So Tired, Yet Again
Sep. 7th, 2014 11:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
przedMy last post was a whinge about being tired. Consider this a continuation, but with an added chemical component.
I think I'm still recovering from the rush of getting ready for and then getting through BistoCon, because I've barely felt the urge to get on the computer, let alone post or write or anything else. It feels sort of the like ennui that hits at the end of finishing a particularly long story or a particularly difficult vid, except with that sort of ennui there's a part of my brain that's champing at the bit to just get on with things. This time I'm just aware of the need to give myself some time.
But that's not entirely why I'm so tired today. This tiredness is connected to a stupid/weird thing that happened today.
It's day four of the Toronto International Film Festival (which hopefully I'll find time and energy to post about soon because I've seen some brilliant stuff) and I was waiting for a movie today with a friend. Since it was a noon film, I'd grabbed a bagel to munch on in line. Unfortunately, a wasp took a liking to my bagel as I was eating. Even more unfortunately, the idiotic insect then proceeded to fly into my mouth and sting me! (The sensation was like this: why is there something fluttery-feeling on my lip? OWWWW!)
After I spat out the offending beastie, I immediately took a half dose of Benedryl. The Benedryl seems to have kept the worst of the swelling down, but as it always does with me, it's also made me slightly stupid and exhausted all day. And the side of my mouth that got stung feels sore all the way to the bone, rather like it's had venom injected into it.
Stupid insect.
After this, I rather feel the universe owes me a film fest random-running-into of Benedict Cumberbatch or Viggo Mortensen. ;-)
I think I'm still recovering from the rush of getting ready for and then getting through BistoCon, because I've barely felt the urge to get on the computer, let alone post or write or anything else. It feels sort of the like ennui that hits at the end of finishing a particularly long story or a particularly difficult vid, except with that sort of ennui there's a part of my brain that's champing at the bit to just get on with things. This time I'm just aware of the need to give myself some time.
But that's not entirely why I'm so tired today. This tiredness is connected to a stupid/weird thing that happened today.
It's day four of the Toronto International Film Festival (which hopefully I'll find time and energy to post about soon because I've seen some brilliant stuff) and I was waiting for a movie today with a friend. Since it was a noon film, I'd grabbed a bagel to munch on in line. Unfortunately, a wasp took a liking to my bagel as I was eating. Even more unfortunately, the idiotic insect then proceeded to fly into my mouth and sting me! (The sensation was like this: why is there something fluttery-feeling on my lip? OWWWW!)
After I spat out the offending beastie, I immediately took a half dose of Benedryl. The Benedryl seems to have kept the worst of the swelling down, but as it always does with me, it's also made me slightly stupid and exhausted all day. And the side of my mouth that got stung feels sore all the way to the bone, rather like it's had venom injected into it.
Stupid insect.
After this, I rather feel the universe owes me a film fest random-running-into of Benedict Cumberbatch or Viggo Mortensen. ;-)
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Date: 2014-09-08 10:08 am (UTC)I have the same reaction to Benedryl, or anything like it, so I totally understand your dilemma about the film fest. I am glad you made it through, and here's to getting it our of your system as quickly as possible. Also, that insect-related pain goes away quickly!
You are totally going to get stuck in an elevator with both Viggo Mortensen and Benedict Cumberbatch. Obviously!
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Date: 2014-09-08 07:50 pm (UTC)The Benedryl thing was tricky. I knew if I took a full dose I'd be out for the day, but I didn't want to take nothing and then have my body go berserk with the sting. It all worked out for the best.
Fingers crossed on the Mortensen and Cumberbatch encounter. *g* (At the bare minimum I'll get to see Viggo on stage. I'm seeing both the films he's in, and he's usually very good about going to all the screenings and doing Q&As.)