Give me a diagnosis, or give me death (better yet - give me DELIVERY!)

Here I sit. Over two weeks have passed since I first self-diagnosed myself with allergies, then re-diagnosed myself with a cold. I haven't had one iota of relief. In fact, the symptoms keep multiplying. It's times like this when I start to get paranoid that there is a bigger problem beneath it all. I certainly hope not, but just to be sure, I've made an appointment to see the good doc tomorrow. I'd be willing to bet everything but the kitchen sink that she's going to give me the once over and say, "Looks like a stubborn cold. Lots of liquids and rest." And when that diagnosis comes, do I breathe a sigh of relief, or do I get mad that nothing can help take away the agony that each day brings? Probably a little of column A and a little bit of column B.

Nevertheless, I don't want to go on and on writing about how crappy it is to be sick. We all know. We get it. Point made and moving forward! What I really wanted to write about it the amazing wonders of delivery in NYC. Sure, I don't have a car to drive myself to the drugstore with, or take me to the doctor's front door. BUT (and this is a big but), I have DELIVERY!!! I'm talking: get online, order breakfast, 1/2 gallon of OJ, some bevies for later on, maybe something for tomorrow, enter ye ole credit card numeros and voila! 30 minutes later I've got supplies for the day. If it wasn't for the magic of seamlessweb.com and delivery.com, I could, quite frankly, have withered away to nothing these past 2 weeks. Probably not, but, it's a safe bet to say that I would have been forced to go outside and been spotted at the local C(rap)-Town grocery store, in my sweats, sans bra, hair all a grease, with sunglasses, and hacking up a lung. No one needs to see that (including me, which is why I have a "no mirrors" policy in my house when I'm sick). The only creatures who should be exposed to the horrors of "sick person" are companion animals. And moms. They loved you yesterday, they'll love you tomorrow, and unless you do something to ruin their dinner, they'll love you today.

So, a great big thanks to seamlessweb and delivery.com! You successfully saved me from the horrors of public appearance and kept my tummy full of vitamin C and miso soup.

Now...if only they could create a doctor and prescription delivery service. Oh, that's right. They used to have those back in the olden days. *sigh*