the late results

[serinde]

Fever's down to 99.3. The party has mostly moved into my sinuses and nose, though I'm still coughing occasionally, particularly when elibalin sends/posts (q.v.) silly YouTube links. Still feeling kinda headachy and sore and tired, which well duh, fever. (My usual temperature is slightly below 98.6, I should note.)

I remain disgusted by the watering-down of Big Fuckin' Q. It has no decongestant at all, and the antihistamine is not The Good Stuff. So I have broken my long allegiance, and instead have taken 2 Real Sudafed (acquired by dint of great effort from the ferocious guardians at CVS) and am washing it down with a Hot Scotch Toddy, Slightly Modified, which recipe I shall repeat here for your group benefit:

1.75 oz whisk(e)y (I had Jameson's handy, so not so very "Scotch")
2.5 oz boiling water
.5 oz lemon juice
.25 tsp orange bitters
1 tsp honey
scrap of blood orange peel studded with cloves (I watched the bartenders getting citrus peel twists, I studied them closely, but I seem to still be Doin It Rong)

Is very nice. Main differences are, you're supposed to use Scotch (duh), Angostura bitters, and lemon peel, but I like my version just fine thanks.

And so, to bed. I think I'll be fine by the time we leave; the major worry now is making sure Steve doesn't come down with it. Which is why I'm quarantining myself up here in the guest room with kitties, laptop, and periodic visits from dariodevil (who, though perhaps equally prone to catching whatever illness is going, states firmly that he has no reason to care if he does).

Comments

[shechameleon.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're on the mend. I'm desperately trying to keep from getting full-blown SICK. Jeff's been making me hot toddies at night. Monday's had Seagram's in it, last night had Mt. Gay rum. Rum was much yummier. I don't think he added any bitters, but I'll have to suggest that for the future, since we do always have bitters around now (bitters in ginger ale is good for a sick tummy).

BTW, Mucinex is great stuff, too, for dealing with congestion. And you can still get generic pseudoephedrine, at least at Target and Brooks/RiteAid. Add in a generic benadryl or two at bedtime, and you're good to go.

[gmdraves.livejournal.com]

Walgreen’s (alone among NY drug stores) now carries NyQuil D (http://www.vicks.com/nyquil-d.php). Instead of proudly proclaiming something like, “Classic Original Formula,” there’s simply a device that says, “Now with Pseudoephedrine.”