Well. I’ve had the flu, as you’re all intimately aware, but I’m a lot better today. The Center for Disease Control says when you have the flu you can expect to be feverish and all flu-symptomy for a week to 10-days, but it’s only been six days for me and I’ve already staggered to my feet and am eating a box of marshmallow Peeps that I fully plan on keeping, so suck it, CDC.
I did feel awful, though. Me and the thousands of other people who’ve had the flu this week. But all you guys have been really sweet and I want to thank you for your kind words. And thank you, Buck, for blogging for me, as it was above and beyond the call of duty and you’re very sweet.
Once you’ve got it, there isn’t much you can do about the flu except take whatever medicine you think might be effective and ride it out. I tried quite a few OTC products this week but have none to recommend, as none really impressed me.
I’ve watched a lot of TV, or, it was on in the background of my fever state anyway. Twice I relived this season of Project Runway and I am overly prepared for the finale this week. I also watched about a million movies but can only clearly remember Monster House. I don’t know why that is.
But I do clearly recall opening my eyes at some strange moment between sweating and shivering and seeing this disturbing image in a Target ad and wondering if I was delirious. Today I looked for it on the DVR and took a photo of it, to prove to myself I was not that delirious. Later this week, when can stand up for a longer period of time, I will be recreating this ad and posting it. 
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!! You’re back!!!!!!!!!!!! We missed you so much. I hope you get back to 100% soon!! I love your peep photo!
OMG! OMG! I was hoping you’d see that ad. When I saw it, I yelled inside my head, “STELLA!” OMG. It’s Lily and Stella’s long lost sister! I’m so glad you saw it. She’s adorable.
Oh, ya, and sooooo glad you feel better!
SO GLAD to read you again! It was really kinda weird how much I missed your interweb tomfoolery presence! Kinda scary too.
Anyway, yeah the flu really sucks! It’s all over the college these days.
I hope you’re pulling out the cigarettes before you eat them Peeps! BTW, where the hell do you find Parliament-smoking Peeps?? Our CVS doesn’t have them. Just the regular Peeps. Oh and they come in every effing color now. Except blue. What the HELL?
Welcome back!
Barbara and I had many phone conversations about your sickness. Patron saints were involved. We were convinced you’d get pneumonia and end up in a freakin nursing home like I did last year. We imagined the ambulance taking you away. We wondered how we could get to El Paso to be sure you were OK. We don’t fly or drive and we never ever leave the Cape. We supposed we could fly if we took enough drugs.
Well, I am glad you are feeling better and we don’t have to have a drug induced airplane ride.
Don’t get sick again. It’s just not allowed. Everyone missed you. You were the talk of blogland.
YAHOO!!!!! Welcome back! Wowee, all your blog peeps really missed you! The fact that you’ve posted these hilarious pictures indicates that you’re on the upswing, but please, please don’t overdo.
Silly David…that’s a Marlboro.
Well, jeez, I’m so glad you’re back on your feet again. Joan wasn’t exaggerating about our concern. Imagine her and I wasted on an airplane. Oh the horror.
Take care and get a lot of rest.
Santa B.
@ Lucky – Thank you! It’s good to be awake.
@ Little Miss – I’m glad you saw that ad. I am going to recreate it, and I know exactly where to get the pompoms.
@ David – Your CVS is trying to pull a scam on you, Peeps do come in blue. It’s a lovely robin’s egg blue. And MB is correct, it’s a Marlboro Ultra Light 100. All the Peeps smoke them.
@ Joan – Thank you, you guys are too nice. Buck was terrified I would get pneumonia too, so every once in awhile he’d make me sit and up and stuff. He’d call me on the intercom and ask me what my fucking chest sounded like, and I’d tell him it sounded a lot like early Van Halen before David Lee Roth left the band.
@ MB – Thank you. How are you feeling? Have you got your strength back?
@ Barbara – Thank you. The idea of you and Joan on a plane is like one of those Bob Hope road trip movies. It would made a great travel blog.
I’m so glad you’re back and on the mend…those “peeps” will fix you right up!….I remember watching Monster House too…I was on a plane, suffering from “trip-home-from-India”-diarrhea….it was all very surreal….
Thanks, Romi.
MY Peeps smoke Parliaments!
(Marlboro Ultra Light 100s – eeewwww! … can I bum one of those please? )
Yeah! Our CVS sucks! I think I’ve seen that greasy little skank at the photo counter gorging on the blue Peeps! Her tongue was all purple looking. I think I may have to report her to the manager.
“…like early Van Halen before David Lee Roth left the band…” Hee hee!!