Day 0 (October 21, 2009)
I turned 23 today, and what a wonderful day it was. I started with a spa appointment at my favourite salon, Kiyo. I got my eyebrows waxed, a wonderful 90 minute massage, and then I got my hair cut afterward by a middle-aged French Canadian man. Adorable. I was feeling pretty awesome by the time I got home.
Drew and I went to Woodgrove afterward, where our first stop was the Telus store. He told me to pick a cell phone, so I looked around and settled on a pink LG Keybo2 (or enV3 for you Americans). I think we left the poor salesman kind of dazed. We blew in there like a hurricane, told him what we wanted, and bought it. No selling required for us.
After programming my number into his phone, we split up. I went to Bentley’s first and picked up a cute new purse. It’s a big purple plaid one. After that, I stopped into The Body Shop where they were having a sale on body butter. Got a cranberry and a vanilla nutmeg, and they let me pick out $20 of stuff for free because it was my birthday (awesome!). I got a new nail file, nail brush, and some soap.
After that I headed down toward Addition-Elle, but on the way there I remembered they’d put a Tim Horton’s into the mall recently, so I stopped there and tried one of the new lattes. I can’t remember which flavour it was, but it was pretty good. Not on par with Starbucks, but not terrible. I played with my phone while I sipped my latte and listened to snippets of conversation from the table next to me. It was a group of Japanese teenagers, and they were shopping for their Halloween costumes. I was able to follow a good portion of what they were saying, and mentally patted myself on the back for remembering my Japanese lessons.
My latte was finished and it was time to try on clothes. I took a ridiculous amount of clothing into the changing room with me. I ended up buying a new skirt (black, shin-length with a belt), new jeans (dark denim with a cute sash), 3 new shirts (one is red with a belt cincher and three-quarter length sleeves, one is a black button-up, and the other is a black shirt with a neckline that makes my boobs look fabulous), and a new bra with matching panties.
I got 10% off with my card, and an additional 15% off cause it was my birthday. I was feeling pretty great at this point. Next I walked to the Shoe Warehouse and started looking for a new pair of heels. These cute snake-y looking ones caught my attention, and after trying them on, I knew they were mine. The salesgirl told me they were having a 2 for 1 sale, so I bought a new pair of skate shoes too. It really was my day. 
Drew and I met up afterward, he’d bought some shoes for himself and a couple novelty items. On our way out of the mall, we were stopped by a man at a kiosk with some weird looking things. Intrigued, I let him pitch it to us. They were called Heat in a Click, and we immediately saw the benefits of them. Drew has this thing called Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and it basically means he has very poor circulation in his extremities. These heating pads seemed pretty perfect for him. We got 2 hand ones, 2 feet ones, and a neck/shoulders one.
After this long day of shopping, it was time to go home so we could get ready for dinner. I put on my new bra, new skirt, and the red top with my heels. Did my make-up, re-fluffed my hair, and I was ready for dinner at the Firehouse Grill.
Dinner was fantastic. Miyagi’s Magic Prawns to start (battered with this sauce on them that is just amazing), sushi for the main course (omnomnom), and some kind of mud pie for dessert. We tried to finish it, but it was so much chocolate. I had about umm… 8 cocktails, so I was pretty drunk when we got home. I crawled into bed and went to sleep, a great birthday behind me.
Day 1 (October 22, 2009)
I woke up feeling crappy. My eyes feel like they’re going to explode, is this a hangover? I’ve never had one before. I feel so tired, but I don’t know why I should be tired. Maybe I’m coming down with something. Early to bed tonight.
Holy shit, I woke up with this unimaginable pain in my left arm around 10pm. It had me in tears. Took some motrin and Drew rubbed some A535 on my arm, back to sleep.
Day 2 (October 23, 2009)
My throat is killing me, my head is pounding, I have a fever, I’m cold, and I feel so nauseous. I was supposed to go to a job interview today, but my mom told me to reschedule, cause my potential employer would be pissed if I gave him the flu. Taking some gravol and benelyn now. My eyes hurt even worse. Time to pass out for the day.
Drew’s a sweetie, he bought me some gingerale and buckley’s. I’ve started coughing, and I can’t seem to get warm enough. My eyes… Dear god, my eyes. Drew got me a cool washcloth, it really helps take the pressure off my eyes. Back to sleep.
Twisted my knee in my sleep, fuck my life.
Day 3 (October 24, 2009)
Blurrrgh. Can’t focus, hard to think. Can’t talk, throat hurts too much. Not nauseous anymore, had a sandwich and some juice. More drugs. Sleep.
Drew made me a cup of tea with lemon, helped my throat a bit. Still feel awful. Back to bed.
Day 4 (October 25, 2009)
Can’t take it anymore, have to go to the doctor. Throat hurts, coughing too much, head is pounding. Choking down a glass of water. Taking a quick shower, which is really not fun with a twisted knee.
Judy took me, no one was there. Not much of a wait, had to put a mask on and sit in a roped off area though. Doctor had a strange accent, hard to understand him… maybe my ears are getting blocked up now. Says I have H1N1, gave me a prescription for Tamiflu and told me to stay home and not spread the virus. Judy took me home and went to get the prescription for me. Called mom to tell her I went to the doctor. Judy came and gave me the meds, told me to rest. Here’s my first Tamiflu.
Day 5 (October 26, 2009)
Called potential employer about rescheduling, he informed me they filled the position and hoped I got better soon. Crap. Oh well, there are more jobs. My ears are so plugged I can’t hear a damn thing, just my heart beating. More meds, more sleep.
Drew bought me some orange juice and a chicken caesar wrap, what a good man. Cough seems to be getting worse, but I haven’t had the chills in a while. Things might be looking up. Back to sleep.
Blah, my period started. Cause y’know, I didn’t already feel like shit. God I hate being a woman.
Day 6 (October 27, 2009)
Feeling a bit better today, but my ears are still blocked and I seem to be coughing up phlegm now. It’s not as hard to concentrate. Still really tired. Drew made me a sandwich, it was pretty good. I saw a story on the news about a healthy 13 year old boy with no prior medical conditions who got H1N1. He died in 2 days. I feel awful for his family, and kind of scared for myself. Back to sleep.
Day 7 (October 28, 2009)
This cough just won’t go away, but I feel much more like myself today. Still can’t hear a damn thing.
I stepped on Chewy’s ball in the living room and fell, thankfully not in a bad way so my knees are fine. Chewy was really worried about me, she’s such a good girl.
Ryan came over, we watched Heroes and Paranormal Activity. Raphael Sbarge was on Heroes, I had a fangirl squee. Paranormal Activity was pretty good, but I don’t get why people are saying they cried in the theaters and threw up and shit. It wasn’t that scary. Finished the night off with Four Christmases, very funny. Drew bought me some more orange juice, and we ordered Fast Eddie’s. I couldn’t find anything appetizing on the menu, so I just ordered a chicken quesadilla and ate half of it. Sleep time.
Day 8 (October 29, 2009)
Way more phlegm in my cough now, but I’m still feeling better. I’m on the mend. My stepdad has it now, and my mom’s fighting it off. I’m really worried about them. Ari’s sick too, but she’s on the mend like I am. Only 2 days left of my Tamiflu, so we’ll see how that goes. Still not much of an appetite, and I’m almost out of orange juice. I’ll have to ask Drew to get some more when he gets up.
Going to go nap now. Maybe this’ll be the last day…
