Woke up at 4am last night and was called, by animal urge, to the loo.
The water-closet part of our bathroom is little more than that, a tiny sarcophagus with a toilet and a magazine rack, a plunger and a toilet brush. From that 4am visit on I decided the place could be quite homey. Maybe out of necessity, as I was tethered there until the sun came up and then the rest of the day Sunday.
Earlier in the day it was just my gut ailing me. I made a list of the things I ate or drank, tried to see if there was anything unique which the family hadn’t had too. Nothing really stuck out. Around midday I could tell I was running a fever in addition to my intestinal distress and that led me to think I was battling some bug and not just a bad bit of cheese or off sushi from Friday night.
I spent the entire day on the couch, slept for most of it. I listened to a lot of music and drank lots water. Somewhere in there I queued up a lot of Pink Floyd, the albums I don’t listen to much like Obscured by Clouds and Animals. The family attended me, Keaton bringing me water and rubbing my belly. Laying there I was wondering what was going on in my gut. I imagine these little flagella-having viruses hammering some soft pink lining.
Couldn’t have happened at a worse time as far as work is concerned. I have an obstacle course of a week ahead of me and don’t need to be waylaid by a stupid stomach bug.
Goodnight.
Also written on this day...
- smiled all the way through - 2008
- my sixty-three day weekend - 2007
- discovery - 2006
- five months and counting - 2005