December 21, 2003

Sunday December 21, 2003 • Howard Tayler

I got jumped by fever, chills, body-aches, and bowel-cramps on Thursday. They've had their way with me, and I'm well and truly beaten down. I'm writing this installment of the entrys courtesy of 500mg of acetaminophen and 400mg of ibuprofen (or as I like to call it, "vitamin I.")

My vacation began Friday at 2pm. I'm off work until 8am, January 5th, 2004. I should have already gotten lots of Schlock Mercenary written, pencilled, and inked, but I've been flat on my back. The buffer stands at six. It's been counting down menacingly all the way from 28 for the last three-plus weeks.

I really wanted to hit this vacation with the buffer at 28 so I could grow it to 60. Nope. Work claimed the last three weeks, and sickness has claimed the beginning of this one.

The only time I'm truly relaxed is when I'm cartooning. Hopefully I'll be well enough on Monday to start relaxing at high speed. Until then, convalescence is the word of the day. Ugh.