especially because it seems like everytime i get sick it's for a good reason and i could have anticipated it each time. this time, for instance, i didn't get my 8 hours of sleep any night for one week. usually if i can get at least one night with 8 hours of sleep during the week then that's enough to recover, but if it lasts for one week continuously then i'll get sick. so that's definately something that could have been prevented. anyway, the good thing about getting sick is time off! it's a perfect excuse for blowing off all other responsibilities and giving yourself a mini-vacation.

however, this vacation, like all the others, was too short. i was starting to feel a bit scratchy-throated on saturday night, then woke up with a sore throat on sunday morning so by the time monday morning rolled around i was absolutely amped to call it in sick and spend the rest of the day drinking soup on the couch, and that's what i did! would've done the same thing on tuesday too, but i had a team meeting with a very crappy parent so i went in just for that meeting (but then it got canceled! argh! and so i went in for nothing) and after that i was thinking, well, if i went in when i felt bad like that, then on wednesday, when i was actually feeling better, i went in and i went to work today, although i regreted that... but tomorrow is a waiver day so no problem. damn it though, if it wasn't for that meeting i'd have had a great week in bed. oh well, i got one sick day out of it and i totally blew off my workouts so i've had lots of time to watch my dvr-ed tv:
so i finally took nicole's advice and started watching "psych." thank you nicole, you were absolutely right i love it. ha. it's dumb/silly kind of funny, not so serious like most other detective shows, and the writing is pretty great, i think. so, add that one to my weekly dvr line-up. another one to add on is "big bang theory." this one was suggested to me by my co-worker/friend, it's completely stupid, their voices are maddeningly annoying at first, but after awhile you get used to it and then if you don't worry about criticizing the acting or anything it's so nerdy that it's hilarious (also kinda scary because i actually understand a lot of the nerd-related jokes, but i guess that's why i laugh at it so much... well, what do you expect, i am a nerd after all...). so now, my new dvr schedule is:

mondays: man vs. wild, the big bang theory, two and half men, the city
tuesdays: the office, american idol
wednesdays: mythbusters, psych, american idol, lost
thursdays: bones, the office, 30 rock
friday: terminator, dollhouse
saturdays: snl
sunday: discovery channel, national geographic channel, the science channel

sweet right? y'know what else is super sweet? NEW FOX FRIDAYS! why, you ask? let me tell you, better yet, let me show you:

yup, first terminator then dollhouse, and my friday nights are complete. haha. okay, so i'm still not completely sold on dollhouse, we'll have to see how it actually plays out, but i'm getting super excited to have them both on the same night, back to back, summer glau and eliza dushku... hotness! so i will definately be watching that (or dvr-ing at least)! yay for celebrity crushes, eh?

anyway, back to real life... so this is how i spent much of my sick day, making myself a new friend. here's how you do it:

step 1 - be a dork and buy yourself a do-it-yourself dinosaur lamp from thinkgeek.com (my new favorite website, by the way)

step 2 - read the instructions (or just look at the pictures)

step 3 - assemble pieces one by one

step 4 - try not to talk to your dino-buddy before he's fully assembled

step 5 - remember... no sweating allowed, don't feed pac-man, and have a baby

step 6 - give your dino-buddy a name, his name is t-wreckx-n-effect

step 7 - put your new dino-buddy by your bed to protect you from dino-cavemen at night

step 8 - say good morning to your dino-buddy when you wake up, rawr!