Yes You're Very Smart, Now Shut Up.

A line from Princess Bride seems a good title for today's post, seeing as how its about a grandpa reading to his sick grandson, and I am sick. (also a note, I blog a lot more now. I blame it on constant boredom and lack of a life.)

It's labor day, and I'm sick. This is the best long weekend ever!!! Damn you Nicole Hunter, Damn you to Europe (which as we all know is actually Hell.)

Due to this sickness I have learned the true steps to enjoying a sick day/recovering.

Step the first: Get a good book you can obsess over for hours on end. my personal book is:The Wheel of Time Book Four: The Shadow Rising, by my one true love Robert Jodan. I also recommend Finnikin of the Rock, I Am the Messenger, and Zombies vs. Unicorns.

Step the Second: Orange Juice. I don't know why but whenever you're sick, no matter what with (except the stomach flu )orange juice just tastes wonderful! It could be the vitamin C in it that makes you feel better, or it could be you've been raised to believe orange juice and sickness just go together. I won't get into the psychology of it.

Step the Third: Audrey Hepbrun and Gregory Peck. feel free to exchange Gregory Peck with George Peppard, Sean Connery, or Fred Astaire. Really anyone playing opposite of her will do. The key is Audrey. She just makes every day a little brighter!

Step the Fourth: Chapstick. This is a step that has been disregarded by yours truly so many times I have learned the importance of it. When you're nose is so clogged up you can't breath through it and you can feel your lips becoming the Sahara Jr., chapstick is your new best friend. I

recommend a good flavor like raspberry lemonade, or moisturizing kind. both good.

Step the Fifth: Don't lose contact with the outside world. The minute you do is the minute you lose your mind completely. (it also helps if your best friend isn't in Yellow Stone with no cell service.)

Step the Sixth: Soup cures nothing! I don't care what all the movies tell you, its a lie! its a nice gesture for someone to offer to make you some but really it does absolutely nothing for anyone! If they really care about you, they'll make you cookies or bring you some kind of chocolate.

Step the Last: Stay cozy. find a nice little spot to curl up with a good pillow your favorite blanket and a box of tissues. then don't move. unless you're going out to get chocolate (see step the sixth)

Follow these steps and you'll feel like your vacationing, not being sneezing out your brain. i promise... (results may vary. Speak Stand Live blog is not responsible for any hospitalizations or fatal ailments.)