The Incredible Human Machine
April 22nd, 2009 Posted in Life As A Nico
I liken myself to machines because the more I think about human problems as I do computer problems, the better I am at solving them.
I’ve been busy with the work(s) lately. Sure, I deliver on time, but when you work in such an experimental field, being “on time” just isn’t enough.
In social media, it shouldn’t be a shock that tried and tested methods, even when you do them right, just backfire on you. But it always is a shock, because when you answer to marketing metrics, numbers are what counts. And when you do something that usually gets numbers and you don’t get those numbers, you panic.
Or, if you’re like me, you skip sleep trying to figure out alternate methods to get those damn numbers.
And that, ladies and gents, leads to me being sick. I didn’t see that coming — I have my own method for surviving all-nighters! And that nearly always gets me re-aligned for the very next day.
Not this time. I had to call in sick. I hate calling in sick.
Like a machine that has been pushed too hard, after my last all-nighter (Monday) my body pretty much gave me my first blue screen of death. Tuesday night after getting back from work, I lay down, and I could not get back up. Not to turn off my lamp or computer. Not even to change my clothes. I was incapacitated.
I woke up 10 hours later, lightheaded and lethargic, with a sore throat, a temperature, a stuffy / runny nose.
Aw fuck, I thought, did I just get sick?
My reaction: We’ll see about that, body!
I took vitamin C supplements before drinking half a gallon of water and then lay down to try and fall asleep. I repeated this every three hours until this moment, where although I have a headache from so much rest, my nose is no longer stuffy (still a little runny) and the sore throat is gone. I feel much better, actually. Definitely well enough again to head back in to work tomorrow.
What a weird week this is turning out to be.
Sorry to hear that man. You should lighten up on the all-nighters. (I swear it feels like that’s every other Tweet of yours lately!) Rest up and get better.
nico! stop it! nobody likes getting sick, and no one likes hearing that their friends are sick and not taking care of themselves. take care of yourself dammit!
on a nicer note, i really hope you feel better. regarding all things lately discussed. :)
You can still relapse, so take it easy!
Or do we need to stage an intervention??
oh you. take it easy sometimes. Unless you want your body to keep giving you the blue screen of death…
then by all means, keep going. ;)
hope you feel better.
oh, boo. i get it. you know what you’re doing. i’ve had a lot of luck with the purple vitamin water. b vitamins, electrolytes, potassium- everything you need for burning the candle and both ends. and we’re eating well, right?
i wish you good numbers! :)
Ugh..the flu. I hope you’re feeling better. Watch, you’ll go back to work and everyone else will be at home with the flu ;)
I really hate watching my metrics. It feels as though I’m just… failing something when they won’t rise. and blogging is my life, and momma needs her blog to get her a new motorcycle.
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