I think I have 81 cubic feet of solid mucous in my head. When I blow my nose, it’s thick and dark yellow — that means I have an infection, right?
Note: The preceding two sentences were awfully gross, and shouldn’t have been read by the squeamish.
So I never got around to watching Star Wars yesterday. Instead, I read about half of Aces and Kings
Note: The preceding sentence was awfully gross, and shouldn’t have been read by the squeamish.
When I finally did watch TV, I watched this fantastic old movie called Fail-safe
Today I think I’m doing some more Cold War thrillers: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, and the original Manchurian Candidate. Then I’m loading up on cold remedies and sleeping a whole bunch, so I can hurry up and get better.
I have to be well by tomorrow, because we’ve got a couple of reviewers coming to see ACME: A Day In The Life, and a head filled with mucous really interferes with my funny.
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Hey Wil,
When I have that mucous crap I put some mentholadeum ( however it is spelled)in a pan with some water. I let it get boiling hot then I put my head over it and the steam opens up my head. You can also buy these little tablet things you drop in water to help open you nose. I know that sounds silly but it does help!! I hope you get better VERY soon! Your in my thoughts. P.S. I just read where someone already said this, but it’s worth repeating.
Fail-safe is brilliant! I’m glad to find I’m not the only person in the world who’s seen it. Larry Hagman was such a youngin’ then. I had Easter brunch with him in Moscow one year, back when Dallas did some shows with the Ewings dealing in Soviet oil. It was surreal. Let’s just say the years and the booze had not been kind. (But he’ll always be Major Nelson to me…)
Drink lots of fluids and consider some nice time-release Vitamin C. Having yellow slimy evil dwelling in your head is no way to live. Feel better! – Merujo
Wil:
Something like Tavis D or another decongestant would help. Take it like at noon so it won’t interfere with your performance. It can wire you. I don’t know why but it makes me sleepy. I’m weird!
🙂
Eat and drink a lot of fluids, Wil.
Scott
for a stuffy head take a pot fill it with water set it to boil on the stove, add a few drops of peppermint oil to boiling water put your face over the water (towel over the head) and inhale the steam. The peppermint oil will help loosen the stuffy head. Also a hot cup of tea with honey, lemon and a dash of whiskey helps with a chest cold. (the next time you get one) hope you feel well soon Wil.
Wil:
Something like Tavis D or another decongestant would help. Take it like at noon so it won’t interfere with your performance. It can wire you. I don’t know why but it makes me sleepy. I’m weird!
🙂
Eat and drink a lot of fluids, Wil.
Scott
Wil:
Something like Tavis D or another decongestant would help. Take it like at noon so it won’t interfere with your performance. It can wire you. I don’t know why but it makes me sleepy. I’m weird!
🙂
Eat and drink a lot of fluids, Wil.
Scott
Wil:
Something like Tavis D or another decongestant would help. Take it like at noon so it won’t interfere with your performance. It can wire you. I don’t know why but it makes me sleepy. I’m weird!
🙂
Eat and drink a lot of fluids, Wil.
Scott
Yep here it is..yet another remedy for ya. You’re excited, I know.
Anyway, I took some Mucinex last night before I went to bed and this morning my congestion is prolly about 60% better than it was. It supposedly thins out the gunk so it can go somewhere rather than let it take up permanent residence in your head and/or chest. It says to take one or two, so I took two at about midnight. Got up at 8AM and have MUCH less congestion and pressure. I gotta get me some stock in this stuff!
Feel better, and find your funny.
You know Wil – I was thinking.
Forget watching Star Wars.
Find and watch “Turkish Star wars” instead!
Think – clear mucous, clear mucous.
The Futurama issue is being discussed at [adultswim].com and a “mob” is forming :). Here’s the discussion. I’ve added Wil’s words 🙂
The Futurama issue is being discussed at [adultswim].com and a “mob” is forming :). Here’s the discussion. http://boards.adultswim.com/adultswim/board/message?board.id=5&message.id=570367 I’ve added Wil’s words 🙂
Hey does anyone remember when they remade Fail Safe? It was really cool, CBS shot a live movie like they did a really long time ago. It was remade in 2000 I think ) and it starred George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Harvey Keitel, Richard Dreyfus,Hank Azaria, James Cromwell. Great cast and a superb idea, I think the networks should start making more “live to air” movies.
I watched five minutes of Futurama last night and got bored. I never could get into that show!
Don’t forget Small Stakes Hold ‘Em for those past the Winning Low Limit Hold ‘Em stage…
While we’re all playing amatuer M.D., get a half gallon of 100% orange juice, not from concentrate. Probably gonna want to go pulp-free on that so you don’t feel like you just drank from a sock. Pound it down within an hour. You’ll have acid stomach like a bastard for about an hour and a half, and then about 3 hours after that, you’ll feel like a champ. It won’t help your congestion but you’ll quit feeling like someone kicked you right in the daddy-rod.
Hey, I haven’t ever read this blog before, and I came across it actually… on a quiz site. Heh. Well, I thought that American Dad was funny, and all- but I would have much rather seen SeaLab… or maybe .. No, I wouldn’t have minded dropping SeaLab, :p
But I like Futurama. At least, however, they didn’t get rid of Family Guy. I think they knew that was suicide.
Wil,
Noel said it best:
Hi Wil,
I’m a chemist and work for a pharmaceutical company.
Green/yellow mucus is generally a sinus infection.
For a sinus infection, I would take sinutab. Also place a towel over your head and place ur head over a bowl of steaming hot water. (Add olbas oil if you have it.) If the infection doesnt ease within 48 hours, then you should go to your local doctor and get a prescription antibiotic.
