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March 9, 2004
Mute Irony.
I find a bit of humor in the fact that I posted my poem "Battle Song" yesterday and today I have no voice. *shrug* Go figure.
So writing, and/or typing, are my preferred forms of communication at present. I've had laryngitis a couple dozen times before, and I know that whispering isn’t good for my throat…
Classes are absolutely hell because I’m usually a pretty talkative person—trying to verbalize without verbiage is not an easy thing to do. And writing things down? Yeah, that takes forever, and when I do get someone to read it aloud for me, it’s approximately ten minutes behind in conversation. Not to mention that discussion is usually best when you can go back and forth about a point and not have to write it all down for someone else to read... It's probably what people felt like before Instant Messenger, which, I admit, more than once today I have wished that I had my little keyboard in front of me so that I could type things. It's so much faster than writing at times...
Typically, I get this once a year, for whatever reason. Laryngitis is viral--it has no mercy or boundaries (but no worries, friends; I was infectious two days ago). Last year, it was right before musical auditions at my high school in December, and I was to sing the song "Sensitivity" as Queen Aggravain from "Once Upon a Mattress," but with laryngitis, let me tell you, it’s not easy to speak, let alone sing… so I sang the whole song (which is already for a perfect mezzo-soprano) an octave lower. I'll never forget that audition because my director couldn't believe it was me--she said it was most nearly a tenor. Haha… me, a tenor :-O
Nonetheless, I’m really trying to baby my voice so I’ll hopefully get it back quicker. When I was twelve, I lost my voice for a month. I didn’t get it back for so long mostly because I tried to talk when I couldn’t… Last year it was only a week. Sometimes it’s only a few days. I never really know.
What I find most interesting about not being able to talk above a whisper is that no matter who it is I'm speaking to, they ALSO feel the need to whisper. Okay, I'm whispering because I can't talk--what's your excuse? It's not my hearing that is affected by laryngitis, trust me... You can talk to me in normal tones, really, I'll still understand it, as long as it's English (or French :)
Posted by KarissaKilgore at March 9, 2004 4:03 PM
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I think it is an innate response. Is Dr. Jerz talking and I am sneaking a word in? hehe.
Get better. That's an order. But I won't complain about all the free popsicles and Jolly Ranchers you have gotten. Thanks for the cherry one ;-)
Heck, get sick more often. We can be on a sugar-high forever. Alas, you wouldn't be able to speak. Ah. Just go up to the nurse's office and get some, whisper. No. Don't lie. Just playin'.
Posted by: Amanda at March 9, 2004 5:36 PM
I wondered why you were so inaudible in the lunch line the other day. ;)
Posted by: Julie at March 9, 2004 5:52 PM