Now is the time of the groaning

And curling up into a little ball under the blankie, except I'm at work. Was too distracted the last several days to notice where my cycle was at, and therefore got no pre-emptive swing with the Hammer of Painkillers.

Let me distract myself with a ( pointless poll. )

(Gentle Readers who do not have the requisite squishy bits are encouraged to answer with data pertaining to a close acquaintance that does.)