I would not rush to take an antibiotic first, as it will ultimately weaken your immune system in the long run. They should only be used as a last resort. Take care buddy, get well soon
-Noel
I’ll have to disagree with him (and everyone else) on yellow = infection, though. Green, definitely = infection.
I just had that head cold myself. Lasted for about 1.5 weeks. I found Essential Fatty Acids (omega 3, 6, 9 from, say, flax or borage oil) helped tremendously.
Seems the EFAs help your body’s mucus layer function properly. In times of a cold, like this, your body makes mucus to contain (stop from progressing) all the bad bacteria that has taken hold in your system.
By taking EFAs, you can help replenish your body’s supply of essential (essential, b/c your body can’t make them) elements needed to support such activities.
And you can tell if your body has been delpeted of such resources — if you’re not making boogers, then your body has been depleted and could benefit from replenishment.
I can’t stress enough, though, my agreement with Noel on not taking antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. Antibiotics bad, very bad. I just went through a bout of severe intestinal problems brought on by antibiotics. Nasty stuff.
Rest, fluids (lemonade, fresh squeezed OJ, water, soup), vitamins, and rest and fluids.
Best,
AB
Dear Wil,
I know this is completely unrelated, but I thought you’d get a giggle out of this…. not only are the LA fans taking the LA lineup at the wrong theatre too seriously – apparently other fans in other cities are taking it too seriously in support of their breathren :http://www.livejournal.com/community/toronto/2351280.html
Wil,
It looks like you have got the yuck. I hope you get better soon. The Acme needs you at 100%.
So find a way to kill the yuck and get back to work. I know you can do this.
FG
Well, we had it at our house, too. We also had it on the cruise ship that my husband works on. He is The Piano Guy. Apparently, the two Piano Guys before him both got it, too, and eventually had pneumonia.
Not to freak anyone out, or anything. Cruise ships are like floating Germ Hotels. Our family did not get pneumonia.
The best thing for you? Hot fluids, and Airborne, an herbal supplement that you disolve in water and drink. Tastes like orange. I swear by it. It will heal you, and it will keep you from getting the icky chest thing that goes along with the nasty head thing you already have.
Take care…hope you’re feeling better soon!
Oh, and I totally disagree that green and yellow mucus means that you need antibiotics. It does not. These germs hold on for a long time, and it seems like taking antibiotics just makes them stronger in the long run.
But that’s just my two cents.
Feel better, champ.
Hope its not a sinus infection. I had a bad one of those in high school. Since the roots of my teeth are near my sinuses it resulted in the absolutely worst toothache I’ve ever had. In my delerium I imagined that if I could just pull my teeth out and suck all the mucus out through the empty socket I would feel much better.
Er… sorry about the previous image.
There’s a good movie you should check out called “The Mouse That Roared” – starring Peter Sellers. You might have to check a few of the harder-to-find video stores as it might not be out on DVD, but it’s still a funny movie.
Another funny Peter Sellers movie which I know is on DVD – “THE PARTY” – That movie is hysterically funny (okay maybe I’m overrating it but I think it’s funny)
Birdie num num!
To quote Gizmo: “Snot. Crud. Snot. Crud.”
I once effectively treated a sinus/bronchial infection with raw garlic. (I ate it smashed on toast. Raw garlic contains a natural antibiotic called alliin which is activated when the clove is crushed.) Wasn’t pleasant, but it did the trick until the doctor could see me three weeks later.
As for Futurama/American Dad, I own all the Futurama dvds, so I don’t miss it that much on adult swim. But is American Dad really that great that it needs the double Fox/CN exposure?
On a vaguely Futurama-related note, I’m finally reading Sammy’s Hill, the first novel by Futurama writer Kristin Gore. Pretty funny so far.
Hey Wheaton, what gives?
Your site is hella fast today. Like, more hella faster than ever.
Did you stick a pig’s vein in the server or sumthin?
–AJ @ eR
Poor guy.
I’m a veteran of the allergic rhinitis wars. Only place I’ve lived where I stayed relatively clear was South Florida. South Texas, where I’ve been for 15+ years, is probably the worst.
What works for me? A maintenance dose, taken daily (if I’m not slacking) of Guaifed caps and Allegra 40 mg. Wasn’t originally prescribed that way, but sure helps. Talk to your doc about what might work for you.
Just remember that Guaifed has a pseudophedrine component. I tend to sleep lightly with lots of remembered dreams if I take pseudophedrine too close to bedtime. So I switch to Nyquil if I need a bedtime dose.
Hope you and the ACME crew had a good Sat. night!
Gilder in San Antonio
wil,
i feel your pain, whenever i get a cold i get a sinus infection! i’ve learned a really good trick but it’s gross, so…
DISCLAIMER: DON’T READ THE FOLLOWING IF YOU’RE SQUEAMISH!!!!!
okay. you get saline solution and an ear syringe from a pharmacy. then, you guessed it, flush each sinus out about 5 times. then you blow your nose like crazy. do it twice a day. it’s not pleasant, it’s messy, but it works everytime. oh and load up on echinacea, goldenseal, and vitamin c.
now if you’re so desperate you’ll try anything, i’d recommend that remedy. 😀
i know it’s probably too late to add to the oozing yellow discussion, but..
..the nasal irrigation thing is of course highly recommended, and the only thing missing from what i’ve read here is that you do it until the stuff coming out is clear.
very disgusting to do at first, using warm water helps. also buffering the saltwater with baking soda.
WHAT?! Adult Swim is running American Dad instead of Futurama? I just moved so I haven’t had much of a chance to watch Adult Swim. Those heartless bastards. Guh… looks like I’ll have to get into some of those cardboard boxes to find my DVDs. :oP