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November 28, 2009
Eid Mubarek and fine memories (on a 4 yr anniversary)
I recall this series of updates well.
Lounsbury: An amusing hospital room conversation
So, afternoon my time, someone from the central office, evidently unaware of my hospitalisation – which would be natural since I never tell them anything if I can possibly avoid it as they tend to overreact and blunder about like blind gored semi-lobotomised bovines, rings me up to talk about a project. Then they ask me how I’m doing, as everyone was aware of the potential TB thing, so I say gaily, “Not bad for being in the hospital, the drugs make me quite cheery actually, although now there is talk of medical evacuation now that TB is right out, which I dislike.” This is met by nervous laughter, and the query, a bit nervous, “What do you mean by that?”
I had then the great pleasure to inform my colleague, who I don’t particularly like anyway, that they were ringing me in my hospital bed, that I was nevertheless working away there, although in fact my lungsies are haemorrhaging to some degree and the doctors are considering kicking me out of the country for emergency treatment for this annoying diversion. As an aside, it appears I may have a lung tumour or so, which is extremely inconvenient to say the least, especially with respect to timing. I’m more than slightly angry about this timing, although not sure at who.
Ah, small pleasures in life. Not being dead, making colleagues uncomfortable....
Posted by The Lounsbury at November 28, 2009 02:21 PM
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