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SNT, plus, I have a 103 degree fever. Tell me some ways you make yourself feel better when yer sick. I got the "take medicine" part covered. Really, I'm just looking for some form of entertainment that won't make my eyes feel like someone is stabbing them with sharp stuff.

Posted by Matt on 07/08/2006. E-mail me!

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WWOOOOOOOOOOO first post! OH YEAH! Kickass! In your face suckahs!! I’m fir-rst I’m fir-rst! YES! I’M MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!

…oh and too bad bout the sickness and all.

Chestnuts roasted by Ponsonby Britt @ 07/08/2006 8:02 PM

To be honest, my medicine usually consists of staying home smoking pot and cigs until I feel better.
Probably not the best medicine, but theres nothing like taking a paid sick day, and spending it high. There paying me to get high!!

Chestnuts roasted by jesse @ 07/08/2006 8:03 PM

I always make sure I shower. I aways feel less yucky on the inside when I am cean on the outside. And then I watch TV. And drink alot of juice and stuff. But mostly TV. That’s the best part about being sick.

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 07/08/2006 8:08 PM

I’m not really into pot. The times I tried it usually just made me feel kind of sick to my stomach, and yet hungry at the same time. Just too weird.

Regarding entertainment, I watched the entire Robotech "Macross" series for the first time while I was sick. It’s not seizure inducing like some other anime, and it had a kick-ass story. I don’t know that it helped me feel better, but it did help pass the time.

Also, when I’m sick I like to relax in a luke-warm bath and read. I’ll stick the MP3 player on the bathroom shelf and just veg to some good tunes and a good book. If you haven’t read it, I HIGHLY reccomend the "Dark Tower" series by Stephen King, at least if you’re into Old West/ Fanstasy/ Sci-Fi/ Romance/ Horror mashups. I swear, it’s not like anything else I’ve ever read before or since.

P.S. I think this is the highest I’ve ever posted.

Chestnuts roasted by spaz307 @ 07/08/2006 8:13 PM

I used to have an old Abbott and Costello tape I would watch every time I got sick. As Reader’s Digest says, Laughter is the best medicine. And yeah, the shower thing is good. And sometimes a nice big dump helps too.

Chestnuts roasted by Dane @ 07/08/2006 8:15 PM

Now that I think about it, Matt’s never mentioned the kind of books he likes. For a guy who writes so much, you kind of figure he’d be a pretty voracious reader.

Well Matt? Am I right?

Chestnuts roasted by spaz307 @ 07/08/2006 8:16 PM

My usual sick cures, besides medicine, include the aforementioned showering, plus laying in bed with the laptop and a buttload of magazines. Daytime TV usually becomes involved at some point, too.

Chestnuts roasted by Andy @ 07/08/2006 8:27 PM

When I’m sick I pretty much sleep and eat comfort food until I’m better. Oreos and Nyquil are your friend.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 07/08/2006 8:52 PM

Sorry about the sickness, Matt. Poor you. Getting sick in the summer sucks.

My cure? Disney movies, and lots of ‘em. Move the TV to where you can see it from bed, snuggle in some blankets and watch Disney DVDs- I swear you will soon feel better. Avoid the tearjerkers like Dumbo, and stick to the funny ones like Aladdin.

I agree with Jesse, pot smoking doesn’t hurt either. Shhhh, don’t tell my students that.

Also, pajamas are fun. Getting sick is an excuse to not get dressed all day.

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 07/08/2006 8:53 PM

Stay hydrated. And take a cold bath ala Jacob’s Ladder.

Chestnuts roasted by seign @ 07/08/2006 8:57 PM

Amputation. And leeches.

Chestnuts roasted by Cap'n B @ 07/08/2006 9:02 PM

Watch the Mario Brothers flash series! It’s fabulous! =D
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Chestnuts roasted by Shantel @ 07/08/2006 9:11 PM

Try watching Lord of the Flies or Clockwork Orange?

Chestnuts roasted by MesaMike85 @ 07/08/2006 9:30 PM

Whenever I feel sick and/or hungover, I pop in one of my many MST3K VHS cassettes, curl up on the sofa with a Gatorade, and let the good times roll.

