incapacitated:
adj 1: lacking in or deprived of strength or power; “lying ill and helpless” [syn: helpless] 2: incapacitated by injury or illness [syn: disabled, handicapped]
I really don’t like being sick. I’ve been pretty much incapacitated for the past 36 hours, fighting this nasty bug, complete with body aches, sore throat and sinus congestion.
Luckily, I had meetings here in The City yesterday morning, which enabled me to go home right after and collapse in bed (or rather, lie in bed with the laptop). Today, I was either in bed or on the futon in the living room for most of the day. Stayed pretty low-key… e-mails, IMs, phone calls. Not really a lot of fun, I felt like I could be doing something more, but I resisted the urge to get up and attempt to be more productive. Gotta rest up.
I should be past my contagious stage tomorrow, so I hope to go to work to catch up on some things, attend our big company meeting and then partake in the cheesy geeky goodness that is Web 1.0.
[...] A few days ago, I started feeling like my lingering cough that began in early October was worsening, and the nasal/sinus symptoms were returning. I chalked it up to perhaps allergies, with the weird heat wave that seemed to be hitting the bay area. But my cough was really starting to freak me out, sounding worse and more productive. [...]