Sick of Work

[c9]

(I wonder if I could win a prize for using "sick" in so many journal entries.)

I'm not teaching today, and I'm not teaching tomorrow. And some people at my office are, not maliciously, making me feel guilty about being sick. I HATE feeling like my job is at risk because I have a sore throat. FUCK! Just pisses me off. Everyone is overworked and stressed, so tomorrow my scheduler is actually going to teach my course for me. She actually is an instructor, covering for our regular schedule who's on maternity-leave.

Normally I'd just give in and teach, but I know that if I do I'll end up staying sick longer. I taught sick last week and here I am on more drugs. ARGH. So I stand my ground and tell them 'sure, I'll be at work for most of the day, and sure, I'll do other work, even some of your work, but I can't teach.' And now, the fact that I'm here now for part of the day, and willing to be here for part of the day tomorrow, is likely leading some to question whether I'm sick at all. It's happened before.

I really hope we end up deciding on the UK. I need to get out of here, I think.

Comments

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

"Sick" doesn't even makes the top 100. :)
http://hutta.com/lj/toys/livejournal/wordcount/

Does the doctor have any thoughts on why it's so persistent?

[c9.livejournal.com]

When I saw him on the 29th, he said that my tonsils were in fact healing, but just to be safe he gave me another ten days of antibiotics to make sure it healed completely. I suspect the rest of it is just an opportunistic cold or something. I didn't heal quickly the first time either due to the drugs (penicillin doesn't do it for some people apparently) or due to me trying to get back into the real world too quickly (teaching, mostly). So this time I'm avoiding that pitfall.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

P.S. Did I say "doesn't even makes"? Kill me know. :)

[c9.livejournal.com]

*shrug*

I've been noticing a drop in the quality of my verbalization lately. Sad. Must return to English class. Make me talk good.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Today, I actually said "unpossible."

Luckily, the person I said it to chimed in with "Me fail English? That's unpossible!" Lawyers are such nerds.

[leapfish.livejournal.com]

"When I grow up, I want to be a principal, or a caterpillar. I love you, Principal Skinner!"

[leapfish.livejournal.com]

"Dear Miss Hoover. You have lime disease. Billy's biting me again. Here's a picture of a spirochete. Love, Ralph."

[leapfish.livejournal.com]

"You choo-choo-choose me?"

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

"My cat's breath smells like catfood."

[fiver00.livejournal.com]

kill me know?

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

That was on purpose. Thus the smiley. Thanks though. :)

[fiver00.livejournal.com]

Well aren't you clever? Can't even give you a taste of your own medicine.