Speaking of good times, today I was fortunate enough to tour a local "hands-on" science museum that was showcasing an exhibit of actual props and costumes from all six Star Wars movies. It was nothing short of spectacular, and the exhibit might be coming to a city near you! Click my handle below for more info.

Feel better, duder.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 07/08/2006 9:35 PM

I second the Dark Tower series. I’m 300 pages away from finishing book 7 (the final one), and it’s been one helluva trip so far. It has elements from a LOT of his other books, too, which adds a lot of neat touches to the story. Plus there’s a little.. animal.. in the story that you’ll probably fall in love with, like I did.

Chestnuts roasted by Jim @ 07/08/2006 9:41 PM

So is anyone else watching the superhero specials on the History Channel?

Chestnuts roasted by Ragnarok @ 07/08/2006 9:48 PM

Lotsa sleep and watching the Holy Trilogy normally helps for me.

Mystie’s got a point–Oreos won’t hurt either.

Chestnuts roasted by Chupacabra @ 07/08/2006 10:01 PM

You poor thing. I remember when I got pnemonia as a 12-year-old. Like Muppet Baby, I watched lots of Disney movies, along with the aforementioned shower, daytime TV, a good, long book, and orange juice and herbal tea. I drank so much herbal tea when I got sick, I learned to love it. Apple cider, too. (I got sick in the fall.) "The Rescuers," which I saw for the first time when I was sick, became my favorite Disney movie, and I still try to catch it when I’m feeling particuarly yucky.

But most of all, Matt…sleep. Lots of sleep. Sleep the day away; I suspect you don’t often get to do that, with your job. I got a nasty fever in early April. I called out of work around 8:30 and went back to bed…and didn’t wake up until 3. I felt much better than I had when I went to sleep.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 07/08/2006 10:02 PM

Well, if you’re reading this now, you’re making the biggest mistake: you should be in bed by now!! Sleep it off.

Chestnuts roasted by Terek @ 07/08/2006 10:13 PM

This may not be your cup of tea, but Anne Rice wrote three books once upon a time under the name of A. N. Roquelaure (I think I spelled that right…). It’s a series of basically porn (erotica just doesn’t cover it) based on the story of Sleeping Beauty. I have one of them on tape, and listening to it is about the funniest thing ever. Just a thought on the whole entertainment thing.

Chestnuts roasted by Mara @ 07/08/2006 10:13 PM

Absolutely sleep. I’ve never had a problem "making" myself sleep, so when I get sick I’ll sleep 10 hours a night with an afternoon nap thrown in there. I seem to get better faster than most other people I know. Drink lots of juice and put a cold washcloth on your forehead.

I think Matt’s said that he’s not much of a reader… I love to read, but when I’m feverish I can’t concentrate and I’m better off watching TV. Like The Yeti, I make myself a marathon of MST3K episodes, you don’t have to change the tape/DVD very often. Plus I’ve seen them all so much I can fall asleep for a while and still know what’s going on when I wake up.

Chestnuts roasted by Welsh Rabbit @ 07/08/2006 10:23 PM

SIMPSONS DVD’s and lots of ‘em.

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 07/08/2006 10:26 PM

Oh, and if anyone out there hasn’t heard of this, go buy some: Airborne. It comes in tablets like alka-seltzer that you dissolve in water (tastes like weird orange soda), and it’s herbal so you can’t accidentally take too much. It’s supposed to help ward off colds or shorten one you already have, and it really works.

Chestnuts roasted by Welsh Rabbit @ 07/08/2006 10:33 PM

When I take medicine I always end up more sick. But try those Pedialite Freezer Pops for Kids. They do something, really, and theyre the most sour things ever. And Movie Trilogy’s work too.

Chestnuts roasted by Mattman @ 07/08/2006 10:50 PM

It’s called a shot of rum with black pepper. First add the black pepper, then add the rum, then down it. Yep. Shit’ll clear yer sinuses real quick. Won’t taste too good though. And then, just keep rollin with the booze and soon you’ll forget all about your cold. Just don’t drink so much that you have a hangover the next mornig cuz hangovers and colds aren’t very good friends.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 07/08/2006 10:55 PM

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