I’ll admit, I’m not much of a zombie person. While the idea, once I’ve given it more thought, intrigues me….I definitely dislike the idea of an onslaught of mindless, but difficult to stop zombies approaching me. I feel anxiety when I watch it, fearing a personal plague on myself despite being highly unlikely (at this time…).

It frightens me that a simple bite could cause a zombie. I mean, it seems quite difficult to avoid. If I were at home, in my condo and the zombie apocalypse hit, I’m sure I’d be dead within moments. I’m on the 8th floor…my only way to ground is stairs (a small area) or….freefall or something :) Plus, I live downtown. There’d be zombies everywhere. No, I don’t predict much hope for me if the zombie apocalypse were to occur. That said, I wouldn’t move away from downtown to avoid this potential threat.

Anyways…if there were a zombie apocalypse, this is an idea I had…for safety reasons though not for survivability. I would go way up North, where it’s so cold you might freeze to death. But I’d bring clothes and hopefully find shelter there. In a place like this, zombies would be stuck dead in their tracks (because of how cold it is). It would be difficult to survive, probably impossible to survive a long time….but you’d be safe from zombies.

As I was watching The Walking Dead, the idea behind the science, or biology of a zombie did intrigue me. I mean, a zombie can “live” without legs, or a stomach…or arms…basically, they just need the head. My question is, what keeps the cells alive? If blood isn’t needed in a zombie (because obviously they’re powered not by oxygen, but by…..I dunno) then what’s doing it?
Would zombie DNA or cells…I dunno, be solar powered (I’m trying to think how a zombie could survive a seeming eternity…without nourishment or energy)? That’s the only way I can think of for a zombie to live. They have like, Mitochondria that hold and convert solar energy into allowing the body to move without blood, limbs, etc….

Like, I understand…their brain losing all high functions, and they’re driven just on need to survive…and they want to feast on “brains” or any living thing…but they don’t need it (at least, from what I’ve seen from The Walking Dead). A zombie goes after the living…but can remain in a dormant “living” state without anything for a long period of time. My thoughts are that they don’t need living for nourishment or power….it’s just a mindless craving they have, but do not need. Doesn’t seem to make much sense from a survivability perspective….but I guess it’s the main premise of a zombie. If a zombie weren’t going after the living….it’d just be really really boring.

Maybe I’m over-analyzing. Again, I’ve never really given much thought to the zombie apocalypse but I’m glad I’ve been thinking about it. It’s always nice to try to figure stuff out :)

What I really don’t understand is….if the zombie apocalypse occurs….why not just plant sunflowers, corn, watermelons, squashes, and other fruits and vegetables on your front lawn. It seems to work pretty well for me in Plants VS Zombies. I guess you need to be good at Tower Defense (which I am!).

…I feel like I have too much free time now. Like, I haven’t done anything for 2 weeks and let me say, it’s nice. I’m trying to stay relaxed and unstressed. Trying not to bring work home with me….and despite having a task to do tonight, I didn’t do it :) I’ve just been watching stuff….playing Plants VS Zombies…

I want to work on warrenshea.com…but also, I kinda don’t.

I want to re-watch an anime series, I wanna do some art…there are tons of things I wanna do but I’m not doing anything…

I know I’m going to be really busy from Oct 17-29….so I’m honestly just milking my time right now.

Hmm…as I write this post, I realize that although I like being lazy, I really don’t like not doing anything….

I think I’ll try to use my time somewhat more productively tonight, before I sleep. To do what, I don’t know…I’ll keep it light and unstressful tho :)
That’s my new motto for however long I remember it.

I was so stressed before, it really wasn’t worth it….getting sick. If I can avoid it, I’ll do my best to avoid it….

I’m honestly so scared of getting sick now. Like, on alert for warning signs….I have a genuine fear or sickness now….for however long I remember that :)

I’m watching “Unforgettable” right now. I like the idea of a person with a perfect memory. There was an episode of House like that..that I found intriguing.

I don’t think I’ll continue, the show isn’t nearly as compelling as say, House (which is an awesome show btw). I think they next show I’ll burn through is Walking Dead….After the wedding conversation about the zombie apocalypse…and now that Breaking Bad is over and Walking Dead S2 starts Oct 16…..I think I’ll catch up on that. I still have Game of Thrones to watch. Dexter’s on E2 right now so it’s nice to have that back as well, now that Breaking Bad is over.

Sigh. Breaking Bad. So good. So sososososososos good. Definitely one of the best shows I’ve ever watched, possibly one of the best shows I’ll ever watch. I love it that much.

