12.29.2005

the great ache.

well, i'll have all of you know that i nearly died yesterday. i had a day-long, four-alarm, red-hot headache. this doozy lasted from about 11 am yesterday until this very morning, and i slept through it (almost) in its entirety. sad. at its peak, i was writhing around on my bed and crying out for my mommy. at its weakest point, i was able to "watch" (closing my eyes during commercial breaks, of course) one episode of "one tree hill" (most ridiculous show ever, may have worsened my headache) and one episode of "law & order: criminal intent" (i'm a sucker for the stand-ins noth and sciorra...she's real hot, he's a close second). then, it was back to the bed where i slept through the night, despite the fact that i had already slept for 7 hours during the day. i hate losing an entire day like that. terrible.

however, today i came to a realization. it's one i have every time i recover from touching death. i always come out of it with a deep, deep appreciation of how precious time is...how lucky we are to have our health...and how scary it would be to be sick for reals. i'll put off that thought for now, so thankful to have a pain-free head and looking forward to a full day out of bed.

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