Dumb shit

[kitewithfish]

Misguided by youtubers, I decided to try poking my tonsil with a toothbrush to see if that would make it stop being sore and annoyed at me. 
Answer: NOPE HA NOW IT HURTS MORE.
But the whole gargling with salt like I'm following the advice of a witch from Lancre, that actually has worked. 

Oh, that reminds me!

I'm reading Maskerade by Terry Pratchett and it's a freaking delight. I love the witches of Discworld books the most (Moist Von Lipwig is also pretty great, Sam Vimes is his own powerhouse, actually, wait, maybe I just love Terry Pratchett without exception...?) 

Unrelatedly, I forgot my lunch and bought mackerel on rice from the lunch specials at a Japanese place near me and it was *delicious.* Precisely the kind of blue, oily, unrepentantly fishy fish that I adore that my mom would have found utterly gross when I was growing up. 

Also, I made a tiny quiz in another post. 

Comments

[cupidsbow]

Salt is amazing. It's the best disinfectant. The only way I can imagine "poking" would work is if you have a tonsil stone and it dislodges it. Stick to salt, and I hope you feel better.

[kitewithfish]

Yup, I thought maybe a tonsil stone was in play - (TMI! - my tonsils always get very miffed when I get a cold, I thought maybe it was thing) But, yeah, back to the salt mines.