So, I have a steady fever of 101.7 with peaks of 102.1 and lows of 100.9. My doctor said I have strep throat, the infection running as far down my throat as he could see to my pharynx.

My stepdad said I'm not allowed out of my bedroom, except for school (tommorrow and the day after... summer school FTL!) and I'm trying to figure out what to do.

I tried Lusternia yesterday, but, on my laptop I don't have zMUD or any of my triggers or aliases...

So, I'm tried to figure out what to do to keep me busy.

Every book in my room I've read about 3 times each, at the very least. The only tapes I have in here are Sailor Moon tapes, both the original series and Sailor Stars, subbed.

I have my keyboard in here, but I think my constant coughing would throw off me playing it.

I have my Nintendo DS with various games which I've beaten already...

... uhm... yeah.

What should I do, people?

R(er)ead all those internet comics... (Well, these are comics I like, your milage may differ.)

http://giantitp.com/
http://megatokyo.com/
http://flipsidecomics.com/
http://squidi.net/
http://drunkduck.com/
http://xkcd.com/
http://questionablecontent.com/

Or start drawing/writing for the artistic contests!

Install Zmud/mushclient on the laptop?

Start programming a mud (well, maybe not)

- Play Lusternia and do "administrative" kinds of things.

- Compose the longest poem you can beginning with the line "Xinemus, thy beauty is to me..." and ending with "True we shall be to thee for e'er!"

- Do a search for Jack Handey's "Deep Thoughts" and read them all.

- Actually, reading in general is pretty nice.

- Do your artisanal/bardic entry for the month.

- See if you could have discovered the Cartesian Coordinate System all by yourself using the ceiling tiles in your room. Scoff at how easily Descartes became famous.

- Pick a guy you know that you don't like. Invent a religion around the central tenet of not dating them.

- Call up pizza places in your town and ask if they ordered a pizza.

- While you're on the phone, come up with combinations of phone numbers that spell out something racy and dial them to see if they actually are. I recommend starting with 1-800-MOOSE-ME.

- Find something in your room or on the Internet written in a foreign language and "translate" it by using the English words that the non-English words sound the most like.

Not only do I suck, but my scanner's in the living room. If you don't think I suck or need proof, here... http://megami-of-nekro.deviantart.com/



I'm on Vista. zMUD


No C++ on this comp... again, the C++ I have isn't Vista-compatible.

Other suggestions are... interesting... but a note on these two...

... I'm not allowed on the phone, and somehow, I manage to be a 17 year old in NYC who doesn't own a cell phone.

Then I'll expect that poem on my desk by Wednesday.

"Xinemus, thy beauty is to me
Like the sun is to a rose in bloom
Reaching up to attain a boon
Of warmth, of love, of beauty
Alas, knows not the heart a better way
To express such disdainment
As what you speak of is tantalized at best
Nay, not shall I speak of it in such a way
Nor thy beauty, which was borne
From the bosom of all that which is good;
Nay, I say to you
I shall only speak of wishing for it,
Wanting it, congenial looks that have
No true comparison
None are ever nigh to attaining
That which they seek
That you hold close to thineself
Sharing with none, only giving a glimpse
Of that which they will ne'er have
E'en so, as the sun does set
An' night does chase him
Eternally, forever,
As do I and we
True we shall be to thee for e'er!"


How's that? e_e

You can do what I did when I had strep throat and a fever of 104 - sleep outside on the bench like a bum until security flashes their light at you. Fun times! (And I wish I was joking )

Writing love poems to Xin can't be healthy, though. I suggest doing #7 about Xinemus.

No Wai

Hmmm. That's not a bad first draft. I look forward to seeing how it evolves. In your next revision, you might include something about his "thundering pectorals" and such. Well, take that or leave it. It's not up to me to dictate someone's artistic vision.

@Reiha: Despite your scorn/affection (I can never tell with you), you raise a good point. I shouldn't really limit the poem suggestion to this one instance. I'll make it a contest of some kind.