Anti-fevers

Every now and then, when I get some random virus (which luckily is rather rare), my body temperature plunges. Instead of getting a low-grade fever of 100F or something, I get what I call an "anti-fever" of 97.6.

It is amazing how uncomfortable it is to have a body temp that is too low. For a fever, you can at least reduce your temp by taking an NSAID or something. But to raise your temperature? I mean, I'm just cold from the inside -- it's nasty!

With two pots of hot tea I managed to get up to 98.2. Brrrrr!

Conversation at work

Coworker approaches my desk looking sheepish ...

Him: Um ... did you by any chance bring ... fruit, as part of your lunch today?
Me: Yes, I brought half a grapefruit.
Him: Ah. Okay, so that was yours.
Me: Was?
Him: Well, um, I sort of ... nuked it.
Me: ...
Him: See, your container looked a lot like mine, and I brought in a stuffed cabbage ... and a grapefruit looks sort of like a stuffed cabbage, doesn't it?
Me: ... Sure.
Him: So, I kind of ... microwaved it.
Me: Um, well, are we talking, it exploded?
Him: Oh no! Just ... well, it's warm.
Me: Warm.
Him: And steaming slightly.
Me: *sigh*

As it turned out, we put the grapefruit back in the fridge and let it cool back down -- and when I ate it later, it tasted no different. So apparently citrus fruit can stand being nuked on high for 20 seconds without any discernible change in taste or texture.

In case anyone was wondering.

OH in a cafe

"I'm trying to think why I had to skip breakfast this morning ... Oh! I remember! It's because I spilled orange juice in the toaster!"

Still trying to picture how exactly that scenario went down.