The Asylum

[HoopyFrood]

Well, only anti-tea as in I take mine without milk and with one sugar.

And not too bad, thanks. I have that on-the-edge-of-illness feeling, but hopefully that's all it'll be and will go away soon.

[Ursa major]

It's that time of year. I know the pollen count is mostly based on grass pollen, but for the last month I've had a series of sniffles and itchy eyes as one species or another gets down to the serious business of generating offspring.


Whatever the reason, I hope the feeling does pass soon.

[HoopyFrood]

I don't believe I've ever had hayfever; not to the point that I've ever noticed it, anyway. This feels like that back of the throat soreness that heralds a cold. Hopefully not, though. Or maybe I do have pollen allergies and I'm just in denial.

[Overread]

grr i hate plants and their sill pollens!

and so pure anti-tea would infact be pure tea! no sugar or milk at all!

[HoopyFrood]

I sometimes drink tea without milk or sugar, if I go to someone's house that lacks sugar. I can drink it without sugar, but I really dislike it with milk.

I get itchy eyes from eczema rather than pollen. That's always fun.

[The Ace]

I'll have one too, thanks, OR ?

[Ursa major]

Ah, the back-of-the-throat soreness. That sounds more like a cold: but with luck, it won't take hold and you'll feel fine by the morning.


I've never had hay-fever as such and don't take anti-histamines. But I do get tell-tale eye-itchiness (it's an irritant, but no more) during the time when a lot of trees are doing what comes naturally. The oak tree at the bottom of my mother's back garden has coated the lawn with the crunchy brown remains of catkins.


(I've had a little bit of eczema now and then; but never near my eyes, I'm pleased to say. It sounds not at all nice.)

[Overread]

I gave up with the hayfever pills - you have to be on them all the time or they don't work and they never seemed to work for me - so I stopped using them!
Its got a little better since then too!

[HoopyFrood]

The soreness has been lingering around for a couple of days, and today I felt a bit rougher than normal, but its lingering and not progressing hopefully means that's the most it'll do and vamoose before it puts my immune system on germ alert.

In a few weeks I can get as ill as I want (I wouldn't be surprised if I do, it seems to happen at the end of every academic year) but it needs to hold off for a little longer...

Yeah, I can never seem to do normal-place eczema. Around and the eyes and inside my ear for me. Not annoying at all.

[mirinda]

*walks in* No I can't imagine that's a bit annoying. Hey Hoops, Ace, OR, Ursa.

[Ursa major]

Hi, Mir.


How's Missouri these days?

[Overread]

hey miri

are you feeling alright?

[mirinda]

It's wet Ursa. Hasn't stopped raining for nearly two weeks. Not that I'm complaining because when it's not raining it's deathly hot, I much prefer the rain.


Me? Why do you ask OR?

[Overread]

well your not acting like your normal self - and your skin looks very sallow in colour!

[The Ace]

"Hi Mir, Freda's out in the garden somewhere and won't tell Hoopy or Nixie what she's up to (she never tells me anyway) otherwise it's fairly quiet."