I LIVE

[lizbee]

So first of all, if you have a choice about getting covid while already dealing with a broken ankle, I recommend not doing that.

But if you're going to ignore step one, I suggest not going from "I feel a bit tired and rundown" to "I am highly symptomatic and dying" overnight while interstate on a work trip.

For the record, I did a test before I flew home and it was negative, and I was fully be-masked at all times. I thought I just had a mild cold until I re-tested a few hours later when I arrived home. (New conspiracy theory: airport covid tests always come up negative to prevent panic.)

This all happened a month ago; I was only sick for a few days -- highly rate the XBB1.55 vaccine -- and honestly, the extra rest was probably good for my ankle, which is recovering nicely. The main effect has been a flare-up of all my arthritis and general inflammatory issues, so I'm on steroids and steadily eating my way through the universe like a Very Hungry Caterpillar. Suffice to say I've been too busy feeling sorry for myself to keep Dreamwidth updated. But! I've been working very hard on the exercises I was given in physiotherapy, and I can now stand on my bad foot for 30 seconds without falling over!

I've also been maintaining a normal baseline level of obsession with Star Trek: Discovery in its final season, and thinking about Callum Keith Rennie's character like it's my full-time job. If you are in fandom long enough, a CKR character will be assigned to you. I'm not quite ready to start a BSG rewatch, but that's in part because I started watching SVU when I was sick, and I've got, like, 25 seasons of that ahead of me.

Comments

[misbegotten]

Eep! May you graduate to 31 seconds of verticality quickly!

[sabotabby]

Ooof. I hope you're feeling better soon.

[goodbyebird]

Oof that's a rough run. Good to hear the ankle is improving.

Feel bad about being stuck on last season of DISCO still. Would have been nice to watch the last season with everyone else.

[runpunkrun]

If you are in fandom long enough, a CKR character will be assigned to you.

LOL

[marinarusalka]

I remember reading recently that with the current strain of COVID, you can test negative for several days after first having symptoms. That's definitely what happened to me back in February -- I tested negative four days in a row, convinced I just have a cold, and then was positive on the fifth day. Fortunately, I managed not to give it to anyone else.

[garpu]

Yeah, that's what happened to us. I don't think my partner ever tested positive.

[lokifan]

Oh man, you poor thing! Good luck with the physio - glad it's going well!

[starlady]

I too am a simple woman, if you give me a CKR character, I will find him sympathetic regardless of anything he actually does. During the first few episodes of this season I was already like "I love him" and my roommate was like "Why?" which was funny. I'm quite sad it's ended, if they'd done S6 presumably we would have gotten to see a lot more of him as Discovery's XO. Booooo Paramount.

Glad you are over covid and I hope your physio goes well!

[lizbee]

That is actually my only regret about Discovery ending at season 5 -- I feel like everyone else's arc had come to a good place, but Rayner had at least another season to go on his. (On the other hand, I'd rather the show go out leaving me wanting more than disappointing me!)