I Have A Cold

I'm sick this week, so here's something especially obnoxious.

This week, I have a cold. We’ll keep this short and sweet:

Here are the five things keeping me going through a rather mild but nonetheless annoying headcold this week.

Number 1: The New York Mets

The three heads of Cerburus if he locked in.

It’s all about da Mets. I was gonna put the anime Haikyuu! here, which I’ve been binging, but only because I finally caught up on all 1100+ episodes of One Piece. This raises the crucial question: would Monkey D. Luffy be a Mets fan? While I can’t say for certain, I can absolutely guarantee 4Kids-dub Sanji would love the Yankees.

Number 2: Helldivers 2

I know the Helldivers hype train left months ago, but recent updates have made the game a ton of fun for returning players. I’m a huge fan of how physics is really your worst enemy, from the realistic weightiness of recoiless rifles to being flung into the stratophere by an errant missile. My biggest issue is that there still isn’t a binding for an exclamation à la Deep Rock Galactic’s devoted “Rock and Stone” button.

Number 3: Sudafed

Specifically the combo Sudafed/Mucinex my partner picked up for me. They might only last four hours, but it’s four hours of the clearest sinuses you’ll ever have.

Number 4: Steam

As in hot evaporated water. If you ever have chest or sinus congestion, buy some eucalyptus essential oil, put a dozen-ish drops on the floor of your shower, crank the heat all the way up, and breathe. As the back of my newly-bought eucalyptus bottle insists, it’s an “at home Spa Experience.”

Number 4: Soup and Spicy Food

I had some pho two nights ago that cured me for a day. Cannot emphasize enough what good pho can do in a rough spot. Don’t be afraid to just absolutely douse it in sriracha and japalenos or chillis.

And that’s that!

Maybe next week I’ll actually have something to say? Maybe not. Definitely seeing the value in listicles here.