weekend library raid again

[anotheranon]

Hit the library to put in an ILL for "Uniforms of the British Army, Navy" etc. but despite my existing stack I couldn't stay away from the shelves :P Managed to get a lot of the political books that are always checked out/have a long waiting list:

• Crimes Against Nature by RFK Jr., about the destruction the Bush Administration and others are doing to the environment
  
• Body of Secrets, a history of the NSA
  
• The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, which I've been trying to get hold of for months, but was always checked out
  
• The Life of Thomas More - ok, it's not modern politics, but it sure mattered in the 1520s :P Besides, my dad liked to refer to this guy as "the last honest lawyer" and enjoyed this book, so I figure I'll read it as a tribute to him :/

Still not feeling great. Headache and sore throat seem to have settled in. I'm trying nminusone's recommendation of medicinal use of xylitol, and while it coats the throat nicely I'm not noticing any real improvement.

I'm hoping I don't suffer a mood drop by evening, as has happened for the past couple of Sundays. Honestly, I don't dread Monday mornings that much, I just wish the weekends were longer and that I'd get well to enjoy them (not hitting Air and Space - neither of us really feel like it).

Comments

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

My mom used to make that concoction for me when I was little. Great stuff. And I would also lay by the hot air register and breathe in the vapors as well - like poor mans' Vicks vapo-rub!\

Hope you feel better, Allison - get lots of rest.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

If two moms do it, then it MUST be good for you! ;-)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

If I start coughing, I will give this a try. Right now, it strangely, no cough, not even a dry throat, just soreness (?)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

It helps ease soreness too. And the longer the onions soak, the better it works. :-)