These are entries related to or containing references to NyQuil -- what became known to me in my college days as the "Green Death" for the way it tasted and the way it made me feel. I even wrote a song about it.
In my NyQuil-induced stupor, I almost forgot to post this. Today’s funny bit comes from someone y’all may recognize from a recent Geico commercial — Brandon Hardesty. I’ve been a fan of his works for a few years now, and this is one of my favorite videos he’s released on YouTube:
Posted by Nicki on January 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I’m pretty sure I read somewhere about one of Murphy’s Laws being something along the lines of: on your extended holiday weekend, you’ll spend the last day of it sick. I started feeling a little ill last night, sore throat, headache and grogginess mainly. I woke up this morning with my throat feeling [...]
Posted by Nicki on January 21st, 2008 at 10:17 am
I’ve been out sick since last Thursday. I came home Wednesday night and had been feeling it for most of the day … that familiar tingle in the back of my throat. My tonsils were already swollen and I had a low-grade fever.
Ah, the cold season begins!
So I made a huge pot of [...]
Posted by Nicki on December 1st, 2007 at 7:27 pm
I think I’ve just about licked this stupid cold … though I don’t think I’ve had a decent night’s sleep in over a week. I’m still sore and achy from coughing things up, but am otherwise nearly back to my old self.
Someone at work asked me what I did over the weekend. [...]
Posted by Nicki on October 18th, 2006 at 10:48 am
Ugh.
I found a substance more vile than NyQuil. It’s called Zicam — Jim’s mother swears by it, and gave me a small bottle. Jim’s been sick off and on all week and was out sick from work yesterday. I felt it hitting me yesterday afternoon … this morning I [...]
Posted by Nicki on October 13th, 2006 at 8:42 am