Spock Rocks Swine Flu?

Have you ever seen that episode from the original Star Trek series, where Spock puts his hands on something (don't remember what it was, some kind of glowing orb or maybe a dead body or something) but he's clearly in agony and yelling (eyes still closed) "The Pain!" "Oh, The Pain!" "The Terrible Pain!" and you (the viewer) are just like, "Dude, knock it off and let go of that thing, you drama queen."


Yeah, I totally get it now. Last night, I was feeling all achy and feverish. It just came out of nowhere. I was convinced it was Swine Flu and that I'd inadvertantly pass it to Kev or the kids, so I wasn't letting any of them within five feet of me. I 'mentally' kissed them goodnight and went to bed, where I writhed and moaned and generally sounded like Spock. Only I couldn't get away from my pain. It was everywhere. Mostly in my back, but still, it was everywhere. In a perfect world, I coulda just radioed the ship, "Beam me up, Scottie." Instead, I started snacking on Advil. Then a couple of Tylenol. And suddenly, whoo-hoo people! I was a brand-new (almost) woman. Except for the part where I got chills. And my skin was so hot it felt like it was burning. And where, despite all my agony, I was craving a flipping cheeseburger. (So, not a common experience with the flu...which should have been a clue, right?)

Two days of feverish agony ("Oh The Pain") and come to find out, I'm not morphing into Wilbur, I won't be oinking in the near future (well, I went to the doctor's office, so my money is on the fact that if I didn't have the damn H1N1 going in, I carried it out the door with me. So consider the 'near future' less than 24 hours.) Anyway, this is a good thing, right? Bummer of it is, had it been the actual H1N1, I wouldn't still be waiting for the elusive vaccine, and all that pain would have meant I was building an immunity to the virus. Instead, I discovered this....kidney infections really suck. A lot.

And as you can see, I'm currently procrastinating on my nanowrimo work....but I'm supposed to be resting (doctor's orders). May the force be with you....you might need it. Oink.