is so utterly depressing. I'm not usually a baby when I get sick, but I have an awful, awful stomach flu and it would be really nice if there were someone around to take care of me.
I can't even sit upright for more than 20 minutes, so I don't wanna take a shower just to go to the store for some ginger ale and apple juice and some saltines. Can someone please bring them to me?




Do any of you live alone? What do you do when you're sick?

Aw, honey!

It does suck. It's the worst thing about living alone (hell, maybe the only bad thing about living alone that I can think of ).

I've been sick too. . . icky bad. . .some kinda flu thing. . . I feel like hell. . .and I felt my worst Friday night. My boyfriend had plans, which he had invited me to join in on, but I sent him an email saying I was really sick. He didn't get the email, and called me later asking if I was going. I was like, "uh, no, I'm sick". He was like, "oh, that sucks. Well, I'll call you before I go to bed." I hung up the phone and burst into tears. And then promptly called Martin (my friend/ex), who immediately headed over. I'm used to having a partner, and while I like being on my own most of the time, I really appreciated that Martin sorta fell back into that role when I wasn't feeling well.

As for Boyfriend, he felt really bad the next day when he read the email and found out that Mar had come over to take care of me. . . he didn't get how icky I felt. He really had nothing to feel bad about; he ain't my husband, and it's not his job to baby me.


But, still. . . I don't think many people want to be sick alone.


Feeling any better, girlie?

7-Up is a very friendly thing to drink when I'm sick. I was given that when I was a little kid, and to this day I think of it as the soda I have to drink when I'm not feeling well. I think it's more because it represents my mother's comfort and caretaking that it makes me feel good, rather than any kind of ingredients. But I've heard other people swear by it, so who knows.

Since I've been sick this time around, I've also been into Campbell's vegetarian vegetable soup. I just pour it in a big mug and try to slowly polish it off while I'm in bed watching TV or reading. It doesn't seem to hurt my stomach.

I hope you find stuff that agrees with your stomach that you can even enjoy a little.

I keep diet 7up in the house fairly regularly, but I actually needed something with calories. I think I associate ginger ale the same way you do 7up. Cause my mom always bought it for me when I was sick. That and I always get gigner ale when I'm flying. So it's always associated with good memories. I think I'll have to get some of the soup you mentioned. I had my friend bring me chicken noodle (out of habit) but I think I'm more of a veggie than I'd like to believe these days. Cause the chicken chunks in the soup really kind of grossed me out. Could be that I'm sick too. But vegetable soup sounds divine right now.

You know what sounds freakin' good? Pho. Nice brothy bowl of pho.

Amy's makes "No-Chicken Noodle Soup" that is rather like chicken noodle, but I think veggie is actually better.

You know what sounds freakin' good? Pho. Nice brothy bowl of pho.

Yeah, I'm not crazy about the no-chicken either. I don't actually love most of the Amy's soups that much, for how pricey they are. Cheap = good. Campbells is good, and I'm trying to remember the brand that had a minestrone I thought was extra-nice sick-day soup. . . Healthy Choice, maybe?

Are you thinking of Progresso? The stuff in the blue can? They have a good minestrone in vegetable stock.

And what am I missing with this Pho thing? Are you guys playing a Wrecka Stow trick on me or something?!

ooh, that veggie pho is looking phine.

pho sho!

I though you were being funny! Pho is a vietnamese soup. yummy.

:pho'l off:



M.

Pho'lafel.


M

I just had this nauseating vision of chickpea croquettes floating in a bowl of noodle soup.

yuck. pho shame.

Stop. . . please. . .

Stop. . . please. . .

I can't! Pho real!


AUUGGGHHHH!!!!!