Oops

So, I think I mentioned at some point this week (every day?) that it was hot? Yeah, well, it was hot. Very, very hot. So hot that when I walked the four blocks to pick Babe up from school, and then the four blocks back - under a black umbrella with a cool water bottle in the other hand - I nearly collapsed from heat prostration. I came home, drank 16 oz of water followed by a small snack of cheese followed by mango juice and more water, and then managed to resuscitate myself under a cold shower.

At that point I felt good enough (not dizzy or nauseous anymore) to go swimming with Babe as I had promised.

And, gotta say, the swimming was a lot of fun. I didn't do much actual swimming (one lap, and some treading water), so it's not like I had gone round the bend or anything, but I did exert myself. Too much. Seems heat prostration and swimming was a bit much for my poor, stupid fragile body.

Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn. Have I mentioned how much it sucks not having normal limits? Only a million times? That's showing impressive restraint, that is! /snark

So anyway, I have an exercise hangover today. Even though I went to bed at 8 and got at least ten hours of sleep. Even though I had a nap before dinner. Even though I was good about staying hydrated. Fortunately, it seems to be mainly fatigue, no moderate inflammation. It's easy to deal with fatigue: lie down and rest!

Hopefully I'll feel better tonight. After all, we're having H. Earl over, and I don't want to be rude. Not that I think he'll be much company, mind, by the time he gets up here. Just a little bluster with lots of soppiness.

Just as well.

I think I'll dig out some (good) Disney movies to watch with Babe and count that as my parenting for the day. 

Yeah.  I know.

Meme and stuff

Stolen from Juni:

A 30 day meme. That I'll participate in.

Day 01 - Introduce Yourself
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In other, erm, news, instead of popping in a video from our library, I went to the public library, since they'll be closed for the long weekend. I had great success, too! 'Great' being that I found two items that had been checked out ever since I started looking for them many weeks ago. Only downside was that they still didn't have disc five of fourth season Dr. Who. I hope watching "Waters of Mars" out of order isn't going to ruin everything. Please tell me if it will, and I'll return it without watching.

Book rec

If you can get your hands on a copy of Shaun Tan's "The Arrival", do so. It's an amazingly effective (and affecting) tale about immigration told through images. No words.

The images themselves are gorgeous. Tan is an amazing artist with a gift of whimsy that softens the blow of realism.

Really, check this out.

("Tales from Outer Suburbia" by Tan is also definitely worth looking at. I haven't read all the stories (it has words) yet, though, so it gets a separate ovation when I do.)

Thank you, zalena, for the recommendation(s)!