Whatever it takes

So, while I was home sick for what seemed like at least a short millenium, I oscillated between bouts of fevered melodrama that felt intense and yucky and mildly crazy--tossing in bed in weird fits of half-sleep--or else wandering stir-crazy around the house with a head full of pressure and nothing to fix my focus long enough for my liking. Except for these couple of things, each of which literally made me laugh out loud.

First, this picture of mom and dad, which I put on my screensaver about a week ago, perhaps in preparation for getting sick and needing to feel comfort nearby? I swear to god, still whenever I look at my computer screen I giggle a little crazily and feel like they are watching me. Is that weird?

Next would be this song, by Fat Joe, which during one of my Aleve-fueled myspace overdoses I uploaded as the number one song on my playlist. Which makes me wonder if the fever really was knocked out by the Aleve. Either way all week long I kept visiting my own myspace page just to hear the first couple bars of the song--and experience my inevitable chessy grin that came with it.
(click on image to go hear the song) pic from hiphoplead.com (consider yourself warned: the lyrics are more than PG)

Then there's this youtube clip, which features Animal in a drum-off with Buddy Rich. I laughed til I cried when Animal finally gives in and just starts yelling. Also, did anyone ever question the fact that they kept Animal chained up when we were young? Again, the hilarity for me was fevered.



Finally, another laugh out loud was it the fever or was it the stir crazy ness who could tell, this youtube link found over on Flame Like Me. Same thing: the funniest part is the all out waillllllll that this little kid lets go...

http://flamelikeme.blogspot.com/2009/02/its-fool-who-plays-it-cool.html

Anyway it snowed out last night, lots. I am still trapped inside, but feel sane and quiet at least today. Still, would someone PLEASE get me to a beach, quick.