Every day I go to the BBC News website and read the Most Popular Stories Now, Worldwide. Usually there is something funny in there or epic or ridiculous. Today’s has a story about Scottish author’s being pissed about the US Library of Congress reclassifying them as English, and another about the kickoff to a little event called the US election campaign (I think, I don’t really understand it all - I need to go back and watch The West Wing again).
The Most Emailed at the moment is a small event of 100,000 people a week getting sick with a norovirus. Sounds scary? Sounds like the film I saw yesterday is apt? Nah… It’s just a winter vomiting virus, here in the UK. If you get it you have it for 48 hours, bowl-hugging for two days. Doctors are recommending that you stay at home while you have it and then for a further 48 hours after the symptoms go away to avoid the risk of further contamination.
Now, I know it’s just psycho-symptomatic but my stomach feels a little wobbly and even with the window open I’m feeling a little sweaty. But even though the advice says stay away from work I am so going in tomorrow. I am to be a carrier monkey tomorrow… probably…
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January 4th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Hey, thanks for the BBC link. That’s a fun site! And we can feed reader it, too!
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January 4th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Shit, even I don’t understand the US election process.
You should stay away from people and drink lots of tea until the virus has run its course with everyone else. Have a good weekend, patient zero!
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January 4th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
You know what, I read that story on the tube this afternoon and immediately my stomach started going mental. I swear you can catch this thing by reading about it or hearing it on the radio. I’m so paranoid right now…
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January 4th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
That must be what I have….the California version of that megalovirus ;).
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January 4th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
kapgar - I aim to please! And give away my secrets!
Avitable - I found this on the (London) Times webpage which kind of nicely wraps the whole election thing up, but it’s still more entertaining having it explained to me by Jimmy Smits!
Staying away from people sounds like a good idea and, hooray, weekend! By the time Monday rolls round we should be into the opening scenes of any good apocalypse film!
Jo - And if you watch the reports on GM.TV you feel instantly sick (but that just be Doctor Hillary)
Hilly - I knew they didn’t shut down the airports fast enough!
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