Fluish

Most teenagers think they're invincible.

I'm not a teenager, but I couldn't remember the last time I was sick, so as far as being ill is concerned, I seem to have considered myself invincible for some time now.

As few but Bryan know, this isn't the first time I've been wrong.

My Monday night ended with a cough. But I woke up on Tuesday feeling fine. I was in my office by 11, waiting for my classes to start at 12:30. Between those two temporal flagpoles, my capacity to function was severely diminished. I had gotten sick.

It was what the university is calling "influenza-like illness (ILI)," and as far as illnesses go, it's certainly influenza-like.

I went home and basically died on my couch – for about four hours – during which time, I was literally rapt with fever. I eventually managed that, but I still felt like Satan's punching bag, so I missed my Wednesday classes as well.

After that, I started feeling better (though not well enough to blog). The worst of it lasted only about 24 hours, but I'm still left with my initial warning sign – a cough – and it appears to be getting worse rather than better. It's not a fun thing to teach with a sore throat in a classroom that still relies on chalkboards.

At any rate, I've survived, and my sense of invincibility has retreated to a more reliable, probably safer degree.

I'll probably skip Monday's blog, too, since it is a holiday and all.

Question of the Week:

What would be the best Marvel/Disney team-up or collaboration? Here are some suggestions.

My take: Hercules meets Hercules could work. Ariel from The Little Mermaid and the Sub-Mariner. Forge from the X-Men and Tron. The Lion King and the Black Panther. But seriously, any Pixar and Marvel collaboration would be awesome.