*grump*

[piranha]

j'ai le crud du con.

how annoying is that? to be in exciting montréal, with a head that does no longer fit between regular-sized doors, and sinuses that are swelled to bursting? not to mention the gallons of fluid my rheumy nose is expelling ... oh, sorry, were you in the middle of eating?

i pounded vitamin C and echinacea yesterday, and am actually feeling slightly better this morning, which is a good sign. it would of course have been better had i actually taken the vitamin C from the day i bought it, before i started on the trip. the paramour suggested it, and i thought it was a very good idea. but then i had to swallow the ginormous pills, and my throat was not cooperative. ergo, i stopped taking them. just call me "stupid", go ahead. :)

there is still so much stuff i want to see, but yesterday i had to come home after wandering around for a while, and cancel the chinese lantern viewing. well, maybe today, if i hold up after walking around the jardin botanique for a couple of hours. possibly jo's clafouti will give me sufficient strength.

i had already decided to extend my trip, because it had become obvious to me after starting it that planning the return trip for a weekend had been a serious faux pas (the first 10 hours on a completely full bus taught me that lesson), but the cold pretty much sealed that deal -- it would really be hideously miserable on a crowded bus with a full-blown cold. so now i am leaving monday for toronto (if in reasonable health) and setting out the next day for prince rupert. i will most definitely not be in any shape to see anyone but graydon in toronto; apologies.

Comments

[redbird]

As you've probably already noticed, papersky has a large selection of teas, including many green teas and tisanes if you're worried about overcaffeinating. Ask her about the grapefruit tisane.

[pameladean]

I do hope the remedies banish your cold. It's most unfair.

Do give Graydon my greetings.

P.

[lynn-massa.livejournal.com]

I swear by garlic capsules/tablets. Garlic is antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal, so whatever is wrong with you it helps!

I suppose you could eat a lot of garlic instead of pills, but the people on the bus might not appreciate that any better than cold symptoms :)

Hope you feel better soon.

[janetmk.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about the cold. Hope you can chase it away quickly.

[beaq.livejournal.com]

Poor. :-(

What a lousy thing.

[prairierabbit.livejournal.com]

Argh! I hope the vitamin C and other remedies work very quickly, and that you can do most of what you want to do in Montreal. (Datapoint: I find hot tea with honey and hot and sour soup to be very helpful in fighting virii.)