so this is a post I started, but somehow it never got posted back in early Nov when I had the flu. some version of swine. anyway, better late than never!
as in sick, at home- not sick for home.
As a kid, when I didn't want to participate in some gym class (Im sorry- physical education) exercise, or couldn't bear another 45 minutes of algebra, I would fake sick. I would get the mercury thermometer from my mom, hold it under my red, 60w bedside lamp until it hit a respectable temperature, then slip it under my tongue when I heard her coming in to check. I'd make my voice gravelly, my eyes half-open, it was arguably my best role long before I had ever considered theater as a profession.
As an adult, I don't fake sick. It's bad karma because I hate HATE being sick. This year, the first in probably a decade that I didn't get the flu shot, when everyone is running around like idiots screaming about swine flu- I get sick. It has been a loooooong 3 days in front of the television. Luckily, we DVR quite a few shows that we never have time to watch, and I'm proud to say I took our "full percentage" from 70 to 20.
I learned a few things during my time in my self-made infirmary:
1) law and order is still THE BEST show on television- hands down, no comparables. In this order: original, SVU, CI.
2) oprah made the statement, on her show, about herself: "listen to my voice! it sounds like its coming from my mouth, and not in my diaphragm." hmmmmmmm.....?
3) there is a product on tv where you strap your feet into a cage, and then hang upside down, like a bat. Im still trying to figure out what that's for. I think exercise? not that i dont think it wouldnt be fun...but i dont really understand why you would want it. plus its HUGE. i think its for people with finished, not flooded basements.
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