Saturday, December 4, 2021

Home Alone

(Although this makes it look as if I am mending the overalls I am wearing, I am not. I have two identical pairs of them. I am wearing one and patching the other.)

This is what most of my day looked like. This virus sucks donkey dicks. I felt worse today than the previous days. And it is apparently never-ending as all of the children who have had it are still producing snot in award-winning amounts. I joined their ranks today, finding the one box of Kleenex in the house and using sheets and sheets of it. 

August is doing a little bit better. He did not end up at a doctor's office today or an ER but instead his mama took him to the campsite where they had planned to be for the weekend and where Vergil and Levon are, along with some other friends. This is what he looked like this morning. 


Poor little guy. He was being cheerful about it all though, playing Uno with his mama. 
If anyone had asked me to play Uno I would have wept. I just haven't felt like doing a damn thing. I did watch a movie on Netflix that's been getting buzz as they say. Jane Campion's latest, "The Power of the Dog." It's set in Montana circa 1920's but was filmed in New Zealand where Campion is from. The set reminded me of "The Dressmaker" which was filmed in Australia and as much as I tried to make those mountains look like Montana, they just did not. Still, it was a pretty amazing movie. If the the lead actors in the film don't get some pretty serious Oscar nods I'll be surprised. Campion, too. And honestly, I'd watch it again. It's the kind of movie where, as the credits roll, you're asking yourself what just happened there?
Lots of intense subtlety. 
(And this is why I don't review films.)

So. What else? 
Oh yeah- this morning I woke myself up by biting my damn tongue. I think I've mentioned that I do this sometimes. And this time it was as if Satan had thrust a flame thrower into my mouth. I mean...DAMN! And it's bothered me all day. I guess I'll start wearing my oh-so-sexy-and-attractive teeth guard again along with my even-more-so-sexy-and-attractive wrist brace because my left wrist, the one that's not been right since I fell of a roof and broke it when I was seventeen, has been waking me up too. Weeding and sewing are two of the things that aggravate it the most and those are the only two things I've been doing for the most part. I'm not even sure the brace helps but it makes me feel as if I'm trying, at least. 
Too bad Mr. Moon isn't around to enjoy the hotness that is his old lady. 

In technical news I am pleased to report that I figured out how to get the assistance for the blind function off one of our remotes. We have two remotes. The short one and the long one. That's all I can tell you about that. I use the long one for Netflix and the short one for everything else but somehow, some way, it had acquired a monotone voice explaining everything that was going on. First I tried to get rid of it by using the mic function button and saying, "Get rid of the weird, creepy voice."
"Thinking, thinking," the little twirling circle said. 
Rather unbelievably, that did not work. 
And then I figured it out ON MY OWN and I felt like Steve Jobs or something. So no more creepy voice but now something else is going on with the short remote so I'm just not using it. There's plenty to watch on Netflix. Right?

Yeah. That's enough of that. 

I guess I'll go make some supper. I'm not even that hungry but it'll be something to do. I haven't completely lost my appetite with this annoying bug. Of course. 
Because I'm not dying. Merely a bit pitiful. But not deserving of pity, trust me. 

Love...Ms. Moon



25 comments:

  1. You sound a lot more active than I would in your place. I hope it passes soon.

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  2. I'm so sorry. Here's my theory: you, and two of my friends have been hit with WEIRD and long running afflictions, kinda like Job and the frogs and boils. We have been in hibernation, isolation for so long, random bugs are getting in and wreaking havoc. I'm so sorry. Rachel's eye swole shut and she ran with mucus through many boxes of tissue. Judith got shingles and a staph infection. My situation was last summer and you don't need a recap.

    Still.

    I'm so sorry you're down, dear Mer.

    And BTW-the weather here is absolutely gross and it's now 4:41 and almost completely dark (and raining of course). Misery loves company.

    Dina Martina next week!!! We need her.

