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Keri and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Keri S.

October 13, 2009 - 6:30 PM

Not to over exaggerate, but today will go down in history as Keri's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. I started the day at 8:00 am, which for me, would be equivalent to a normal person's 3:00 am (I don't do mornings very well). At 8 am, I got to experience getting my first cavity filled-and it was a 2 for 1 bonus! Because of the Novocain, this lead to an entire day of face numbness, drooling, cheek biting and strange looks from people as I walked around with half my face numb and the other half normal. Since the appointment was with my regular dentist in Salem, I now had an hour drive ahead of me.

When I returned to Eugene, I decided I should probably get my "little cough" checked out. Luckily, I was able to get an appointment at the campus Health Center within 24 hours. It turned out that my "little cough" was pneumonia. The doctor gave me clearance to attend class, but told me to "take it easy" for the next week. Strange as it sounds, having to "take it easy" was worse to hear then the pneumonia diagnosis. Does she not understand that "taking it easy" is impossible for a college student? I felt obligated to cut out all social activities for the rest of the week and spend my spare time in isolation and hibernation mode.

Since the doctor so kindly gave me clearance to go to class, I left the Health Center and proceeded to sit through four hours of class and then a group meeting. Though this time, I proceeded to bite my lip trying to eat lunch, spill coffee on my white shirt, forget a homework assignment in my printer at home, and trip walking up the stairs (scattering all the contents of my purse on the floor). It was one of those days where everything that could have gone wrong went wrong.

On a positive note, I stood in line next to campus celebrity Nate Costa (an Oregon quarterback) at Subway. I debated talking to him, even something simple like "great game this weekend". I then realized half my face was still numb and that I was drooling a little bit. I quickly changed my mind.
On a normal Tuesday, I would end my day with my 2 hour Alpha Kappa Psi weekly meeting. I decided to head home instead (I justified it was Doctor's orders). After microwaved leftovers for dinner, I did 20 minutes of homework before calling it a night.

Was this the worst day of my life? No. But was it a "Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day"? I would say so!

...Now if you will excuse me, I have a cup of hot cocoa, an old movie and my warm bed calling my name.