29 May, 2008

Pros and Cons of Measles

Pro: You get phone calls from your friends
Con: After verifying you're not dead want to know why you got such a lame disease or if you have nasty mouth sores.

Conversation 1:
Meg-Next time could you try to get something a little more trendy, like mad cow or west nile?
Me-Sure?
Meg-Thanks, because measles is pretty 16th century if you ask me.
Me-I'm so sorry my disease disappoints you Meg.
Meg-But if you gave me measles I wouldn't be mad. Our friendship is just like that.

Conversation 2:
Lin-Do you have nasty purple sores in your mouth?
Me-No.
Lin- ::disappointed 'awww'::
Me-I'm sorry?...
Lin-It's just that measles is the only disease that has those sores. I've learned about them but have never gotten to see them. I really wanted to see them and would be disappointed if you had them and I couldn't look at them.

Pro: You don't have to do any house work, or move for that matter.
Con: It's because you actually can't move without piercing pain.

Pro:You don't have to wear clothing.
Con:You can't wear clothing, the fabric against your skin is painful

Pro:You have a strange desire for, yet aversion to, fish.
Con: It's because you feel like you smell like a rotting fish factory.

Pro:You don't have to cook dinner!!
Con:You have to eat cereal, for the third time today.

Pro:You got rid of that weird looking mole on your stomach.
Con:It's gone because that side of your stomach skin actually fell off.

For all of you interested in what measles looks like here you go (this is not for the faint of heart):
This is the mild piece. I would show you the really measle-y parts of my body but I don't run that kinda blog!! (think above and below where this photo ends)

I hope this entry finds everyone measle free!!

2 comments:

M said...

I love it when you feature me in your blogs.

I zoomed in on that pic...WHOA NELLY. That is a lot of spots! Is that your bod or some stock photo you found? Cuz, if that is your bod, then HOT BOD, BABY.

Anonymous said...

They're called Koplik spots, and I'm still sad I didn't get to see them. That's ok though, because your rash picture is awesome.