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    1. Yes. We're all coming up with theories about how the viruses are frustrated at not being able to infect anyone during the most serious lock-down parts of covid and are now just partying in our bodies like someone at their first Mardi Gras.
      I'm okay. Truly.
      But I will be better with a little Dina Martina! Hurray!

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  3. I am sorry to read that you are feeling bad. Here's hoping the bug will go away soon and leave you feeling much better. You are also brave to be going through this by yourself. It's really empowering to figure out something technological as you did with that remote. It's an emotional high point for sure!

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    1. Oh, it's pretty easy to have this little bug while I'm alone. If my husband were here, I'd be taking care of him, I'm sure. Washing his clothes and cooking his meals. That's just what I do. So this is really a lot easier.
      I should probably see if I can figure out the rest of the problem on that remote. But like I said- there's plenty to watch on Netflix!

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  4. Nothing like having the house to yourself but having to ,UGH, share it with a damned virus. I guess it is telling you to do nothing at all.

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    1. And I am being slothful and listening to it!

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  5. My DiL has Covid now and my son thinks it is only a matter of time until he does too and maybe their 2 boys. They live in a tiny apartment right now. Tom and Edith were vaccinated but the kids are too little so I hope they don't get too sick with it. So no party next week for my grandson who will turn 5 on Friday. Yikes! When it rains, it pours!
    Please get well soon, Ms. Moon.

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    1. Oh Lord, Ellen! Your son is probably right. I surely hope they only get the very lightest of cases, kids included.
      No fifth birthday party is rough. I'm so sorry!

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  6. Being sick sucks no matter your age. Jack and I both of have runny noses and I feel meh.

    Hope you're feeling better soon.

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    1. Do you ever wonder how humans can produce so much snot?

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    2. I'm also amazed at how much shit a human can produce but that's just me:)

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  7. I am half way through Power of the Dog - so don't tell me the end... Jane's not keen on westerns or what she calls 'sad' films, so I have to watch it shifts. What I've seen so far s great and `i love that Montana landscape.

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    1. I would never give away an ending unless the movie was ancient. It is a sort of sad movie but well worth watching. The landscape is gorgeous.

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  8. I'm glad August didn't end up going to the hospital - campsites have gotta be so much more restorative. And I hope you feel better soon!

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    1. He was out rowing on the river so I guess he was feeling pretty good.

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  9. Remotes are an endless mystery. We have 3 of them that each do something specific. Mostly I just keep pressing buttons until something works or goes away. Poor August. And you, too. I hope you all feel better soon.

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    1. I sort of love AND hate those jokes about "old people" and remotes. It is true though that those of us who grew up having to actually get up and cross the room to change the TV channel or turn it up or down or TRY TO ADJUST THE PICTURE have a harder time adapting to this new-fangled technology. As we old folks say.

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  10. Good news about August! And I feel for you I do. I got something like this after Miss Indigo visited, felt like it hung on for weeks. Not fun. Also. How odd about the blind function. This happened to us a few weeks ago. It wasn't a remote issue as it only happened on one channel. It was SO annoying it drove me crazy but I was in the middle of a series and kept watching. We tried everything to fix it with no success. After a while I started to...enjoy it! I started to hear it in my life as I went about my business. It made me laugh. I know I'm a little twisted what can I say. It disappeared as suddenly as it began.

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    1. You're not twisted- you're an adapter! You'll outlive all of us with that ability. I love it!

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  11. Oh what a drag. Sorry about the virus. Ugh.

    I just discovered a remote in our living room closet last night and I have no idea what it goes to. I'm tempted to throw it away. If it's been sitting in the closet for years do we really need it?

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    1. No, Steve. YOU DO NOT NEED THAT REMOTE!
      Is it for something ridiculous like a fan?

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  12. I SO hope you feel better soon. Not fun at all and even August doesn't quite look his perky self. May you all heal quickly!
    Susan M

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    1. Yeah. You can tell by his eyes that he isn't feeling great. Poor little guy.

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