Hi Amber just a wish for your throat to get better soon and that you rest and take care of yourself.
Also I would like to say I would rather see a handfull of your work done with the quality and care you have shown up to this point then to see you force out 5 a week that you might not be able to enjoy making as much as we enjoy reading.
Zen hug :hug
Have lots of tacos with hot sauce. despite the heat, Dad says that peppers (or at least jalapeno jelly beans) soothe the throat.
Hot and spicy foods are definitely good for what ails you - they tend to get the fluids running overtime which helps break things loose and flush out whatever crap is causing it. And it's mighty tasty too!
"you know how hard it is for me to shake the disease
that takes hold of my heart in situations like these"
Quote from: Azraelle on October 10, 2008, 04:59:24 AM
Hot and spicy foods are definitely good for what ails you - they tend to get the fluids running overtime which helps break things loose and flush out whatever crap is causing it. And it's mighty tasty too!
"you know how hard it is for me to shake the disease
that takes hold of my heart in situations like these"
I suppose that's why the sick doesn't stick to me, and makes multiple attempts.
*runs off to make some more Neoguri*
Feel better soon Amber. If you like tea, and trying different things, Traditional Medicinals (http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/) makes a nice tea called Throat Coat (http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/?id=28&pid=75)
It's cold season! :P
I could suggest ginger candy for the throat and maybe a unusually high dosage if vitamin c tablets. I hope this will help if not I could suggest Celestial Seasons Lemon Zinger Tea that will help with a spoonful of honey. Just take your time and get well Amber we are here to help.
Quote from: ShiningShadow on October 10, 2008, 04:31:17 PM
I could suggest ginger candy for the throat and maybe a unusually high dosage if vitamin c tablets. I hope this will help if not I could suggest Celestial Seasons Lemon Zinger Tea that will help with a spoonful of honey. Just take your time and get well Amber we are here to help.
I suck on butterscotch candies when my throats sore or I have a bad cough.
I don't really get colds or flu anymore.
I just get anaphylactic reactions if I eat any trace of fungus (except yeast). :P
I'd rather have the colds and flu. :<
Hmm well I have seasonal massive infections every year, hooray :mowdizzy and I find that the best thing for a soar throat...has actually been veggie juice oddly enough. A glass of V8 just knocks the nasties right out of me better than other stuff. If all else fails, try that...unless you're allergic, then stick to Rooibos Chai tea <3 its a spicy tea that is both tasty and effective.
nng sicks, the bane of all.
if it's a deep cough, try tea with honey. or onions. or ginger. not in the tea, just in general.
and funny thing, counterintuitive as it is, moist air is good for you when you have a cough.
It's like its taking a world tour of my body. :U
Started off as just an odd pressure in the lungs but then when I realized "hey waitaminnute...this feels like SICK!" they decided to move troops up to the throat and just make it all sorts of sore. Now they have branched to the nose and somewhat the ears and seem to be making their final huzzah...which is unfortunately the part that is making me feel worse.
I can handle throat ouch, I can handle even coughing and lung bleh. But once the ears are hit, I am down for the days count.
AS SUCH I SHOULD WARN:
I am trying...key word trying...my best to get the next comic done...but its honestly looking like a lose battle. I am going to work as far as I can get, but its possible I am going to just crash and burn partway through. So if the comic doesn't update on time, or at all tonight, dont be too shocked.
Hey take your time. I'm having the hardest time updating myself and I'm not even sick xD. I think the chilluns can wait while you recoup. :B
Amber, your health is important. We're not going to burn you at the stake if you take a day or two off to get some rest. We'll survive... somehow. Okay, I'm kidding with that last bit. Get some rest, you're not going to get better by working while you're sick. You'll just make it worse.
Quote from: Jairus on October 14, 2008, 02:15:35 PM
Amber, your health is important. We're not going to burn you at the stake if you take a day or two off to get some rest. We'll survive... somehow. Okay, I'm kidding with that last bit. Get some rest, you're not going to get better by working while you're sick. You'll just make it worse.
And if anyone says differently, we'll burn them at the stake.
And as the doctor said to the man with the kidney stones, this too shall pass.
I shall burn Amber's steak! Then it'll be tough and dry and filled with nitrosamines!
*Charles uses the wrong homophone, as he's used to using a straight phone*
*Charline pipes up* And that's why it's good to be gay, kiddies! Or at least bi. :3
Quote from: Naldru on October 14, 2008, 06:29:01 PM
And as the doctor said to the man with the kidney stones, this too shall pass.
Must have been Ink, and looking forward to it. :mowwink
Quote from: Amber Williams on October 14, 2008, 02:11:20 PMAS SUCH I SHOULD WARN:
I am trying...key word trying...my best to get the next comic done...but its honestly looking like a lose battle. I am going to work as far as I can get, but its possible I am going to just crash and burn partway through. So if the comic doesn't update on time, or at all tonight, dont be too shocked.
Concentrate on the getting better. We will wait patiently(or not so patiently) for the beautiful art you create. When you feel well, the art is done whole-heartedly. Don't feel obligated to us. The payoff is in those gorgeous panels you've been making.
