maybe mckay is right--medicine is just voodoo

Emma has the flu. Maybe. Who knows? Her bloodwork indicates a virus or infection, and she's had a fever for four days, but no other symptoms. The flu test came back negative, but they're treating her for it anyway. Did I mention that this is the second time in about a month that she's been ill in this manner? She had a fever with no other symtoms for three days over Christmas vacation.

And to top off this wonderful week of figuring out how to manage work with an ill child who can't go to school and probably won't be able to attend again until next week (How do people with less flexible schedules than ours deal with this kind of thing? I love my job):

Last night I woke up in the middle of the night with severe neck pain and pain in the back of the head. Like severe, no relief and nauseating severe. I immediately panicked and ripped off all my clothes looking for a rash which I did not have. I had no fever and google was all like, "Well, these are the symptoms of meningytis sometimes and sometimes they're not. Whatevs, sick girl." I took 400mg of ibuprofen and then another 400 a half hour later and was eventually able to go to sleep. Today, I feel really tired and my neck feels like it used to hurt, but it doesn't really hurt now. I didn't go to work today, both because I feel puny and because somebody has to watch Ems.

Josh is making me go to the doctor this afternoon. Let me tell you how much I'm gonna love paying 75 dollars for some dude to kindly tell me he has no idea what happened but I seem to be okay now. I wish I could get people to pay me 75 dollars for stating the fricking obvious. "You don't feel good, so something's clearly wrong, but heck if I know what it is. You should start taking birth control again. I get kickbacks."

Pity me and pet me, my friends. I am frustrated as fuck.

seeekrits

1. I did not have a stroke, nor do I have meningitis. Instead, I had a headache. A headache. Wow. Okay. At least my doc expressed the proper jealousy that I got to see Daniel Tosh live in Hotlanta while he, sadly, did not.

2. I made the most amazing dinner tonight: a) fennel/spinach soup with a roasted red pepper couli and b) fresh linguine tossed with goat cheese and fresh herbs and topped with a soft boiled egg. Recipes upon request.

3. I kinda want to read this story (courtesy of hpstoryfinders): Hello, I am search for a fic that Snape get the will that said he is Elvis Presley's son, and he move to Graceland...I am not sure if it is Snarry or not , because it is very long time ago...Hopefully anyone have read it before and still remember where is it. Thank you!

4. I want to write this story where Vegas!SGC runs into Dawn Summers. And are duly impressed with her kickassery.

5. I'm sorta writing a sequel to that Giles/Jayne thing. It starts: Mal says, "You ain't got to take up with Jayne, Giles. You earned your spot on this boat free and clear."

6. Emma has been all day without a fever!!!!! She gets to go to school tomorrow. We are all relieved, especially Ems. She has read two Harry Potter books, a Boxcar children mystery, and a Goosebumps; watched TV; played her DS; and seen Voyage of the Dawn Treader (this was before we knew she had the flu). But she misses her friends. And Josh and I get to work. Whoooo! Or wait...