Normal service (just about) resumed...

[compilerbitch]

I've not posted much in a while -- this has partly been due to a lot of teaching, and partly due to a bout of food poisoning that just didn't want to go away. I started feeling weird on Sunday -- sick and feverish. I got very cold, partly because the heating wasn't working properly in my college room and partly probably as a consequence of wearing clothes that weren't really warm enough for the weather. By Monday, I was in a bit of a state -- I couldn't keep liquids inside myself, so I got very dehydrated. Tuesday was more of the same, but worse. On Wednesday, I remembered I had some loperamide and took 4mg, which immediately stopped the dehydration, so I felt progressively better throughout the day. As of this morning, the dehydration headache has gone, I can think properly, so I'm looking forward to my first properly productive day this week.

Despite being ill, I somehow still managed to meet all my teaching commitments. It wasn't easy -- all I wanted to do was curl up in bed, but I still managed three supervisions on Monday, an afternoon demonstrating in the ECAD labs on Tuesday, and another supervision yesterday. Yesterday's was OK, I was feeling mostly OK by then, but it overran considerably -- the group needed extra help, and were also falling behind in the labs, so I did an extra long supervision then did an impromptu extra hour on their lab work (pretty much what I'd have done if I was demonstrating).

I should probably do some of the things I've not gotten around to or haven't been able to do, e.g. my clothes washing, going to the bank, etc., but I think I'll probably leave that until tomorrow. Getting some work done is probably the best thing right now.

Comments

[gigib.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're feeling better! Maybe you should get some rest - sounds like you work too hard!!

Gigi

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

I've actually been resting as much as possible when I could, so I'm not quite as bad as I'd othrwise have been, I think!

[fluffymark]

*huuuuuuuuuuuuuugs*

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I feel suitably hugged! :-)

[doseybat.livejournal.com]

*strokes*

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

*smiles*

Actually, I am now feeling rather bouncy. I went to a talk by Simon Moore on asynchronous hardware design at 3.30 -- I was riveted, but I suspect that most of the room was suffering from brain-through-ears leakage. It was a good talk, though on a subject that very few people seem to understand or care about. Other than me, but I happen to be somewhat obsessed by it!

I'm heading back to college shortly. I am feeling a lot better, though maybe a little weak, so I'm going to take it relatively easy for the rest of the day.

:) <--- happy asynchronously obsessive Sarah

[yvesilena.livejournal.com]

Ow! *hugshugshugs*

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thank you. As of this morning, I'm actually feeling pretty good. I felt basically OK yesterday, but I was still a bit weak from the dehydration I think so I didn't get that much done. I did go to a really interesting seminar on asynchronous hardware design in the afternoon, however, so that has got me fired up for lots of useful work today!