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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Projectile vomiting, but with a didgeridoo

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds like a didgeridon't to me.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

No that's the Alphorn

[–] bappity@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago
[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 years ago

I always lay in bed and play Minecraft when I'm sick. I didn't grow up with Minecraft, and I really don't understand the intricacies of it, but a few years ago I had pneumonia and Minecraft was the only game I could figure out through the brain fog. To this day I always pick it back up and start a new game whenever I'm under the weather. It's just so peaceful and charming. It cheers me up right away.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago
[–] Rocky60@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

Be left 100% alone

[–] IzzyData@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Watch Star Trek in bed. Or more realistically listen to Star Trek as my eyes will be closed.

[–] Krulsprietje@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Such a nice way to pass the time. :)

[–] raubarno@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Watch ElectroBOOM videos. He provides good comedy with scientific knowledge.

[–] Mightymouse@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks for this! I have a new time filler ...

I already watched all of them

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Stay in bed for some cat therapy. Nothing like having a warm and purring kitty on each side of you to chase the symptoms away.

[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reinstall my Arch Linux (EndeavourOS actually) system.

[–] OddFed@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, I also try to stick to my daily routines as much as possible.

[–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

Sleep. The second I start feeling under the weather I adjust to get as much sleep as possible immediately. It absolutely reduces the time needed to recover.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Just play low-stakes casual games. I swear I associate getting sick with playing Bejeweled 3 in bed now.

[–] tsuchino@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago

Lipton chicken and noodles, crackers, Gatorade and The Price Is Right on Pluto

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Hot shower and wash with a scratchy cloth. Whine.

[–] trustnoone@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago

Take the day off work. Knowing that I can just be under the bed covers and I don't have to even hear about a work issue.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Feel sorry for myself?

Idk thankfully I don't get sick very often, and I attribute that to masking, handwashing, and taking every vaccine the world will provide me with. Most of my sick days are something like back pain.

[–] FrickAndMortar@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Mint tea and thin mint Girl Scout cookies… I don’t really either at any other time, but if I’m under the weather, nothing sounds good to eat. I do my best to drink water and stay hydrated, but guzzling water all day when I do t feel good is a chore. So I’ll have tea and cookies instead.

I’m so habituated that it’s frequently when I realize that I AM sick, because I’ll find myself looking in the cupboard for thin mints.

Soups, Gatorade, ginger ale, saltine crackers, DayQuil, cough drops, comfy pajamas, blanket, and gaming ALL FUCKING day

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Hot and sour soup from my local triad restaurant. Good for all that ails you.

Even got me through COVID17.

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Take meds and suffer in silence

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Fruit juice, vitamin C, fruit.

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago
[–] ymalki@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

When I was a kid, listen to a symphony 8 track or read. Soup usually is comforting.

[–] weew@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

lay in bed, and do things that can be done from bed, i.e. reading or playing on my phone

[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Read manga or watch anime or just YT.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Work. It takes my mind off being sick if possible. I also like working while sick because it means I can use my paid sick leave as extra holiday.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Then you run the risk of getting other people sick that way. Unless you can't afford it, and/or don't have the sick time, you should never go to work sick unless you work alone. If you do anyway, you're not being smart, just irresponsible.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes obviously but I work from home.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If that is the case, then yeah you're totally cool. Though I would argue that it did not seem, all that obvious judging from your comment text.

There are a lot of assholes out there after all.