Change In Plan

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1. GregLondon says:
   November 1, 2009 at 12:40 pm

   too much bacon for breakfast?

   revenge of the bacon…

   Hope you feel better soon.
2. Chang, who should be writing says:
   November 1, 2009 at 12:40 pm

   Well, now I feel a bit better knowing I would not miss you since I also had to bail on Cat’s wedding. Sorry you’re ill. Feel better. Soup, rest, video games and bad TV are good for the soul and the cold.
3. Romeo Vitelli says:
   November 1, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   Are you sure this isn’t just due to overindulging on Athena’s Halloween candy?
4. John Scalzi says:
   November 1, 2009 at 1:08 pm

   I don’t Athena’s Halloween candy. That’s just wrong. I have my own stash. And no, alas.
5. MasterThief says:
   November 1, 2009 at 1:14 pm

   That’s what you get from hanging around with zombies.

   Also, before you change into one and lose all higher cognitive functions, the blog software apparently didn’t register the DST switch-off last night. Or we’re all posting from the future!
6. adelheid says:
   November 1, 2009 at 1:17 pm

   Wow, what a bummer. I hope you and you’re wife both feel better soon.
7. John Scalzi says:
   November 1, 2009 at 1:17 pm

   Right — WordPress requires manual switching. I’ll do that now.
8. Jeff S. says:
   November 1, 2009 at 12:23 pm

   Romeo@3

   In John’s case, maybe. In Krissy’s, probably not.
   Notice Athena seems not to be included in the illness zone. Candy is not indicated as a causal or common infection point.

   The weather is unsettled and changeable this time of year. Ohio, more than most. I don’t know about all the rest of you, but my wife and children seem to get a one or two day malady when the temp and barometric pressure jump around like it has been the past few days. My house has inhabitants laying about in various levels of blah today while I’m tasked with the job of going out to the store for various comfort foods and medical infusions. I think the comfort foods are the real reason and the “got to have” medicines are just a blind.
   Still, I go, as that is in my “being the Dad” life time contract I was happy to sign.

   Get better soon guy’s. Stay as warm and comfy as possible.
9. JD Rhoades says:
   November 1, 2009 at 12:26 pm

   Hope you guys feel better soon.
10. Tom G says:
    November 1, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    I hope you both feel better soon too.
11. antiqueight says:
    November 1, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    Poor Athena.
12. Chad says:
    November 1, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    Poor Scalzi-less wedding :(
13. Joyce says:
    November 1, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    Drink lots of fluids. I hope it’s just a regular virus and not the revenge of the bacon kind.
14. PixelFish says:
    November 1, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    I knew you were a mensch. And the reason I know this is because A) you are a thoughtful considerate person who doesn’t want to share germs and B) you don’t trespass on your daughter’s hard-earned Halloween candy and tax it or claim it while you have the ability to get your own.
15. Annalee Flower Horne says:
    November 1, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    Hey, hope you feel better. The cold-type bugs that have been going around this fall suck out loud.
16. Merc says:
    November 1, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Hope you both feel better soon! Have a flamethrower to set the germs on fire.
17. Bigcat39 says:
    November 1, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    Dude, you totally missed out! Don’t you know that the sooner/more people you infect, the quicker you get better? A wedding = perfect opportunity. Think of the Schadenfreude!
18. BeVibe says:
    November 1, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    oh man – serious bummer.

    If Kyle Cassidy is sick (or any Ohio Author he was visiting the past week), you know who to blame for the contagion.
19. heteromeles says:
    November 1, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    Too bad you’re sick. Oddly enough, we were at a wedding 10/31, and we’re getting married in about a month–and NOT on our first choice for day (the other days were already filled up).

    I think fall weddings are the new thing. Don’t tell anyone.
20. JJS says:
    November 1, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    A friend swears by drinking lots of Vodka. It’s a liquid, and it helps you not care if you’re sick.
21. Another Liz says:
    November 1, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Plus, alcohol kills germs!
22. CaseyL says:
    November 1, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Sorry to hear that, but I’m sure your by-now-married friends are grateful for your consideration.

    Is it better or worse when you’re both sick at the same time? (Assuming Krissy *is* staying home.) And how do you avoid spreading the germs to Athena: are you both wearing HazMat suits (or is she?)?

    If there is any upside at all to being unemployed, it is that I’m not exposed to nearly as many germs as I otherwise would be. However, I have to say, it’s not nearly as consoling as one would think.

    Hope Chez Scalzi fully recovers soon!
23. KIA says:
    November 1, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    On behalf of the other people of the world, thank you for your decision to refrain from being a disease vector. It’s the Right Thing to do.

    Best wishes for speedy recovery. Whatever you do, never, ever write lucid fever-dreams into febrile fiction. It only sounds like fun.
24. Bruce A. says:
    November 1, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    So while Krissy and you are sick in bed, Athena gets to eat cereal for dinner, has total control of the TV remote, and chooses her own bedtime, right?

    And the downside to this is…?
25. Nadya says:
    November 1, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    So sorry to hear! Hope you both have a speedy recovery!
26. "Other" Jeff says:
    November 1, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    I would second the vodka nomination, but amend the proposal to include Nyquil. It is an excellent mixer as well. A ratio of about 1:1 is good. Do a couple shots with the wife, sleep. If still sick when you wake up, repeat the procedure.
27. Josh Jasper says:
    November 1, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    Feel better. You missed (and were missed at) an Epic Wedding.
28. Edward Cheever says:
    November 2, 2009 at 1:52 am

    May ye get well soon.
29. Other Bill says:
    November 2, 2009 at 3:38 am

    Being a solipsist, I believe you to be a highly entertaining creation of my mind. And, though I may be apologizing to myself, my profound apologies for unintentionally rendering you ill. I will spend some time visualizing you well.

    [thinks "get well"]

    I do feel a bit better. I think I’ll reflect on the pleasures of Oreos for a bit.
30. Cath says:
    November 2, 2009 at 11:33 am

    It’s really the worst when you’re both sick.

    Feel better soon.

    Catherine
31. Other Bill says:
    November 2, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    Not sure it matters, but OB @ 30 appears to be clever spam. I did not post it.
32. John Scalzi says:
    November 2, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    OB:

    Agreed and deleted.

    For everyone else, the current comment number 30 is not the one he was talking about.
33. Other Bill says:
    November 5, 2009 at 1:46 am

    John,

    Thanks for deleting it. I may be a bot myself, but I’m sure I’d pass the turing test with a few days cramming.

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