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Day 1273: EPIC SCIENCE FAIL

VatulBlog has been quiet for a week.  Mardi Gras and being sick during Mardi Gras can do that to a blog.  The inflammation under my ear is still around, so I bought it furniture and gave it a name.  D refers to it as my second head, so Zaphod was a possibility, but we’re going with Pancho for now.  If nothing else, Erik Estrada has been contacted in case Maitri’s Earache: The Movie goes into production.

The doctor told me to suck on lemon drops, massage the area and drink a lot of water if I want Pancho to move out.  This is essentially everything I’ve been avoiding over the last week to ease the pain.  FAIL.

On top of that, I have a sinus infection which is just now starting to respond to the anitbiotic-Mucinex combo.  And I have to take the antibiotic all the way through Monday (Lundi Gras) night in order for the stronger bugs not to develop a resistance to the antibiotic and take up residence where Pancho has not.  I’ve quit taking antibiotics mid-course in the past, which may explain a few things.  Bob, who rode in the King Arthur parade with D and is here until Ash Wednesday, and I talked about how I had effectively helped bacterial evolution along, while rendering myself the weaker species.  As a scientist, that is EPIC SCIENCE FAIL.  To which, Bob deadpans, “LOL.”

The point of this whole post about my illness: Take your antibiotic to the very last pill, drink a lot of water, bundle up and enjoy Mardi Gras.  It can be done.  May the Pancho be with you.

Also, I caught every possible Muses throw.  Every last one.  Muses rocked!

2 comments… add one
  • liprap February 21, 2009, 1:59 AM

    Just don’t let it turn into a “How To Get Ahead In Advertising” scenario. That would be EPIC EVOLUTIONARY FAIL.

  • Rick G. February 24, 2009, 10:54 PM

    I’m sure Bobby J’s speech has you feeling better. Evidently LA is the future template for how to run the U.S.

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