09-20-25 11:23 PM
feeling: Sleepy

Called in to work today. I never call in so I felt bad, but I needed it.

Couldn’t sleep for hours and hours last night, which flared my chronic illness. I spent hours in pain. At one point I had to get up and pace around; the longer I stayed still, I went crazy focused on the pain.

Thankfully it wore off eventually and I was able to pass out around 7 or 8 AM. Woke up around 1 PM and called in then.

Spent the rest of the day nursing a headache. Had a long chat with my wife which felt nice. Didn’t get up to much else.

I wish calling in was still fun like when you’re a kid, and you get to watch cartoons and play video games. As an adult it fuckin sucks, because you’re so unwell you can’t even enjoy the extra time off.

Glad to be feeling a bit better today. Hoping to go to bed early tonight so I feel refreshed tomorrow. Think it’ll help my headache too.