Trapped inside by the flu :(

Update: Yay, things seem to be calming down, finally. I'm sick of this whole thing.

Edit: Um, yeah, I should probably mention from the beginning that I'm in Mexico City.

Ugh. It's all going crazy. The numbers are getting scary and all the people I know who work in Health Stuff have sent e-mails or called warning that it's more serious that the government is letting on (I mean, not that anyone trusts the government anyways, but yeah). Then again, the media always makes everything as dramatic as they can, so maybe it's all exaggerated. Since all levels of school are cancelled and my Dad works at the University and my Mom works at home, we've decided to go into total lock-down. This morning we did our last bulk shopping trip at Costco and we're holing up for at least the 10 or so days there's no school. Or mass or concerts or museums or anything. Or gym.

Also, I am not enjoying being stuck here with my family. It's like Big Brother or something. I mean yeah, love the family and all, but we don't usually spend that much time squashed together. My older sister is going completely bonkers and paranoic and getting my Dad (they are one of a kind) all riled up. I'm not even going to go into all the hypocresy and drama she stirred up, single-handed, when I had to leave the house this afternoon.

Ah, well. I'm very thankful we're safe and can stay at home and aren't sick, and as far as I know my friends and family are all good, too. But with one thing and another I am slowly going crazy. Why did it have to be here in Mexico City? Right here? I'm worried and scared and bored. I'm torn between relief that my Electromagnetism exam is postponed and fear because the numbers just went up again and are we really even safe here, maybe I should wipe the door handles with alcohol again?

I dunno, I just kind of wanted to vent and see what's going on in the rest of the world. Are they talking about the flu on the international news a lot?

I can't ready any thing else about it, or watch it on the news any more. I get scared and freak myself out! It reminds me of those horror movies where viruses and things like that slowly start to take over. I get scared and think "am I next?" I know Ohio has one case so far. A 9 year old boy who just got back from visiting family in Mexico. I feel bad for him. I sympythse for all who have fallen ill.

I had no idea about the pig slaughterings! That's sad! It's bad enough they are locked in tiny cages and now slaughtered for being sick! The world is a scary place these days

Thing seem to be calming down, finally. Can't wait for things to be back to normal!

That's horrible about the slaughtering. I hadn't heard about it.