hathycol | Deck the halls..

Oh my god, I feel like death. Mumps is spreading around college like wildfire, and it's times like this I'm glad my GP fucked it up when I was about 2 and I am Super Protected - three immunisations against the buggar. Doesn't help that we have "Do YOU have the symptoms?" posters slapped up around college and I display them all except the face and neck like a pumpkin. And, y'know, don't have the swollen testicles. What with one thing and another.

All this said, I still feel rubbish. I am also eating Halls Soothers faster than I can open them and paracetamol every four hours on the hour. It's quite pathetic, actually. Unfortunately, I can't scive and believe me when I tell you that every day has been a battle of willpower, and everyday I get out of bed with the dismal thought of thus:

"God, I'll just have MORE to do if I skip a day."

So, the days have been a bit crap. Tuesday was The Day Of Doom, in which went to college all day, came home and then went to work, and then, in full work regalia, to St Annes Social Centre to discuss Thinking Day. My day really was quite appalling, that day. Wednesday was a far superior day. Got given a free chocolate flavoured condom for World Aids Day. It was chocolate flavoured, and after thinking that Tuilenn would be amused, I passed it on to my English teacher. I thought it was best not to ask why she wanted it so much. I didn't do much else throughout my day. Went out in the evening with Clare, and as I was waiting in Central...

"Iona!"

Yes, there was my darling

loneraven, buying a ticket. We nattered inconsequentially until, just as she had gone over the ticket barriers...

"OHMYGOD! YOUDIDYOUDID!"

"I what?"

"YOU DID!"

"Buggar off!"

She then left, driving me nuts. Yes, I slash my dearest and dearest. Sometimes I ship them, too. I can't help it! Clare came but a few moments later, and our inability to be spontaeneous became quickly apparent. The evening, however, was still pleasent, especially mas we decided to go and Talk to Iona. This is a very long story, but the evening was fruitful, especially since we planned the Ultimate Road Trip, taking in the City of Enid, the Isle of Iona and the Municiplaity of Clare. Madness, I tell you. But fun madness. We then got a little bit lost coming back from Iona's house and once more went the long way through Southport. I feel terribly guilty.

Today I woke up and felt worse, but I had to go to college. There was no in between about this - I had to go today. Blah blah. It was so misty that it was weird - by the duckpond I could hardly see a foot in front of my face. The bus was weird and misty too, and this appears to be all across the British Isles. Hurrah!

Came home early due to a lift from El Parento, who also was good enough to drag the equipment for training home with us. I did remember this week. Downside? Not actually AT training so I'm going to have to get Julia to pick it up on Saturday. I have been threatened with physical violence if I don't turn up to see the grandparents on Sunday. In Birmingham. And they don't like me. *cries* This will make my weekend crap, but I don't exactly have a choice.

Speaking of Christmas, I'm actually feeling Christmassy. I have bee Christmas shopping and tonight I'm going to write cards, especially since the lovely

elfnut sent me a card! Lovely beginning to December. I also have homework to do, but that's a standard in my life. I got last years Christmas icon out of the computer (for those that care, it's taken from an old icon which was a little manga picture of me) and all in all Ye Holiday Season is here.

Blah. Still feeling ill. Supposed to eat, now, but desperately not hungry and sore-throaty and just don't want to. Off I go.

~Hathy_Col~