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November 23, 2004
Colds bad, drugs good
Today was lame. My cold has been kicking my ass, making me hate life.
I got through Massage Theory fairly well. I let Amy know that it was a way off day for me. Thankfully we didn't have to bust out the tables today and do anything very active.
Lunch was difficult, between coughing in between bites and the inflamed taste bud on my tongue that made eating painful. The Lodge gets loud at mealtimes, so I cut out early and went up to the Barn to wait for A&P.
I got a headache, which sucked. We talked more about the nervous system, and it was really hard to stay present with both the pains and the material. I hate not being able to focus on information I'm actually interested in.
The problem with attending hippie camp is that no one has pain killers. Not that many people carry codeine with them anyway. What I wouldn't have done for some Codral, night formula. Mmm... codeine.
Struggled through TPS. It was fine. We went over ethical considerations. At the end I got the idea to ask Amy if she had anything useful. She DID. Two ibuprofen later I was done hating everyone around me and back to just hating my own life.
Before you ask, YES. I tried every relevant acupoint I could think of. I tried reflexology. I tried breathing exercises and visualization. Those things don't always work when what you really need is to be sleeping.
I had kamut and salad for dinner. Nothing else looked good.
My yoga teacher talked to me afterward. About that whole me never coming to class thing. He basically just wanted to know if there was anything he could do to help or support me. There isn't. Well short of teaching class at a different time.
So, we conclude week two, day two, of my not-so-gentle process for this quarter.
Posted by Josh A. at November 23, 2004 09:08 PM