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03 April 2007

I guess I owe you folks an explanation... [More:]
There really was somebody who wanted to buy "the wendell web identity" but by the time I posted about it here and at AskMe, I had figured out the 'prospective buyer' was not who he claimed to be and it was either an April Fools Gag aimed at me, or something more sinister. My "seriously considering" tone was intended as an attempt to turn the tables on the trickster although I didn't have anything pre-planned and was depending on the responses of you folks to decide how to further proceed. It apparently scared the prankster off, as I have heard nothing from him since Friday night. [more follows]
I was considering turning it into my own AFD joke until nanojath took it to MeTa and mathowie declared "This is wendell's elaborate setup for an april fools joke tomorrow.". Elaborate? No, I was playing everything by ear, and I assumed that nobody was going to take it seriously after that. So, I got silly and even thought "If languagehat was here, I might even do a fake flameout". The hatman did show up with a highly critical comment and so I did.

That's when Real Life and my poor health pulled an April Fool's joke on me. My sleeping pattern has been very irregular lately and I'd had about five hours sleep in the previous two nights. So, as I began working on an April Fool's gag based on hat's "no one will do hard time in Gitmo" comment, I got sleepy and decided to take a nap. I awoke 10 hours later with a stabbing pain in my chest; having had Congestive Heart Failure before but never a real "heart attack", I panicked and drove myself to the Emergency Room, where I was told the pains were from some weird kind of muscle spasm and given some pain meds and muscle relaxants, assuring that I spent the rest of April Fool's Day and the day after mostly unconscious.

After this, I almost wish the original offer had been for real, because I really don't feel like being wendell right now, so I'm taking a self-imposed timeout for a few days. When I return, my next MetaFilter FFP is going to be my 200th, so expect something special.
posted by wendell 03 April | 14:52
WEll, wow, hope you feel better. I also hope this is not some elaborate setup for NEXT April Fool's Day.

Or -- wait -- are you the real Wendell? How would we know?
posted by Miko 03 April | 14:58
Wait, which one was the prank again?

C'mon, guy, I hope none of us took that seriously. You couldn't flame out badly if you tried (whoops, guess you proved it)!

Love, Dan

Get rested. Or if you're digging up feet in your yard, make sure you come up with all three.
posted by stilicho 03 April | 15:00
Wendell, I'm glad your heart is okay. I liked the prank. I believed it was true for a while.
posted by LoriFLA 03 April | 15:03
this better wendell, wendell. Rest & get better.
posted by dabitch 03 April | 15:04
Crap. Feel better, man.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 03 April | 15:07
I still like you. Glad you're ok.
posted by iconomy 03 April | 15:09
Feel better.
posted by omiewise 03 April | 15:11
Jesus! Be well, wendell.
posted by loquacious 03 April | 15:34
What is the connection between Languagehat and flaming out?
posted by drezdn 03 April | 15:57
Driving yourself to the hospital with stabbing chest pains?

i dunno about having a back up wendell, but we might have to back up this wendell.
posted by ethylene 03 April | 15:59
Gaaaah.

Take care of yourself. You're one of my favorite peeps.
posted by bunnyfire 03 April | 16:02
Scary stuff. Glad your are OK.
posted by arse_hat 03 April | 16:11
rest up and take good care, wendell!
posted by scody 03 April | 16:20
be well
posted by edgeways 03 April | 16:37
Get well soon, funny man.
posted by Atom Eyes 03 April | 16:43
Glad to hear your health scare wasn't serious. Take care of yourself, you're the only wendell we want.
posted by redvixen 03 April | 16:46
"having had Congestive Heart Failure before but never a real "heart attack", I panicked and drove myself to the Emergency Room,"—Wendell

Wendell, Wendell, Wendell
*shakes head*
Indeed an interesting¿ start to April.

The only explanation you owe, is WHY would you drive yourself to the hospital if you suspected you may have had a heart attack¿
If on the way you really had one...maybe running someone down in the process...
Know what I'm saying¿ You Should Know to call an ambulance for yourself Before any emergency comes up. I'm apoplectic with disbelief, because I know this is not the first time I've written this regarding playing ambulance driver.
That's reality. I don't want to hear, 'but nothing happened'...it's No excuse. Would you do some calisthenics for 1/2 hour if you suspected a heart attack¿ It's much the same idea.
ok, nuff said.

How the hell is your physical health then and what are you doing about it, hmmm¿ Did you know it's a full moon and does your sleep pattern change noticeably when it's full¿ I ask, because a friend mentioned this and he had a hard time sleeping. It may have been the fact he was on vacation, but... just a thought.
posted by alicesshoe 03 April | 18:05
take care of yerself, old friend.
posted by jonmc 03 April | 19:11
I wasn't going to say anything more, but alicesshoe, yes, I was a total idiot, as everyone at the Emergency Room pointed out to me. I was overthinking some unimportant issues (both of the two neighbors I thought I could rely upon for a ride back home were out of town for the weekend) and maybe I subconsciously wanted to go out like my musical hero Harry Chapin. And, strangely enough, when I woke up and started noticing the pain, I could see the full moon straight out my bedside window. Yep, I'm loony. But I'm back on my diet, and working on getting friendly with more neighbors.
posted by wendell 03 April | 19:16
Rest up and be well.
posted by bmarkey 03 April | 19:30
Damn, wendell, my sleep pattern has gone to hell also. I am basically awake for 24 hours straight and then sleep 5 or 6 hours, which means I am not sleeping at the same time from one day to the next.

I've had those stupid chest contractions as well. They are quite worrisome the first time you get them, but at least they feel the same from one episode to the next. Each of my heart attacks has felt significantly different from the others.

Hang in there, man, and oh yeah, sorry at your loss of some potential income.
posted by mischief 03 April | 19:47
Take care of yourself, wendell. I'm looking forward to #200.
posted by deborah 03 April | 20:00
Look after yourself, wendell, alright?
posted by gaspode 03 April | 20:16
Wendell,
I didn't trash you twice in the same thread.

The full moon I mentioned is the friend said he didn't sleep at all. He was in Mexico, I don't know how many days, the conversation veered, but he said it was a full moon and blamed his sleepnesness on it. I thought, is this a thing I have missed¿ Could it be true.

You aren't a lunatic. Take a cab next time....or call an ambulance, but the hospital rightfully pointed out the err of your ways.
posted by alicesshoe 04 April | 00:29
Wendell, I didn't trash you twice in the same thread.
alice, my apologies if you felt I was trashing you or accusing you of trashing me... let's just agree to misunderstand each other, OK?

And to me, there is an important difference between "lunatic" and "looney"... Bugs Bunny never starred in a "Lunatic Tune". Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm supposed to be giving myself a timeout.
posted by wendell 04 April | 01:25
When I should have given myself a timeout, I instead gave myself a haircut. Big mistake.
posted by mischief 04 April | 06:14
I thought you thought — you may have taken a double hit from me. Thought I'd clarify.
I've thick skin and can take slags 'a plenty.
Time out¿ Feh.
posted by alicesshoe 04 April | 21:23
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