No Sweet Sound

Wednesday, Mar. 07, 2007 - 12:45 p.m.

I haven't lost my voice like this in well over a decade, when John gave me that awful grot that HE had a decade ago. I'm sure he and I both remember the enforced companionable silence.

This time, the timing is terrible. I made this trip specifically to sing for Bob's project, and can't hold a tune in a bucket with a gold-plated handle.

Physically, I'm okay. I have no fever, and the irksome noise formerly known as my voice doesn't actually hurt as badly as it sounds.

Dave has been taking care of me as best as he can, squiring me to several trips to the pharmacist, but there's really no fix. I just wish I had my singing voice back.

Bob seems to be very gracious about this, and Dave has assured me that Bob's not going to make sad little noises behind my back. :-)

I'm more than a little confused by something Charlie said, though. He actually told Dave I had been ignoring him.

Um, Charlie? Dear boy? I have been sick in bed with a bone-rattling cough. I have partial hearing loss, which is exacerbated by having this shitful nose and throat infection because it also has stopped up to the point of that when I'm sitting in Dave's room, using his computer with its loud clacking keyboard and the fan in the window is on and my back is turned? I can't hear shit. You're going to have to flip the light-switch to get my attention, especially if you are speaking to me from behind the door in that beautiful soft voice of yours.

So actually, it seems that since you missed my cough and my being fast asleep in the bed most of the day, and didn't pick up on the fact that I'm extremely sick?

I'd say it was backwards: YOU have been ignoring ME.

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Tonight there is a new episode of South Park, which means I'll be coaching John through the VCR recording process. He's good to agree to this, and I hope to hell he'll be able to HEAR what I am SAYING.

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Okay. Dave just clobbered me at chess, and he wants a turn at his computer.

Have a good Wednesday.

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