Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Well, really just 100.6 °F (down from 100.8 last night) but still enough to be uncomfortable. I feel kitten-weak, minus all the sharp bits.

My usual pattern is to get what starts off seeming to just be a cold, then either develops into flu followed by a lingering, annoying but not devastating cough, or skips the flu part and really is just a cold which turns into a lingering mild cough.

This'n started off as an annoying tickle in the throat, and the other symptoms didn't show up until the cough had already gotten to the oh-fuck-my-ribs-hurt stage. I am not a happy camper.

And if I'd realized this was the start of something flu-ish, not just an annoying throat-tickle, I would not have gone to HCB rehearsal Wednesday. I really hope none of my bandmates catch this from me. I also hope I can avoid passing it on to my mother or my cat. (I figure a lot of these diseases aren't going to jump between species much, but some do, and I think Perrine caught a cold from me once before.)

Bleah. Let's hope this is one of those two-days-of-misery-then-it's-over deals, not a ruin-your-month thing like the flu followed by pneumonia last winter.

At least being sick at Mom's house means she can make a vegetarian version of soupa avgolemono for me, which means I'll actually eat something despite my appetite being off (and it's good for an irritated throat).