Wiped Out
I returned from Gen Con late Sunday night. While I had a fantastic time with friends and some luck in business (I sold about 140 shirts) I came back sick as a dog.
I can't remember the last time I was this sick. I am an amusement park of mucus and light-headedness.
Mostly, I wanted to post about the Con, and how fun it was. I took part in a couple tournaments, one of which was memorable due to the appropriate and expected cheating of a 16 year-old, snotty French kid.
I also went to several industry parties. These parties had free booze for those in the know and I, unfortunately, was in the know. Drinking four nights in a row and sleeping very little MAY have had something to do with my getting sick. I guess we'll never know.
So I will post in detail about the cheating frog and other con-related subjects very soon.
Finally, I will address my weakness for kitschy theatrics in rock, and plug Gogol Bordello, a "gypsy punk" act with a flair for the eccentric.
PS- I'm treating my plegmy self with Dayquil, cough drops, vitamin C and zinc. Does any else have any "quick fix" treatments?
posted by Mikey Y at 9:28 AM
8 Comments:
1) Chicken Soup with hot sauce. It is like Buffalo Wings with Noodles. It cleans out the sinuses and get the chicken penicillin to the body.
2) Soups, Tea or other hot beverages. This sooths the throat and the vapors will help keep your sinuses from drying out. I know dry probably sounds good, but it keeps the infection in you.
3) Zinc after the hot drinks, OJ and carbonated beverages. Don't take a zinc lozenge before or with these drinks. The idea of zinc is to coat the throat and prevent it from getting sore. This stuff cuts through the zinc and removes the protective coating.
4) Tiger Balm for other aches and pains.
Get better soon. Can't wait to hear about the Con.
10:16 AM
I haven't checked out the science about this at all, so I could be off, but I hear that getting raped by a giant helps. Also, applying paint thinner to your eyes, and drinking Sprite. For some reason, opaque carbonated beverages with caffeine don't seem to help me.
I'm serious about the Sprite. And the giant.
1:13 PM
Well this advice probably comes too late, but if you tried nyquil instead of dayquil the cold wouldn't seem nearly as bad. You'll still have the cold, but at least you'll get to sleep through it.
...you might also try asking your local pharmacist if they stock any over the counter codine based cold medicines. In the unlikely event that they actually have any, they will make you sign the federal controlled substances registry to buy them (presumably, if your name appears too many times on the registry black helicopters will come to your house - so be careful).
Anyway, I hope you feel better by the time you read this. If not that's one bad assed cold.
6:25 AM
Off topic.
Has anyone else noticed that the fast food industry has made several references to and began using illegal drug terminology in their marketing?
Examples:
McDonalds Fruit Salad: get a "fruit buzz"...
Burger King: The New Angus 'SHROOM and Swiss Steak Burger.
What is next?
Nickel Bag-o-Nuggets
"Roll Your Own" Subway Low Carb Wraps
Chocoroofyrific Milkshakes
Freebasing Fries
Flame-Toked Bacon Burgers
Salads with Blue Cheese Rocks
When HR interviews for marketing positions are there illicit job requirements that the public is unaware of?
9:38 AM
I vote for McCrackrock. Now with extra heroine!
5:42 PM
So there's Nyquil and Dayquil, eh? I think we need a third choice: Twiquil. It puts you into a light catatonic state wherein you cure what ails you and speak to the dead. A win-win.
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