Sick People Thread - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

11/29/2006 03:32:45 AM · #1

yep. it's 3:30am and I'm sitting on the can with my laptop. i called in sick to work yesterday, got a few hours of work in remotely, and spent the rest of the day shooting at the lakefront. fealt OK until bedtime, now this.

:-(

TechnoShroom

Canon EOS-30D

11/29/2006 03:35:22 AM · #2

I got sick at the beginning of November was well all of three days and caught another cold. Tis the season.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/29/2006 03:35:45 AM · #3

Thanks for sharing. :)

...and as I pop in to the front page, this is the first thing that catches my attention. I'd call in sick tomorrow, but I never believe me when I tell me I am sick. :/

Getw well soon, Slip! And the laptop is fine in the bathroom, but the camera stays out! :P

BeeCee

Nikon D40

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

11/29/2006 03:36:06 AM · #4

Oops, when I put together the subject line with the originator, I wasn't expecting a thread about real, physical illness!

So sorry to hear you're not well...... but at least you could get some good shots for craptography.com ;)

Get better soon!

joynim

Olympus E-500 EVOLT

Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital

11/29/2006 03:36:35 AM · #5

LOL what the hell are you doing in the loo with your laptop!!!
I know they never thought about that when they thought of 101 uses for a portable computer!

11/29/2006 03:37:14 AM · #6

yep. 3:33 a.m. and I'm sitting in the basement with the computer because I don't have a laptop. the cat woke me up (for the 2nd night in a row) trying to cough up a hair ball and I'm wondering if instead he's eaten something from the christmas boxes i set out to decorate with. so here i am, congested and unable to go back to sleep keeping Slippy company as he sits on the can. (there, there, Slippy, go back to bed and you'll feel better in the morning....)

11/29/2006 04:40:57 AM · #7

Originally posted by KaDi:

Ooh, watch out for tinsel! We discontinued tinsel at our house. We had a cat (RIP) that had a penchant for pine needles and tinsel. The tinsel would come out the other end as clear plastic strips, the chrome having been 'digested'. There would be the standard bum-dragging until someone could pull the entire length out.

The pine needle incident resulted in a midnight run to the vet for x-rays, as we thought it might be a hook. X-rays at midnight are very expensive. But at least we have a really cool Halloween decoration, as the vet let us keep the almost full-body x-ray!

edit... didn't die of Christmas decorations... old age.

Message edited by author 2006-11-29 04:42:03.

11/29/2006 04:50:50 AM · #8

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Thanks for the seasonal public service reminder! :)
Tinsel has been banned in my house for years and years now....(I know about the bum dragging). But now I wonder if he's been gnawing on the tree. I wouldn't put it past him. Haven't seen signs of partially digested tree bits though (at either end). Maybe he just needs some down-time like the rest of us....
....which reminds me, what are you still doing up after I told you to go to bed?
(Aw, heck! What am I still doing up?!)

11/29/2006 08:51:33 AM · #9

Ah, sweet sleep! I'm ba-ack! :)
Did you call in sick?

11/29/2006 08:55:52 AM · #10

Originally posted by KaDi:

Ah, sweet sleep! I'm ba-ack! :)
Did you call in sick?

Made the call. :-(

Hopefully it won't rain and I can go hang out by the lake again. Hopefully I'll get some sleep tonight. :-/

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

11/29/2006 09:02:26 AM · #11

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Made the call. :-(
Hopefully it won't rain and I can go hang out by the lake again. Hopefully I'll get some sleep tonight. :-/

Just take it easy...you wouldn't want to get caught looking like you were having fun while playing hooky.

It's gloriously foggy here this morning. The kind of fog that if I walked out into it I could disappear just like they do in the movies....fade away and never come back....hopefully I won't do that. :-}

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

11/29/2006 10:18:31 AM · #12

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

There would be the standard bum-dragging until someone could pull the entire length out.

Now I'm ready for breakfast!

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

11/29/2006 10:20:11 AM · #13

Originally posted by LoudDog:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:
There would be the standard bum-dragging until someone could pull the entire length out.

Now I'm ready for breakfast!

Just put that box of Shredded Wheat back in the cabinet where it belongs and you should be fine. Oh, and just say "no" to tinsel. :-o

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

11/29/2006 10:42:44 AM · #14

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

have you tried calling in dead?

fotomann_forever

11/29/2006 11:33:59 AM · #15

Originally posted by karmat:

have you tried calling in dead?

Makes for some awkward moments when you decide to go back to work.

Canon EOS-20D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

11/29/2006 11:38:31 AM · #16

Bummer to Slippy and KaDi. Our house was sick last week, just in time to not eat our fair share on Thanksgiving. Hope you feel better soon. (And we've done the cat tinsel ass thing, too. Yay.)

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by karmat:

have you tried calling in dead?

Makes for some awkward moments when you decide to go back to work.

They tend to bump you down on the payscale, too.

fotomann_forever

11/29/2006 11:46:56 AM · #17

Originally posted by mk:

They tend to bump you down on the payscale, too.

And cancel your health coverage LOL

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/29/2006 12:05:31 PM · #18

Originally posted by joynim:

LOL what the hell are you doing in the loo with your laptop!!!
I know they never thought about that when they thought of 101 uses for a portable computer!

This photo came with the Joke-Of-The-Day email a little while ago ...

joynim

Olympus E-500 EVOLT

Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital

11/29/2006 01:02:14 PM · #19

haha some peoples addictions to their computers never amaze me ...........and my husband thought I was bad!

OdysseyF22

Panasonic DC-G9

Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro

11/29/2006 01:18:26 PM · #20

Eh, I guess I'm one of the sick people too. Throat's feeling funny, kinda scratchy. I'm hoping it doesn't become a full-blown sickness - I've got finals coming and can't afford to be sick!

On the other hand, I was just up to see my family over the holiday, so I'm probably doomed. I can fight off 14,000 sick people at university for months, but three days around my family and I'm instantly sick, almost every time.

Blah. I'm off to find some of thos Vit-C tablets.

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

11/29/2006 01:22:02 PM · #21

At least you're doing the right thing and staying home, nothing is worse than having your co worker tell you all about the nasty flu they're fighting off right after you shake hands with them. They should be home, but NOOOOOO here they are, showing what a trooper they are, spreading extra strength colon blow virus to the whole office.

Thanks!

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

11/29/2006 01:40:26 PM · #22

I recently started teaching my kids' Sunday School class. Two weeks ago, there was a little girl in there coughing and hacking and sneezing and snotting. I thought to myself, "I really wish she had stayed home today." The next week, another little girl in the class had it. Yep, now both of my kids have it. My little girl has shaken most of it off, but my son will probably end up at the doctor again. Anytime he gets a cold or something, it turns into bronchitis, walking pneumonia, or some other drastic lung disorder.

Stay home if you are sick. We do not want it!

And yea, calling in dead is disagreeable if you ever "get better."

Canon EOS-20D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

11/29/2006 01:46:15 PM · #23

Marge: Homer, the plant called. They said if you don't show up tomorrow don't bother showing up on Monday.

Homer: Woo-hoo. Four-day weekend.

Artyste

Sony Ericsson W810i

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Pentax

11/29/2006 02:13:07 PM · #24

I'm not sick.. but I DO have a paid day off today...

And yooooo-oooo-ooo-oooooo-ooooouuu.. dooo-ooooon't