# I'm sick, but I don't have time to be. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 8, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-but-i-dont-have-time-to-be/278754 "2004-12-08T15:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-but-i-dont-have-time-to-be/278754/1 "2004-12-08T15:55:00Z")
Tonight is the last rehearsal for a show whose opening night is tomorrow. And we really need to rehearse. I have a major part in this show. Yet, here I am at home, lying on the couch, because my body decided it couldn’t hold out against getting sick for three more days. My stomach feels awful; I feel like I’m going to be sick, yet I can’t throwup. My head hurts, but I can’t take any of the medicines that work because I’m not allowed to take them on an empty stomach, and I really don’t think it would be a good idea to eat anything right now. I tried to make it through the day, but got sent to the nurse in AP computer science class, when the teacher declared that I was pale as a ghost and I burst into tears for some random, unknown reason I still haven’t yet determined. I’m also working on practically no sleep- I don’t really have time for enough sleep, but I went ahead and just didn’t do most of the homework I had to last night, in hopes of actually sleeping a decent amount of time- that didn’t even work. I kept waking up intermittenly all night long, until finally at about 4:30 I realized that I was unable to fall back asleep. I also have an AP government test tomorrow- one that covers a ridiculous amount of information and is supposed to be one of the most difficult all year. So I have to study for that as well. One more thing to do. And I damn well better be in school tomorrow, because if I’m not, then I don’t even know what will happen to the show, seeing as there are no understudies. So, come Hell or high water (or vomiting or headaches), I have to be in school for at least 1/2 of the day tomorrow (or I’m not allowed to participate in anything after school), and I also have to be at opening night. I also don’t want to get yelled at by my theatre teacher. Although I’m convinced that I have a legitimate excuse, I don’t always see things from the same perspective as she does, and I’ve heard her yell before. It’s terrifying- and I’m not easily terrified. I don’t want to be at the recieving end of that. Hell, I don’t even want to be anywhere _near_ it. Damn it. Of all times to get sick. Although granted, I haven’t really been taking the good care of my body that I should (not a chance to eat anything all that healthy, late nights), I still wish it had been able to hold out for just a few more days. Saturday. I just can’t be sick until Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Spongemom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-but-i-dont-have-time-to-be/278754/2 "2004-12-08T17:24:26Z")
As much as it won’t help, I hope you feel better soon. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-but-i-dont-have-time-to-be/278754/3 "2004-12-08T18:44:56Z")
If people get on your case for being sick, fuck 'em. Your theater teacher sounds like my wife’s high school debate coach - a raging bully who preys on the people under her control. If you find yourself too sick to perform, try not to let anyone get you down.