I Don't Feel So Good

I made it to class last night, and in the last hour, the cramps started in. They hadn't improved any by this morning, and it took me a while to clue in that they were caused by the wonderful combination of frosh flu and the monthly curse. I had to model this afternoon, a task which would have been impossible were it not for the panacea Advil. Still, I felt intolerably dizzy/woozy, and made it known I was incapable of holding a long standing pose. Somehow, I managed to hold plenty of steady standing poses for the one-minute gesture drawings.

I relearned an old lesson. Never sit with head bowed down for more than ten minutes. You see, I held my head down for twenty minutes, and by the end of the pose, my neck felt like I'd been stretched on the rack. I guess that's what happens when I model whilst incapable of rational thought.

No kung fu for me, tonight. I just hope I'm over this by the weekend. I'd never make it through a two-day dance workshop in this shape, let alone vend and do a performance. If worse comes to worse, I'll vend, but drop out of the performance and workshop. That will save me some money, and I'll just get my students to show me what they learned, or else I'll threaten to make 'em do Mayas 'til they bleed. Mwahahahaha!

Apparently, cynebeah called to say I could get return airfare tickets to Austria for a measley three hundred bucks. This is an amazing deal. I'd love to go and visit her, and see the wonderful world of the Northernmost Oz. Unfortunately, $300 is far more than I can afford. Bah.

And now for some links:

One of the more painful ways to break a skateboard. Ow, ow, OW!

Sweet! Caffeinated, ginseng beer: Yech (thanks, f00dave).

Leech found in Salem County may be scientific breakthrough: Salem County, hmm? You don't suppose it could be some sort of Cthulhu minion from 'Salem's Lot (thanks, Rev. Dead Corpse)?

Driver Calls Police For Help When Cruise Control Gets Stuck At 120 MPH: How soon before the story is opted for a major Hollywood production (thanks again, f00)?

How to Fuck With Two Cocks: Not terribly worksafe, and not generally useful.

It's the new sport for tourists: killing baby seals: Fun for the whole family!

Man Mistakenly Cuts Off Penis, Dog Eats It: I'm having a difficult time believing this story.

Also, I caved in and started reading A Clash of Kings. Since I already owned a copy of the book, I figured I may as well read it.