Thank you Mario, but our Princess is in another castle
CONSCIOUSNESS REPORT #1
This is pretty much what I wrote in class - I thought it would make a good first attempt at a conciousness report because I noticed that while a lot of people were saying they had trouble focusing on something, there was only one thing I could focus on. I'm getting over a sore throat and the pain has managed to take up all my attention for the past few days. This reminds me of the whole mind over matter discussion, something that I clearly haven't mastered yet.
My throat hurts right now. It hurts like a fresh rug burn. Even when I focus on something else I can feel the scratching, subtle in the background. It makes me feel tired. It reminds me of night. Of having dreams where I'm in so much pain it forces me awake and the pain, I realize, is even worse when I'm consious. It's surprising & frightening.
I find myself swallowing. Constantly. Everytime hoping that maybe this time it won't hurt. It starts off ok but midway the burning returns & I wonder why i keep putting myself through this. My tongue is burnt from the all the soup & hot water. My mouth feels swollen. My dentist tells me my sinus line is unusually close to my teeth & thats why they always hurt. I thought she was crazy at first. She puts her hands in other people's mouths for a living. But now I feel it. It's like a little man, for some reason I imagine Mario & Luigi in their overalls, on my gums just pushing.
I swallow again.
