I'm trapped inside today.

I don't have any allergy medicine.

The joy of living in the southern realm of the US is that it's quite warm in the winter; the challenge is the fact that allergies exist year-round. And they are so bad. I have one of those tricked-out air filters running non-stop in my living room, and I live in the Valley Of The Allergy Dolls.

But now, without my meds, if I go outside I will explode. I will burst into flames. I will pull a Kyle Chandler and bits of me will splatter all over everyone around me. That was a really good episode, btw. I'm so glad he blew up. Much more interesting. And Kyle Chandler is going to star in the TV adaptation of the movie Friday Night Lights, as Billy Bob Thornton's character, so he doesn't have time to play a supporting role on Grey's Anatomy anyway.

Wait, this is about me:

So now I am trapped inside, like the boy in the bubble, staring out at the big beautiful world while fogging up the glass on my bedroom windows by breathing on it longingly. I don't long for the windows. I long for what's on the other side of them. You know what I mean.

I'm going to have to make a break for it. I'm going to have to jump in my car and drive to the expensive pharmacy where there aren't 45-minute lines like at Walgreens, and grind up the pills and rub the powder into my gums.

There's a monkey on my back. Why can't I set this monkey free?

Comments

[Mike]

What you need is a quick flight up to Canada to pick up all of our over the counter alergy meds available without a perscription!

[Kel de Texas]

Honey, eat lots of local honey

[janeye]

Try Traditional Medicene teas (usually found in a health food store or the organic section of a "regular" grocery store)...there is one for allergies/sinus and they really do work to bring you much needed relief! However, my real reason for posting is to see where yo' suburban brother is hanging and why he is late with the Project Runway post. We are all in a lather here at the office waiting for his synopsis!

[rudy!]

Ew. I come from the south, I feel you allergic pain. I've been there. I usually took 4 benadryl to conk out and wake up "refreashed" and just a tad drowsy. But I don't have those problems anymore, yay! sucks to be you! j/k lol

[Erica]

I was at the allergist today! I highly, highly recommend allergy shots. I didn't just do the itchy eyes and throat, sneezing, and runny nose... no, I got hives the size of dinner plates and asthma. I was on 4 different kinds of meds, not counting my asthma inhaler, and I did nasal rinses. Now, I just carry around the inhaler, hardly using it... only take one of the meds when my eyes are slightly itchy or when I go in for a booster shot.

[Michael]

Local honey is a good idea. Also, if you can find stinging nettles, just boil them for five minutes and eat them/drink the tea. Amazingly, this works.

And there's nothing like eating a whole habanero pepper to get you a few minutes clarity for that pharmacy run!

[eliz. s.]

You know you've been in Austin long enough when the allergies get you. This post was included in Austinist's best of the blogs for the week.

[Glenn C]

Dan:

I feel your pain brother. Take two Benydril and call me in the morning. Get well soon!

Glenn