~A Bitter Swallow~

I think I thought-vomited in my brain a little bit...

Thought-Vomit

My brain is constantly mumbling and muttering to itself. Sometimes it screams. Sometimes what it has to say is interesting enough to make note of, or is adamant enough that it must come out. I'll put that stuff here. :)
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Running the Gauntlet

gauntlet
PRONUNCIATION:(GONT-let, GAHNT-)
MEANING:noun:
1. A long thick glove worn as part of medieval armor.
2. A challenge. To throw down the gauntlet: to challenge someone.To take up the gauntlet: to accept a challenge.
3. A form of military punishment where a person was forced to run between two rows of people who struck him as he passed in front of them. Used in the phrase: to run the gauntlet.
4. An attack from all sides; a severe trial or ordeal.


See definitions 3 & 4 there? That's what I feel like today. I feel like I'm being beaten by all sides. Unending. And the hitters? The attackers? My own body.

Ugh.

I feel ill. I've had a bad taste in my mouth since late last night. Unidentifiable as of yet. It kept me awake. My stomach is in upheaval. My brain is on strike, and not a peaceful one. My coworker is back in the hospital, which is so much way worse than this, so I can't go home sick.

Four more hours, and I get to go home. The hours pass as weeks, the minutes days, the seconds hours. My proverbial watched pot. Only- it's a clock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Only, much slower.

1 comments:

kathryn said...

Oh, sweetie! I'm so sorry you're not feeling well!

Don't forget to brush your tongue...sounds weird, I know...but it really does help when tummy's upset and bad taste is around as well.

I buy ginger root at the Vitamin Shoppe...always keep it in the house. It's fabulous for digestive upsets.

Feel better soon

January 7, 2010 at 2:03 PM  

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