{"id":5438,"date":"2011-07-28T03:51:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T03:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/?p=5438"},"modified":"2011-07-28T03:52:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T03:52:55","slug":"setting-the-bar-on-new-levels-of-shame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/index.php\/setting-the-bar-on-new-levels-of-shame\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting the bar on new levels of shame."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I felt worse than I have in years. I&#8217;m blaming something I ate; the unfortunate part is that all I had the day before were home-cooked meals, so if I got food poisoning, I did it to myself. I like the idea of food poisoning much better when I can cast the blame elsewhere. Then again, Jason ate everything I did and was fine, so&#8230;? <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but when I feel cruddy, one of my go-to home remedies is to take a hot bath. Usually, I&#8217;ll try to keep my hair out of the water, but inevitably some will get wet and turn into an unattractive snarled curlfro. Then, I put on a well-loved pair of comfortable sweatpants, as evidenced by the paint stains and the hole in the crotch, turn off all the lights, and curl up under a blanket in front of the TV and moan. There is nothing wrong with this ritual, and I challenge you to tell me otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>However, what I didn&#8217;t expect was that yesterday the mailman would bring all of the mail up to the front door, including a giant box of candy for a party I&#8217;m throwing in a few weeks. I had to go and get the door in order to stop the dog&#8217;s &#8220;Oh god! Stranger danger!&#8221; barking frenzy&#8230;so there I was. A complete wreck, with greasy hair up top and a tangled, curly, matted mess below, a tank top, a nasty chipped manicure, sweatpants stained with craft goo and a hole in an indecent area, skin pale, sweaty and clammy, reaching outside and sweeping my box full of candy into my dark hovel like some sort of candy troll. I&#8217;m sure that looked GREAT. You caught me, mailman. I&#8217;m mainlining cinnamon bears, and I&#8217;ve been going through withdrawals, so <em>that<\/em> is why I look like crap. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I felt worse than I have in years. I&#8217;m blaming something I ate; the unfortunate part is that all I had the day before were home-cooked meals, so if I got food poisoning, I did it to myself. 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