May you have a speedy recovery.
Quote from: Amber Williams on October 14, 2008, 02:11:20 PM
It's like its taking a world tour of my body. :U
Started off as just an odd pressure in the lungs but then when I realized "hey waitaminnute...this feels like SICK!" they decided to move troops up to the throat and just make it all sorts of sore. Now they have branched to the nose and somewhat the ears and seem to be making their final huzzah...which is unfortunately the part that is making me feel worse.
I can handle throat ouch, I can handle even coughing and lung bleh. But once the ears are hit, I am down for the days count.
AS SUCH I SHOULD WARN:
I am trying...key word trying...my best to get the next comic done...but its honestly looking like a lose battle. I am going to work as far as I can get, but its possible I am going to just crash and burn partway through. So if the comic doesn't update on time, or at all tonight, dont be too shocked.
if you're sick, you're sick, it's no good in pushing yourself too hard if you're unwell, i'm sure we can survive another day without our fix. :3
Quote from: Turnsky on October 15, 2008, 03:51:25 AM
if you're sick, you're sick, it's no good in pushing yourself too hard if you're unwell, i'm sure we can survive another day without our fix. :3
Need my fix, my precious... ;-]
I think it's been done to death, but as they say, leave the comic for now. Get better first.
Amber? Remember that if you kill yourself getting the next comic out on time, the next comic after that will be very very late indeed...
When someone said 'Poor Amber' on the IRC channel I said 'I don't know what to say to that!' it was suggested that I nod. So, best wishes, do get well. *nods*
This is going to sound strange, but my chorus teacher my senior year of high school suggested that, if you get a cold, you should eat a lemon--seeds, zest, and al--and it worksl. Soak it in sugar if you need to, but if you eat the whole thing, it really does help.
I understand about the Plague, however; it must be working its way north, because everyone on campus had it two weeks ago. It does not make for happy classes. Get well soon, Amber!
My housemate caught a plague from a bunch of her co-workers and gave it to me. I'm out of sick time however so I went to work.. only to find out that a bunch of them are sick also. Most notably my favorite tester. So while I'm only a mild case of it at present.. I get the feeling that I'm about to have a very bad week. So far I've only been planning on sleeping a lot (I was intentionally 2 hrs late today to sleep) but if it's the same thing as you have Amber, I'm thinking that's not going to be enough. Incidentally have you tried any of the suggestions posted here? If so any luck on them? I can't afford to get as bad off as you are right now. :S
I don't often get colds, but I have allergies to boot. Lots of people have suggested tea..so I might just sound repetitive; but I find chamomile tea works best. It breaks down all that crap, and makes your head feel a heck of a lot better. :3
Get better soon!
Quote from: KelseyPotter on October 15, 2008, 01:43:41 PM
This is going to sound strange, but my chorus teacher my senior year of high school suggested that, if you get a cold, you should eat a lemon--seeds, zest, and al--and it worksl. Soak it in sugar if you need to, but if you eat the whole thing, it really does help.
I've heard that the rind is where most of the vitamins are in citrus. Lemon rind is more palatable than orange rind, quite the opposite from their flesh. (I can't speak for tree-ripened citrus, as I haven't had opportunity to try it, just the supermarket fruit which I hear is picked green).
I believe that Amber herself expressed it very clearly in this one. (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_321.php)
Sending good thoughts, prayers, well-wishes, and cat hair your way. I've been sick too, lately, and it's no fun. Don't worry about the comic. You always do an awesome job and my family and I just hope you get better soon.
Aw, get well soon, Amber. :c I just got over a nasty cold myself. Hope you feel better. Just rest for now and don't worry about the comic.
Ugh...crawling out of bed...I honestly am suprised its Thursday already. Tuesday and Wednesday must have just merged into BLURGH-day.
The thing with me and sickness is that for all the times I rant and whine about feeling ill, most of them are minor things I can easily plow through. But every now and then, one of them hits my sinuses...particularly my ears. The second my ears become a factor, its game over "see you in four days" for me. And it completely knocks me on my butt.
I'm doing moderately better today. Still feel like blarf, but I am no longer having to lay in bed in that horrible "I am not really tired so I cant sleep but I cannot do anything else but fade in and out of ickness" state. So thats a bonus.
I expect I will be back up and kicking by this weekend.
Sorry to everyone for the delays and for making you peeps worry if that was the case.
Well, it's good to hear that you're feeling a little better, Amber. Keep getting some rest. We'll be here when you get back on your feet. And stop kicking yourself over this: crap happens, and we understand.
Don't worry about updates, Mrs. Williams. Really, concentrate on getting better. We have the forums to keep ourselves entertained, afterall. >:3
Its exactly when you start to feel a bit better that you need to make sure you dont overdo it.
Too many people begin to recover start working and then have a relapse.
Rest , heal , recover until you are 100% , PLEASE.
Ok I sound like your Mom , but moms are often right ;)
Hurry Amber is alive alive.....
No really it is great to see you feeling a little better.... drink your OJ and get some more rest, and have fun with your mate.
PBH