Swine Flu seems to be the hottest virus in town. The trouble is, I don't have it -- not even the slightest indication -- which sadly implies that I am expected to move forward as though a possible pandemic were not hovering menacingly. Even the illustrious university I attend has issued a warning called "Swine Flu and Final Examinations." This helpful memo reminds us of the health benefits of "social distancing" and recommends that students be seated at least 3 feet from each other to avoid spreading Swine Flu (or answers to test questions). However, since I am not taking any final exams this year, my chances of contracting the virus are slim. And that is an unfortunate fact since I could truly benefit from being quarantined.
In between coughs and sniffles, here's how I'd spend my time if it were my civic duty to remain in my apartment for several days:
a) Sort through the multiple piles of papers that are quickly overtaking both my study and my bedroom.
b) Give away clothes that don't fit, are threadbare, or are seriously out-dated (thus, dispensing of most of my wardrobe).
c) Hang the stack of pictures that have been waiting for over six months to adorn my bare walls.
d) Begin transcribing and analyzing the mountains of data I've already acquired from the first couple weeks of my dissertation study.
e) Read Silas Marner -- our book club read for the month.
f) Write thank you notes for the past three years' gifts and kind services.
g) Do something with my three crates marked "for scrapbook." (This could involve a bonfire.)
h) Sleep.
In other words, I'm dying to do some serious digging out from the pile-up that's been accumulating for months.
Anyone wanna go to Mexico??
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One...I would totally head to Mexico with you - I think a few days of R&R (rest and relaxation) followed by a few weeks of R&R (respiratory problems and recovery) sound like just the thing!
Two...I would probably take a bunch of pictures of us in Mexico, thus adding to the "to be scrapbooked" pile. But I am thinking 'nay' on the bonfire thing - because you really wouldn't want that book to catch fire - it's a great read. I LOVED Silas Marner.
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