Under the weather

I have been feeling like poop lately. I have had a horrible cough, I sound like Phyllis Diller and I have been sneezing constantly. This is not good, because my job consists of talking on the phone to cancer patients all day. So they call in their hour of need and reach my alter ego Elloise, who sounds like she just got done smoking a pack of Marlboro Red's and keeps pressing the mute button on her phone so she doesn't break their eardrum with her sneezing and coughing. I'm just not feeling work this week.

This week should have been super easy, because I only had to come for three days. Memorial Day was my anniversary, which me and my husband celebrated by staying in San Antonio for a night.

It was really fun, but that was when I contracted this cold from my husband. So this week, after work, I get home and lay on the couch, and that's pretty much it. But there are things which make me feel better, and I think we all have those creature comforts that we turn to when we are not feeling good. Here are a list of the things that have gotten me through the week.

1) Beverly Hills, 90210. God I love this show. My husband has been working until midnight every night, so yeah, this is pretty much the highlight of my evening. This is not really my favorite time period in the show. I CANNOT STAND Tracy, Brandon's dumb love interest from the tv station. She is such a dumbass and they totally just wanted to create another Susan for Brandon to bide his time with until Kelly got over Mark, who I feel lukewarm about as well. Why are all of Brandon's love interests dumb opinionated women with mom hair cuts?

The exceptions to this would be Nikki, Emily and Kelly. Susan kind of fits the bill, but she has good hair and I actually kind of like her. Otherwise, I hate all these dumb plots like Donna making over the basketball player to join the sorority--why is she making anyone over if she is the one wearing green plaid golfer pants with a belly shirt and pigtails?

And give me a break with her getting stuck in the brush with the fawn. "Help!" has never sounded so lame. Everytime I see this episode, I always wonder if Tori Spelling was trying to make us laugh at her. And the dumb firefighter. But even though these things drive me crazy, I love this show. My favorite part of this period on Beverly Hills--most definitely Clare.

I love her. I don't know why they made her leave after college, but she is my favorite. And she is also guilty of some major fashion crimes, which are really fun to watch.

2) Jon & Kate Plus 8.

Again, I love this show. The kids are so cute and I can watch the same episodes over and over again and it is still amusing. Kate is kind of annoying but I feel like I would be way worse if I were in her shoes. And Jon would drive me nuts if he were my husband, but I like him. My favorite kids are Alexis and Aidan, although they are all really cute.

3) California Diaries Okay, I was a big fan of the BSC in my day, and I have every one of the books from the original series, mysteries, and super specials, but until recently, I didn't have any of the Friend Forever series or the California Diaries. I vaguely remember reading one of the CD in middle school, but I didn't like it because of the handwriting throughout and the different subject matter. Recently, I collected and read all of the Friends Forever books and I thought they were pretty good--although I though Graduation Day was a little weak. Since then I have gathered up all of the California Diaries and read them--I am now on the 14th out of 15. These books are amazing. I'm really proud of Ann for putting them out. And contrary to popular belief, based on what I see, she wrote the first one and the one where Sunny's mom dies. I cried throughout the one where Sunny's mom dies. It was just so raw and honest. I also really like the way Ducky is portrayed. He reminds me so much of my friend who has just come out in the last few years, but whom I have know since I was 14 and he was 15. He dated girls in high school but was often teased for being "different." I love him so much and it has been incredible to see him go through the journey of finding himself and becoming comfortable with his sexuality.

4) My cat.My cat is named Scout. She is a calico and she has bad allergies/o.c.d so she is always licking and biting herself. She doesn't meow at all and the only noises she makes are a kind of chirp unless you step on her tail, and then, watch out. She goes through phases during which she is more cuddly, and thankfully, we are in one of them. She has been curling up on my lap and laying on my chest while I watch the telly for the last few days, and it is very comforting.

5) Last but not least, my husband, Mr. Bunny. He is so sweet and we had so much fun on our trip. We have been running around like chickens with our heads cut off for the last few weeks, so it was great to spend some time together. Last night, when he came home I was asleep but kept waking up long enough to tell him "I don't feel good" and "I'm sorry I fell asleep." The night before I was awake and he gave me a back massage and a head massage, which really helped me at the time. I am so lucky to have found Mr. Bunny--he is definitely my perfect match and I can't wait for him to be on a more normal schedule so I can spend more time with him.

If you made it through all of that, you deserve a cookie. I'm going out tonight with my two besties to see Sex and the City the Movie, so I will let you know how it is in my next post.

Toodles! Hope you are feeling better than me and hopefully I will be feeling better ASAP!

Elle Bunny