I really liked Amy's post on the Friday Five. So I'm copying it ;) thanks for the great idea!
1.) Mine starts with a case of the Mondays. Even though it's Friday.
First, I just plain love this movie. Second, on Monday (or maybe Tuesday at the latest) the wait will be over! We will know whether we're moving at the end of the month or staying here another year. This is the ENTIRE reason I haven't signed up for a half marathon yet. Well, that and my training hasn't officially begun, but it will soon! So Monday, I'll know if I should sign up for a halfy in the Phoenix area or in the San Francisco/Sacramento area :) I'm also working on trying to find myself a job down there, if J.D. does in fact get this job!
2.) Have you ever had cabin fever before? Do I have cabin fever? I certainly don't have Bieber Fever. Ew. But I am still cooped up in my house! With directives not to go outside, be in the sun, exert too much effort. I'm going crazy. I want to get out and run again, but my cough still lives on.
Kind of related to this, I watched an interesting movie yesterday while I stayed in the house: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. It's this crazy (true) French story about the editor of Elle magazine. He had a stroke that left his entire body paralyzed, save for his left eyelid. So the man narrated an entire memoire by blinking to his nurse/assistant. I really want to read the book!
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It's CRAZY, and not because of what he did, but because it's French cinematography. Have you ever seen a French film?!? I majored in French lit/culture, so I've seen plenty in my day. Some of my favorite movies are French (Paris je t'aime, Amélie and Jeux d'enfants). But, there's no denying that French réalisateurs (directors) are crazy. Or on drugs. Or both.
Now, I'm not being ridiculous and comparing myself to a man with full-body paralysis. But there is a neat line in the film where his father claims they're like two peas in a pod because he's stuck in his apartment. That is the only comparison I can make. The main character tells the audience that when you're trapped, all you have left is imagination and memories. And I have been fully living out my imagination through books and film whilst stuck in my house this week. At least I've got a long list of movies I can choose from today, and am not sure which: Pan's Labyrinth, The Constant Gardener, Les Mis, Amélie, or whatever else Netflix has on demand through PS3.
3.) That's a nice lead in to my health. Big question mark there! A second opinion (and $75 later, I'm not going to be able to afford a third) suggested I have allergies and not bronchitis. The Valley is notorious for causing allergies to flare up here, but I've never had them before. So supposedly, I'm developing my first case of allergies. Still unsure about the rash though, which I'm happy to report is clearing up. One thought is that I'm just flat out allergic to amoxicillin, which makes sense given my history of allergic reactions to sulfa. Another though is that amoxicillin causes crazy rashes and measle-like symptoms when the person taking it has mono. I'm not sure how likely this is, since I had mono when I was in college. Pending blood tests will reveal if that is the case or not.
4.) And because of all these diagnoses, my house looks like one of these:
Yup, a pharmacy. I've been buying over the counter with every suggestion my doctors give me: cold meds, cough syrup, Halls throat losenges, benadryl, calamine lotion, Zyrtec and Aveeno oatmeal baths. Plus the several prescriptions I already possess. One of which is going to be tossed out since I may be allergic!
I'm just hoping one of these diagnoses is correct and the prescriptions make me good as new again! One positive about maybe moving to Arizona... they don't have pollen and allergens in the desert.
5.) And finally.... food. I've been eating out a lot. I haven't felt up for making a run to the grocery store after being with family for the 4th. My fridge is bare. We might be making a run tonight finally to stock up! But that darn game hen still is there, starting at me every time I open the fridge. So I might have to cook him up tonight. I even found a recipe for some sort of basil citrus marinade. Is that a sign? Maybe.
But I have been eating some ice cream now :) Best cure for a sore throat/rash/cooped up patient! Everything's better with ice cream. This is the first time I've had honest-to-God full-fat ice cream in a long time. It's awesome :)
Seriously though, I'm hoping to ease back into running the minute my health returns! And then..... sign up for a half-marathon in CA or AZ!! So my training can finally begin :)
Wish me luck! xx
