Status Report, in metaphorical couplets

on Jan 04 in Life by

fungus.pngMy tenure as couch fungus has ended.
No longer do I contain the churning seas.

I miss my days-long hibernation
I also miss being an overpaid cat-pillow.

Detaching myself from the couch was the hard part.
Since then, everything’s been duck soup.

After two plague-ridden weeks, I returned to work.
It’s much easier to be an office chair fungus.

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Author: Erica Firment

Erica Olsen Firment is an omnivorous mammal of the genus Ailurus, having an endothermic physiology and a long, furry tail. Erica's range extends to both deciduous and coniferous forests, and can often be found at Linden Lab, working on the user interface for Second Life.

This author's website address is http://librarianavengers.org

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3 Comments

  • Robert Frost says:
    January 5, 2007 at 9:29 am

    There is a fungus amongus!

  • Beezoo says:
    January 5, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    We saw your re-emergence into the world, we drove behind you down tower road and said Woof back at your bumper sticker. We had 3 sheps on board who also said woof. Third is Hazel, our foster pup, an all-black wiggler who believes that Friendliness is next to Dogliness.

  • Kara says:
    January 5, 2007 at 3:45 pm

    I am glad you are feeling better! I was feeling guilty that I only came down with a mild, 24-hour, illness while you and Chris were felled by the plague…