Hey, body? I'm hanging up now

[tahnan]

They tell you, "Listen to your body." (Where "they" is "some 89,000 web pages indexed by Google, among others.") Here are some of the things my body has told me in the last 24 hours:

"Oh my god, are you--is that sleep you're trying to get? No, no, no, that'll never do, we're going to have to make you start coughing. How's that? OK, more coughing then...yes, that's good, you can't breathe now, can you. Now we've got your attention. Stop trying to sleep."
"Ah, good morning. This is your nose. I'm going to start bleeding now for no perceptable reason."
"Yo, sinuses here. I said SINUSES HERE! You paying attention? 'cause I can keep throbbing all day, man."
"Pssst. Down here, right leg, yeah, hey. Don't mean to bother, but, just so you know, I've got an inch-long cut along me. Yeah, five minutes ago, maybe, I don't know. You were busy at the time, I didn't want to interrupt."
"Hungry! Hungry! Go get--no, false alarm, heh, never mind."

I'm going to stop listening to my body now, if that's OK with everyone. Let me tell you, I am not looking forward to trying to focus on two different meetings with professors tomorrow.

Comments

[lunacow]

I am bequeathing you with a pair of reverse earplugs. They go on the inside.

[aneequs.livejournal.com]

Remember that this sickness is proportional to the hard work you've put in over the last few months. Dissertating just makes one ill, end of story. I know it doesn't help, but maybe you can see it as a badge of honor?

[bumblepudding.livejournal.com]

Hey, your body sounds like a reality TV show. I've got dibs on the rights!

_The Real World: Henry_. Oh yeah....

[ojouchan.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Bodies can be bitches can't they?

[eyelessgame.livejournal.com]

Reminded forcefully, of course, of one of the more underrated movies...

"I've been listening to my gut since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, I've come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains."