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mann plans und god laffs

2005-10-30 / 5:58 p.m.
i can't speak fluent yiddish. the only words i can say and understand are the ones already incorporated into the english language: schmuck, schlep, tuchus, nebbish, etc. there is a yiddish saying that goes something like, "man plans and god laughs". if i could remember how to say that in yiddish, that would be the title of today's entry.

i had ELABORATE plans regarding using my sick time at work to call in so i could go to a halloween party. vin and i were going to be the mackenzie brothers. the title of the party was 'blood of the gods' who WOULDN'T-(aside from any pious folk) want to go to a party with that title? i was uber excited.

thursday during the all staff meeting at work, i start to feel run down. i get hot, i get cold, i get hot...you get the idea. i figure a snack will make me feel better. WRONG. i started to feel dizzy and nauseous. so i left early. i fight the urge for the next 30 minutes to keep from vomiting. i tell myself, "you can barf when you get home, just hang on..."

i get home and wretch in the yard. i wretch in the toilet, and continue to do so for the next 10 minutes. i puke a little, feeling no relief. as a bulimic in remission for almost 3 years, any vomiting is disturbing. i feel sweaty and cold. i call into work and call off for friday (i had saved the sick day for saturday).


soooo, vin takes me to the doctor. while waiting at the immediate care facility, i wretch some more. vin said i looked like a wax dummy. nice, huh? btw, I'M NOT pregnant, unless you can get that way via anal, and last time i checked that was a no-go. i ended up having labrynthitis, a condition i had during high holy days a couple years ago. it's a middle ear infection that inflames the cochlea-(that snail looking thingy in the ear). it makes you feel drunk, dizzy, and like puking.

so i'm on antibiotics AGAIN. not that bad for this year, i've only been sick one other time. usually i get 5-7 ear infections a year. i'm also on anti-dizzy/nausea drugs that make me feel sleepy. i feel really guilty about taking them, but hell--i don't wanna feel all wretchy and mcpukey all the time.

instead of taking one sick day off to party it up (as much as a designated driver can party it up), i have to use not one, not two, but THREE sick days i DON'T have, and resort to depleting my holiday bank. this means days that i had planned on taking off in december are a no go. oh well, it's not like this jew gets into christmas.

sooooo, moral of story: don't make plans about skipping work out loud where god can hear you. he'll inflame your cochlea and you'll end up not going to work or the big halloween party, ie: jen plans and god laughs.

i did end up getting quite a bit of studying done for my huge EMT exam tomorrow. i guess being ill was a blessing in disguise.

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