bored. tired. wish I could sleep; haven't had enough sleep.

Apparently I haven't been delusional (in a hypochondriac kind of way, the jury is still out on other points) I actually have been sick the past week, an odd sort of sick caused by an inflammation of the inner ear. Which explains the dizziness, nausea, and to a lesser degree the insomnia. And also an odd feeling I was (incorrectly) describing as "lightheadedness", i.e. vertigo

(aside: so, well, that's what vertigo feels like.)

Doc: "Looks like a viral infection"
Me: "So, what do I take for it"
"Nothing. It'll go away by itself in a few days. Call me if you still have symptoms next Monday."
"So that's it."
"Yep."
"No pills?"
"Take some dramamine if you feel you need it"
"OK then. take two aspirin, etcetera"
"Yep."

Apparently, even after this goes away, I'll still be susceptible to the occasional bout of vertigo over the next month or three. fun times, fun times. (I wonder if I'll be able to distinguish it from just being occasionally drunk?)

for the curious: the broken part inside my head is caused by Labyrinthitis