110% Sicilian

I've been feeling pretty shitty for the past few days, mentally and physically. I think I'm still only barely warding off the cold/flu which has been hopping around the city. I called in sick on Saturday night because I was dizzy and disassociated. I felt no better this morning, but I went back to bed and slept a few additional hours, and now I almost feel normal. Hoorah for the palliative powers of sleep!

My Saturday daytime was enjoyable, nonetheless. I went sliding for the first time in about fifteen years. f00dave posted a video of one of our runs, if you'd like to experience it vicariously. Afterwards, instead of booking hotel rooms, I sat back and watched some very bad movies with snowy_kathryn, f00, Alex, and superbrad. At Kathryn's suggestion, we watched Lisztomania, and the movies became progressively worse. I had intended on going to bed early, I ended up going to bed even later than usual.

I'm on a day schedule for most of this week, and then I'm back to my night shifts. I'm finding the night shifts are wreaking havoc with my sleep schedule, even though I naturally keep late hours. I think the problem is caused by f00 being on day a day shift. When he gets up in the morning, it wakes me up a little. And since I'm already a little disturbed, the increasing invasion of sunlight only serves to sever my ties to Morpheus even more.

Someday, I may work a friendlier shift. It's not going to be for a long time, though.

In other news, my guestbook continues to provide entertaining, if worriesome, reading. Jo, who claims to be doing research on her son's report, writes

Are you crazy with those comments of "BABY KILLERS" !?!? Good things there are no stakes around or we would all be burning. I know that was done 100's of year ago,but I don't belive that now. I have certain "powers" given to me from birth being 110% Sicilian we are all born with the third eye and more.I would never think of hurting ANYONE and I tell people what they need to know and not a thing more. I think you need to relax and maybe watch some T.V. You could start with Charmed !

*cough*

I'm considering teaching myself Latin. Despite having a Classics degree, I never touched on Latin. I chose ancient Greek, instead. I think I'll make language study part of my morning routine beginning next week. I don't think there's much sense in starting this week, because I'm doing training all week at work, and I find eight solid hours of training a day leaves my head feeling wobbly and full.

And now for a few links:

Teen Punched Over Snowball: Snow rage.

Unique Rare Romanian Vampire Killing Kit, Dracula 1860: Here's your chance to own a genuine vampire slayer's kit.

School Board Bans Photo Of Girl Wearing Tux: And it wasn't even a tux with hot pants (thanks, rebelseahorse)!

Against the Migraine: "A procedure's serendipitous success hints that some headaches start in the heart" (thanks, John Wehler).

Designing Public Restrooms for the Muslim Culture: I prayed a lot as a kid, but I know I didn't pray before and after every bathroom visit. Something tells me this is something that only the fundamentalists might do. Am I wrong?

Longmire Does Romance Novels: Reimaginings of cheesy romance titles.