I'm Not Dead...

I've just had to spend the last week in bed because of the H1N1 virus getting the better of me. And by better I mean making me sweat while I'm freezing cold and get such splitting headaches that if hurts to much to think to keep my eyes open.

Better now though. My temperature's down, not coughing up phlegm, and the only headaches I've gotten in the last little while can easily be attributed to the sedentary state of my brain after lying in bed watching NCIS and Reba reruns for a solid five-six days. I'm just kidding. I never watched Reba, and I only sat through NCIS because Charles Durning was guest starring in the episode and the man does good work.

But no, not dead. Slightly bowling ball-ish, but not dead. And sorry there wasn't an image to accompany this. I found an image of a skull inside a bowling ball that would've gone perfectly with the whole "bowling ball-ish" thing, but as an image alone, it's confusingly oblique at best.

Speaking of confusing, I'm surprised I got the H1N1 after my noted debacle with the swine flu from earlier in the year. I didn't think you could get the same flu twice in a year... I figured it was like how a husband and wife can't be tried for the same crime -- you know, you don't have to worry about it. Gah. My brain hurts. Gonna go.

At the Moment...

I'm a too stuffed up at the moment to form much of a coherent thought for an update (my sinuses being as sensitive as they are).

Still, thought I'd stop by to say that I caught "Wolverine" on the weekend and thought it was pretty decent. Not a great film, but pretty enjoyable and fun all the same. Wish Deadpool was a little truer to the comics (at least during his appearance later in the film -- Ryan Reynolds nailed the part during the first bit), but it's a good enough set up for a spin-off film. Not really getting all of the bad press and feedback the movie's been getting, but to each their own I suppose. I'd recommend it.

Anyway, I'm feeling a little too bowling ball-ish to say much else, so I'm going to sign off. See you.

My Update

Caution: The following post was written while under the effect of alledgly "non-drowsy" allergy medication and may be subject to randomness, a rambling tone, and curious uses of the word "bowling ball".

I haven't had a chance to check in in a little bit, the primary reason being that I'm visiting my mom in BC and find myself depending on a ten year old Compaq Presario for internet access. The bright side is that I have the perspective that using a computer that would have seemed cutting edge when I was in high school really isn't all that great, and that, really, my computer back in Hamilton, for all it's problems, really isn't too bad. It can actually play videos, for one thing.

The other reason why I haven't been around lately is I've found myself unable to think clearly without regular doses of Sinutab and aspirin, and even then I'm still feeling pretty bowling bowl-ish. No idea why this is the case -- I don't experience sinus headaches when I get colds, but I've been getting those "cold sweats" and general feelings of disorientation for a few days now. I suspected it might have to do with the dust that collected in my old bedroom (which would be the only thing that could affect my allergies since it's been raining since I got here), but as it is, I'm at a loss and feeling pretty out of it.

The trip has been worth it though, since it's been nice seeing my mom and all my stuff, and I've been enjoying Teletoon Retro, which I still don't get back in Hamilton. It's been great fun watching all the Looney Tunes, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and other programs. I've even caught a few episodes of Superfriends, but gosh, is it ever a messed up show. The first episode had Superman fall through a black hole and travel back in time to Krypton before it exploded (now I'm no scientist, but even I know they don't work that way), and through the use of some deus ex machina, prevent Krypton's destruction. When he goes back through the black hole and into the present he learns that because he was never on earth the Legion of Doom successfully took over the world. So naturally, instead of doing something as simple as sending his own younger self to Earth, Superman removes his device and lets Krypton blow up. Which is really messed up, if you think about it. And I figure since Superman didn't bother thinking about it, one of us may as well.

The last segment in the episode which had Aquaman and Black Vulcan stop the Titanic (which, naturally, sprung to life and began attacking people), by sending into an iceberg in the same area it originally crashed was pretty messed up too, but I can't decide if it was more messed up because of the whole 'real-world' aspect. Either way, the guys who wrote for that show were all kinds of sick, man.

Anyway, I'll try to check in soon. Bye for now, then.