land of the living

"Say to them,
say to the down-keepers,
the sun-slappers,
the self-soilers,
the harmony-hushers,
"even if you are not ready for day, it cannot always be night."
You will be right." --gwendolyn brooks


my antibiotics are starting to make me feel really wonky. i read all about the medicine i'm taking for Kidney Infection 2008, and i appear to be having all the "normal" side-effects. i am tempted to swear off anything other than water and cranberry juice for however much longer God lets me live, because i don't ever want to get this sick ever again. holy moly. what a way to start the new year. although, i will say that only wanting to eat oatmeal and soup and cereal is doing wonders for my diet. and all this water is doing wonders for my complexion. i suppose i can't complain all the time, huh?

i'm trying to get back into the swing of work. being off for a week for Christmas was wonderful. i slept, i saw my family, it was wonderful. being off for a week sick was horrible. i feel so sluggish and out of touch with my old people. and yet, all i really want to do is go home, crawl back into my pj's, pull the covers up, watch a movie, drink lots of fluids, read a book, and try like anything to get some real sleep. apparently, the fine makers of levaquin figure if they can stomp out your infection, a little lost sleep on your part is really no big deal. while i appreciate their fine product, i think they are total asshats for allowing such a disgusting side effect spring from their product. i plan to write them a strongly worded letter regarding same as soon as i can get 8 hours of sleep in a row.

i've been at work for 2.5 hours. i think that's enough damage for one day.

mil besos--rmg