Okay, so a brief word on the side effects ---- bad, but not like that other stuff. I could at least get out of bed and get down the hall swiftly to throw up in the bathroom, and that is half the battle. I still couldn't eat anything, not even pudding (!), but I could work from home if I didn't move my head around too much. I would much rather have been at work in air conditioning, but that would have required showering and putting on clothes, two things I was finding it impossible to do.
Things are better now since I convinced the cousin/roommate to go buy some Pop Tarts yesterday. It was a struggle, ("They're just sugar!" "So what? They work!" "But they're bad for you!" "No, Good!") but I knew they would work, although for a few minutes I had my doubts. But all is settled in now and I may try the pudding again.
What didn't help was Turner Classic Movies, my old pal, my old chum, my old companion on sick days. Here was their line-up for last Friday:
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
A dying woman shares a shipboard romance with a criminal on his way to the gallows. Cast: Merle Oberon, George Brent.
Dark Victory (1939)
A flighty heiress discovers inner strength when she develops a brain tumor. Cast: Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart.
Invitation (1952)
A millionaire tries to buy his dying daughter a husband. Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Van Johnson
Dude. What? They couldn't find a copy of Terms of Endearment? Honestly...
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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Jesus, maybe TCM could've played Camille. REALLY! Glad to hear that Pop Tarts remain loyal.
Camille, yes! That's a good one. I love the look on Garbo's face as she's dying because for just a moment she's seems totally annoyed with Armand: "Enough with the country house, I'm dyin' here."
By the way, a Pop Tart has never tasted sooooooooo sweet.
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