Blah! Sick.

I'm sick... there's a flu going around that seems to have come out of nowhere. I just wonder how I picked it up. I practically sit around home all day and don't go out too often...

But at least this year is nowhere near as bad as when I got it this time last year. Last year, the symptoms and full-force of the flu came to fruition in about the span of 5 hours. There were no warning signs beside a dry, raspy feeling in my throat. Now keep in mind, this particular strain of the flu actually killed some people last year, mostly infants and the elderly, but still, I knew I was going to have to pull in for the long haul. I had a sore throat, congested head and nose, throbbing headaches, soreness all over the body, vomitting, a bad cough which triggered my asthma and just all-round general shittyness. It lasted about 2 weeks and came at quite possibly the worse time for me - in the middle of my university exam block. I couldn't focus or study and it lead me to almost fail a couple of my exams.

But the good thing about it though, is that I'm fairly sure it gave my immune system a huge boost. Between then and now, I've been sick a couple of times. I came down this with bad cold that had been going around, but all I got out of it was just an annoying blocked nose.

Anyway... right now I've got the flu again. Thankfully this one has just given me a sore throat, a cough and at times I get a slight headache. In fact, aside from the sore throat, I feel pretty good. I still have my energy and I'm focused and alert.

Being sick just generally sucks. I'm one of those types who has to make sure everyone knows I'm sick. At every chance I get I mention that I'm sick and usually use it as an excuse to just sick around and be a bum. My mum is like a typical mother in that she will always ask me how I'm going and will get me anything I want to ease the symptoms. That plays into being an infantilist quite well. XD

But other than that... blah! Being unemployed and not studying is just meh. My head is in so much of a daze right now that I actually forget which day of the week it is and get surprised when it's later than what I think it is. I thouhght it was Wednesday today, but I checked my calendar and it was Thursday. I feel like such a bum.

I go on walks now just to get myself out of the house and be active for at least part of the day. I just stroll around my neighbourhood... it's amazing how much has changed without me noticing. I've lived in the same suburb in the same house all my life, so I know how this place used to be and what's happened with it. Other than that, it's bloody Magpie breeding season and these buggers are very territorial. They have sharp beaks and swoop at you if you walk too close to their nests. Just yesterday I had to run about 100 metres up the street just to get away from one that was continually going for my head.

And that's all I really got to say. Just felt like writing this because I needed something to do that'd make me feel productive. >_>