At first I was speaking baritone

[cornerofmadness]

Now I have almost no voice at all. It's been years since I've had laryngitis this bad. Like that time, my throat isn't particularly painful, just a little. The first time I was this bad, I literally couldn't speak. Figures. It was at a birthday party for my friend, Juan and I wanted to go because it was going to be a night of dancing at some Puerto Rican club in Cleveland. I wanted to dance with a guy a year behind me in medical school. Javier. Boy was he cute. Naturally, I couldn't make a sound and he seemed more interested in someone else. I ended up catching the eye of another guy in Javier's year. I can't for the life of me remember his first name but his last name was Nguyen which I only remember because of Dustin Nguyen). He was French- Vietnamese, a war baby. (I can remember all that but not his damn name. sheesh).


Oh well, trip down memory lane over. Today was kinda creepy in one respect. I had to go to the Jackson Holzer clinic for the blood draw and almost ALL the lights were out in the waiting room but the tvs were on and full lights were on at the receptionists desks (except for the ones in the receptionists' eyes, boy were they not on the ball). It's like 'are you saving on electricity?' 'did the power blow and you're on generators?' And there was only one phleb and there were only 2 people ahead of me and it took 40 minutes. WTF.

Laundry on the other hand seemed to finish quickly. Just glad no one saw me getting the laundry out of the bottom dryer. Not only did I drop stuff getting it in the washer, out of the washer and in and out of the driers too, I guess my blood pressure dropped when I leaned down, everything went back and hit my head on the wall. Not hard. just enough to wedge myself against it so I didn't hit ground. Fun day.

I did get home and clean a little (kanda's mad because I really DID move that box out in the declutter regime), found more shit to clean in the closet including a suitcase I don't even remember having but am too sick to drag out and investigate. Got a test written but man it did take forever in Jackson today so I didn't even get back here until late.

Mom called and I told her she needed to come make me soup because I'm sick. She told me to get Kanda to do it. He didn't. Good for nothing freeloader.


declutter day30 item tossed -2010 phone book why kept- I put it on a shelf why tossed- I forgot it was on the shelf. 3 years out of date, bye bye

Comments

[helliongoddess.livejournal.com]

I haven't sounded like myself, had my normal voice, since Christmas, and some days it's worse than others. And still even on a "good day", I will lose my voice or at least get very froggy if I talk to someone for an extended period. This is the most persistent crud I think I've ever had - or at least since I had mono in high school. I admire you continuing your decluttering, and other projects you have been getting done. I've started back to a few aspects of my "normal life", but still am only at about 1/4 of my normal speed (which is pretty damned slow anyway.) Hope you feel better soon.

(And don't remind me about laundry - I have a virtual mountain of it awaiting me in the laundry room - it's blocking one of the pantry doors, it's so big.)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

wow that IS a long time to be sick. geez. hope you get better soon.

notice I'm still just tossing out crap that should never have been kept in the first place? Not sure what I'll do once it comes down to separating me from things I actually want.

ugh laundry

[helliongoddess.livejournal.com]

Yeah we've been in this house almost four years now, and are both admitted clutterers and accumulaters, and both hate housework (I can't do but so much of it, and he doesn't have that much time.) So we've make a deal with ourselves that between now and the spring we'll go through all our shit as if we were moving and ruthlessly throw stuff out, clean out cabinets, declutter all the horizontal surfaces we have covered, etc., and reward ourselves with one visit from a maid service to give the house a the deep cleaning it sorely needs and neither of us can do. This is the plan at least. We'll see if it comes to pass - for as you know, man plans, God laughs, and etc. *sigh*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

good luck to you. I'm trying to use Mom's solution. pick out one section, allot myself a small period of time (say a half hour or so) and clean it perfect then move on. I keep this up for a day or two then get busy and everything disintegrates

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Wait, you can't talk? You're mute? That's.

Amusing.

Try not to bash your head in. -_-

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I'm almost totally mute and I can't even really squeak or anything. frustrating. more frustrating that it waited for the weekend. I could have had days off

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Like you would've made use of days off. I know you, remember.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I would have worked on the paper or my exams

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Hmm, yes, you would have.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I am right now actually...and playing my vegas on facebook

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

hahahahahahaha.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

OMG! Are you okay?! *huggles* Losing your voice is bad enough, but hitting your head is worse! And what if you fell & couldn't call for help? ^^; *is worried about you*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I'm fine. Of course if I fall at home, the cat will probably eat me

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear that!

XD Silly kitty. XD

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

he tried that today and I was merely napping

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

yeah? o.0

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

he likes to bite feet which is why he's not allowed in the bed room but I was so tired I forgot to shut the door when I took a nap. He mauled one ankle then looked up at me as if to say, why aren't you moving? R U Dead?

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Naughty lil kitty!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

he's lying in a sunbeam right now, all innocent like. He's not fooling me

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Awe... the cheeky lil booger! ;p

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

*clicks* and feel betters (=sigh= if only cats could make soup... and vacuum...)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

oooh I know. Dude how about some light dusting

[silvrethorn.livejournal.com]

I think my mother has the same thing you have. She can't talk either. No pain, no sinus congestion, no cold symptoms, just...no voice. For days now. (Makes warding-off signs with fingers--I've been sick long enough this month.)

I need to follow your example and declutter. Except for the tiny antique seed beads, I don't know why I'm holding onto all those organizers full of beads. And I couldn't make enough little saddles in my lifetime to use up all that scrap leather, never mind the full hides(!).

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah the sinus stuff is very minimal. It's all in my bronchi and my voice box. Hope your mom feels better and you don't get it.

Tell me about it. Notice I'm mostly throwing out the bullshit at this point. I'll probably panic and quit once I get to the stuff that I might want to keep