Oog igkh blaugh bloog...

...*blows nose really loud*

Meh.

But cold aside, I'm a happy Maus. I'm still playing with all the cool stuff Captain Emily got me while she was out on vacation. (I think she went to Greenwich Village at some point.)...this list is as follows:

1 (One) bar of Ooh La La Lush soap.
2 (two) Massage bars, in citrus and glitterbug blue.
1 (One) Ninja wallet--a wallet with ninjas on it.
4 (Four) coasters with Martial-Arts moves on them, including "Monkey stealing peaches" and "Leaping tiger, hidden dragon."
1 (One) catalog full of gargoyles and Celtic Knotwork stuff and bats and whatnot.
1 (One) small Celtic Knotwork skull keychain. Cooooooooool!
2 (two) blank books with yellow dragon broacade covers.
2 (Two) lined books in purple with cats on them.
1 (One) Poison Pen Stationary Kit, complete with skull-stickers:)
1 (One) holographic postcard with otters
1 (One) tin Soviet-Era postcard of someone refusing a shot of vodka with a meal...at least I think that's what he's saying...

Maaaaan, I'm in big trouble...how ever am I to show my appreciation for all the coolness? I have some ideas. One involves a buncha buncha paint. The other involves monkeys. Mehmehhehheh...

*Sets big cup of tea on coaster with "Balancing Crane" on it*

This post brought to you by asprin and garlicky pizza...

The wind is really kicking up outside. It reminds me a bit of yesterday at rush hour, when I was on the bus going home...It was *exactly* like my tornado dreams--dark green sky, storming, water rushing everywhere, winds howling, everybody freaking out around me...the only thing missing was the actual tornado. I don't *think* we're getting any more of that tonight, who knows?

Meanwhile, I've been invited to a night out at Moscow on the Hill, where I can use the time-honored traditional cold remedy of piroshki and tons of cherry vodka... I'm not usually a heavy drinker, but Moscow on the Hill pretty much guarantees sloshdom, whether you want it or not.
This makes me think of other time-honored cold remedies I've been taught over the years. Everything from a bottle of slivovitz to drinking as much water and vitamin C as possible,to raw cloves of garlic eaten whole, (Owwwwww...) to Matthew's Genetically-inspired chicken-soup recipe.
(It has been pointed out by both Matthew and Spellcheck that "Recipe" is the proper spelling for recipie. I think the other spelling looks incredibly wrong. Dammit, "Recipie" has PIE in it, so that should be the proper spelling. Right? Right?!?!? *sigh* I hate it when I misspell things...)

Anyway, this while topic begs the question: What's your favorite cold cure? I can't help but be curious. If it isn't disgusting or involving roasted newt in a glass of boiling water, I'll probably give it a try at some point...