Spoke too soon about the vaccine aftereffects: mid-afternoon Saturday, I got the chills so badly that bundling up on the couch wasn't enough, I burrito-ed myself into bed in the fetal position until I warmed up. But other than swollen lymph nodes under that arm, which has happened to me after most if not all covid shots, I'm doing okay today, in a low-key, hanging out way.
Meanwhile! We have been told that the elevator work will start on Monday or Tuesday! We all seem to be in the mindset of "that would be nice, if it works out to be true," which I think is fair given how many delays have been part of this saga. At least, we're trying not to count on it. I know that I will be a wreck if anything else goes wrong, no matter how many times I tell myself not to count on it. I just keep thinking, maybe, maybe?
I have climbed* more than 900 flights of stairs since May 7. I am so ready to be done with the stairs.
*Do you still say 'climbed' if it's down? Do we climb down the stairs, or only climb up? I think my grip on English is loose today.
Yuck! I was sort of hoping to hear "the COVID shot is no big deal" this year!! I hope you're feeling better now!
ReplyDeleteI am! The chills haven't come back, and though I have had a few "is this a fever?" moments, it's more likely to be hormonal than from the shot.
DeleteOh, those lousy delayed reactions! Glad you're on the mend.
ReplyDeleteI love your grammar/usage puzzle. Strunk & White, the major Grammarians, would probably tell you to "write around it" when confronted by such a word usage issue. "I have gone up and down the stairs more than 900 times...", for example, or "I have racked up 900 flights of stairs, both up and down, since...". The English language is far from perfect.
I definitely use "when in doubt, write around it" myself, so yeah, even "I've done over 900 flights of stairs" would work.
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