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shannon_aSigh. Very sick in Hawaii.
Honestly, wasting my time in Hawaii isn't a big deal, because we're going to be here full-time in another eight and a half months. I'm mostly annoyed because I'm feeling worse than I have in years and years. OK, there were maybe 10 or so hours of unbreakable kidney stone pain last year that were worse but before that it's back to my last flu, which is probably 5+ years ago.
Bu I have a horrible headache and a horrible throatache, and I'm thinking slowly, my arms ache, and I'm either warm or cold (though not grossly so). I've gone through "probably not allergies" (thankfully; I don't want Hawaiian allergies!) to "quite possibly not a cold" to "maybe the flu". And that's entirely possible. I got my flu shot in August, to predate my Toronto trip, so it's probably entirely worn off by now. And it looks like flu is still widespread in California, where we originated.
I blame Hawaiian. Their new Airbuses only have three bathrooms, and there was frequently a line back to the fourth or fifth row in front of the bathrooms, and we were in the third row there. So I had any number of children hacking and coughing while standing for long minutes next to my aisle seat, right at the level of my face. I hand sanitized before I ever touched food. I leaned in toward Kimberly after the first couple of coughing children, but it apparently wasn't enough.
In retrospect, I was coming down with symptoms yesterday morning, before my dad and I went for our hike. I had a headache and throatache then, but some Advil cleared it up. Not today. Advil and later Dayquil might have helped a little, but not much. Sigh.
Today we did go and see our house. The new renters are very nice and the house looks much nicer the way they have it arranged and with the drapes largely open. I refused to shake lots of hands (warning everyone away) and think I managed not to touch anything or cough while I was there. I definitely hope I didn't get anyone sick.
During the day I mostly laid around and rested. Finished Tiamat's Wrath, the penultimate Expanse book. It was superb, and about the only thing I've been able to easily read despite my illness. Sadly, it's gone now.
In the evening we went out to the Hanapepe Art Walk, though I only did a little bit of walking. I stayed on touch-nothing protocol and ate two tacos that my dad got for me, though I barely had the appetite for the last. Then I unsuccessfully looked for a book at the westernmost bookstore in the United State and Kimberly successfully got some earrings.
Fortunately, I have some books on my laptop Kindle from various free Tor giveaways. I can probably read one of those on my way home, assuming my attention gets better by then.
So, I'm miserable, but at least I'm not stressed, and stress reduction is always one of the main points of these vacations.
Honestly, wasting my time in Hawaii isn't a big deal, because we're going to be here full-time in another eight and a half months. I'm mostly annoyed because I'm feeling worse than I have in years and years. OK, there were maybe 10 or so hours of unbreakable kidney stone pain last year that were worse but before that it's back to my last flu, which is probably 5+ years ago.
Bu I have a horrible headache and a horrible throatache, and I'm thinking slowly, my arms ache, and I'm either warm or cold (though not grossly so). I've gone through "probably not allergies" (thankfully; I don't want Hawaiian allergies!) to "quite possibly not a cold" to "maybe the flu". And that's entirely possible. I got my flu shot in August, to predate my Toronto trip, so it's probably entirely worn off by now. And it looks like flu is still widespread in California, where we originated.
I blame Hawaiian. Their new Airbuses only have three bathrooms, and there was frequently a line back to the fourth or fifth row in front of the bathrooms, and we were in the third row there. So I had any number of children hacking and coughing while standing for long minutes next to my aisle seat, right at the level of my face. I hand sanitized before I ever touched food. I leaned in toward Kimberly after the first couple of coughing children, but it apparently wasn't enough.
In retrospect, I was coming down with symptoms yesterday morning, before my dad and I went for our hike. I had a headache and throatache then, but some Advil cleared it up. Not today. Advil and later Dayquil might have helped a little, but not much. Sigh.
Today we did go and see our house. The new renters are very nice and the house looks much nicer the way they have it arranged and with the drapes largely open. I refused to shake lots of hands (warning everyone away) and think I managed not to touch anything or cough while I was there. I definitely hope I didn't get anyone sick.
During the day I mostly laid around and rested. Finished Tiamat's Wrath, the penultimate Expanse book. It was superb, and about the only thing I've been able to easily read despite my illness. Sadly, it's gone now.
In the evening we went out to the Hanapepe Art Walk, though I only did a little bit of walking. I stayed on touch-nothing protocol and ate two tacos that my dad got for me, though I barely had the appetite for the last. Then I unsuccessfully looked for a book at the westernmost bookstore in the United State and Kimberly successfully got some earrings.
Fortunately, I have some books on my laptop Kindle from various free Tor giveaways. I can probably read one of those on my way home, assuming my attention gets better by then.
So, I'm miserable, but at least I'm not stressed, and stress reduction is always one of the main points of these vacations.