No, this isn’t a coding post.

I’m recovering well, I think. My chest congestion is much better the last 2 days. I don’t seem to have my daily fever today of which I’ve had for almost 2 weeks straight. But it’s hard to tell, I sometimes get it during my sleep.

I think the pain in my head/sinus is connected to my use of the Neti Pot. The pain did start roughly around the same time I got the pot….but I find it hard to believe they would affect one another.

The best part about the last 2 days is getting a good nap or sleep. Like, in the last 2 weeks, I could try to sleep as much as I could, but the sleeps wouldn’t be good. I wouldn’t feel rested. I went outside today, for the first time in a week today. It was nice. I’ve gone through self-imposed exiles and they’re not nearly as taxing as being forced to stay at home.

But then again, I haven’t had my mind, body, or energy at regular levels the last 2 weeks…maybe it was just boredom/lack of…anything. Maybe it was nice to just go outside and feel the air…

Depending on how I feel, I might go to work tomorrow.

I have a wedding to go to on Saturday. Unfortunately, I’ll still be on medication, so I won’t be able to get smashed (or drink at all). Which sucks because this was the last wedding for a while….when’s the next time I can drink and get smashed…for free? I think the times are few. Actually wait, just cuz most of my friends are married now…there’s still Z’s wave :) And they’re not my friends…so I’ll get SO SMASHED :D

Anyways, I’ll sleep now. Exhausted, despite a 2 hour nap….at 6pm :P

I have it.

I was sick with the flu….and then as I was getting over it, started noticing reoccurring fevers at night. I believe inflammation gets worse at night compared to during the day….so I went to the doctor. Turns out I did have inflammation…of the lungs. Pneumonia.

I’ve been on antibiotics for 5/10 days now but I still feel chest congestion.

On a plus note, I don’t really have a cough anymore, except from my chest congestion. That’s a HUGE bonus for me. Chronic cough tends to plague me for months. Here’s hoping I don’t have the cough after I’m sick. Generally, a dry hacking no productive cough can be caused by Post Nasal Drip, which I’m 100% I have. Fortunately, I got a Neti Pot. What a Neti Pot is….you boil water, put salt and baking soda in it, and like….stick the pot into one of your nostrils. The (warm) water flows through your sinus, washing away the nose mucus that keeps being created in your sinus. Anyways, I’ve been using it the last few days…hopefully this is why my cough is gone. It’s really weird to use…but I’m having fun with it :) I like doing the procedure whenever I can :) It’s gross but cool.

Anyways, I’ve also been sick for 2 full weeks now.

It sucks, I have no energy….body aches…coughing up blood the last few days (only in the morning)….fever….headache pain…..like, there are a lot of things wrong with me, it’s not just a few things. I don’t think I’ve ever been this sick, and for this long. I mean, I’ve had lingering coughs…but I’m not really “sick” for that.

Seriously noticing my health and immunity strength weaker the last year or two. I need to take better care of myself, because I’m no longer young to the point where my body can just fight it all, without me even trying. Like, I know other people my age that are fine…don’t notice the weaker immunity…but I take it that they take better care of themselves :)

I thought I was making progression in how I was feeling…but waking up today was the sh!t (in a bad way). I felt like I had taken 5 steps backwards in recovery. I don’t know what else to do….I rested quite a bit on the weekend. Problem is that a cough that occurs whenever you’re about to fall asleep wakes you up like a fire alarm. So I couldn’t sleep whenever I wanted, I had to wait until I was just exhausted….to fall asleep. Which was probably detrimental to getting better.

Anyways, hopefully with the cough gone, I can sleep better. I slept a lot today, it was nice :)

Having weird dreams. Had a Prince of Tennis dream last night where I was Echizen and I was playing doubles with Kikumaru….VS Fuji and Inui. I was doing Higuma Ootoshis….in the end, we won because Inui made a mistake on the last shot. That was trippy, but cool. I love anime dreams :D MOAR PLZ.

Off to take a nice hot shower, brush my teeth, gargle salt walter, use the neti pot…..my daily sleeping routine lately. I’m seriously trying my best to get better…I think my problem is that I’m stressed (because work is not stopping, and it’s still my busiest 2 months) and I keep working when I can. I think that if I work, I can be less stressed. And therefore, get better faster. As opposed to rest, but still be stressed. Unfortunately, no amount of me working seems to make me less stressed. There’s just TOO MUCH. I just wanna give up. And die.