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TED: "I fink I'm dyin' ... I woke up yesterday wiv a bunged-up nose an' a hed-ake an' now I can't stop sneezin'. I checked me Snotometer© an' it sez I got man flu, so I'll need excessive mollycoddlin'."
TED: "A bar of choklit an' sum iscream will 'elp to keep me strengf up ... "
I've discovered the cure for manflu, or at least i've discovered what makes me feel better.....
Good stuff this Desperados....
Day 121.
Been sick with the worlds worst disease, manflu, for the last 2 days so I'll have to catch up with a shot from Sunday.
One of my favourite views, taken a few at night and always planned to do a daytime version. Done with my ND3.0 which I' beginning to think is a bit crappy.
Please pray for me and my manflu.
well i'm still feeling under the weather. i thought i was getting better but last night and this morning i felt awful....god i'm such a wimp, its only a little cold.
Alison has been very good to me as usual and has made my favorite, chicken soup a.k.a. Jewish penicillin.
oh and for those of you who don;t know of man flu / man cold here is a clip.
D200, Nikkor 50mm, sb800&600 on 1/32 power due to f1.8, tissues and man flu , and photoshop ( i don;t look that bad!!!)
Yesterday and today I haven't been feeling that great!! Yes, it's the bad old "man flu" and I really don't feel too good ... I managed a walk along the beach but it was very cold down there so I don't believe I helped myself by doing that!!
Anyway, my good wife is looking after me ~ pills to make me feel better and a nice hot flu drink!!
Not looking for sympathy .... well maybe just a little 😱
B&W No.7 ~ 365 (Again!) ~ ... Man Flu!! ...
Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... Thanks to you all.
isn't it always the way, you head home from work on a Friday afternoon, looking forward to the weekend off and BAM you're hit by man-flu. i only wish this was faked :~(
a heron masticating a eel on the river dee today .
again APOLOGIES to all my contacts but i have just not been well enough to spend the computer time needed to comment on your pics ,i will pick up again from here on in ,bad bad manflu and i still have a touch of it after a week
Today I will mainly be sneezing.
Strobist 580exii lastolite ezybox speed lite camera left 1/4 24mm. 580exii lastolite soft box camera right 1/4 24mm. 580exii lastolite strobo double gridded with barn doors high camera centre 1/128 105mm.
Afraid this is one of just three non work related pics I've taken this week. Combination of flu (the 'manflu' variety) and bad weather and too much work. So, sorry I've not been about much!
Also, as a note to Chesterr.... I'm seriously considering the ukulele 365 next year!!!
lindsell tagged me in that game where you have to post a photo' of yourself and 16 facts. Not wishing to be a party-pooper, I thought I'd better play.
So, a recondite A to P of me...
'Ambivert' is how I was once described. I left the party to go home and look it up.
'BEST AFTER.... 7.JUL.1978...SOLD..7.JUL.1979..'
Cambridge: Mill and Hills Roads have seen the most significant events in my life. I was born in a workhouse (fortunately it had become a maternity hospital by then) on the former and my son was born there some years later. The latter road saw my wedding and the birth of my daughter.
Dancing isn't something I do well. I had private tuition at a dance school once but Mademoiselle Dance Tutor gave up when we got to the tango.
Education is something that I was offered when younger. Not being greedy, I didn't take it all but what I did accept seems to require constant topping-up (which I attempt to do on a DIY basis) ~ I suspect a leak. The brain is not yet fully converted to metric.
Fruit is good to photograph but I've never eaten it. I have tried but we just don't get on.
'G9' is the Canon camera model I started using last year [2008] – a great little camera.
'Howard Reginald' is the name I was given at birth and the first I still answer to.
Ideals and Ideas ~ To carry out more of the many ideas I get, my ideal world would have 36 hour days.
July has been important to me and is my favourite month. January is a definite contender for my least favourite month.
King George VI died just before I was born.
Lenses aren't just for cameras – I've needed them in spectacles in recent years.
Meals. Some of the best are quite simple: Bangers & mash with onion gravy, egg & potato curry, 'Italian eggs', Madras chicken curry, prawn risotto, the late Mrs G's recipe spaghetti bolognese, Marmite on toast... Some I no longer dare eat: fry-ups with fried bread, beef dripping on toast...
Newspapers: the more 'Independent', the better, but I tend to only look at them online, now. All the local rags are delivered, though.
Owls hoot around here, and I like to hear them usually, but, suffering from a minor bout of 'manflu' the other night, I remembered the old country superstition that they precede a death ~ I was mightily pleased to wake in the morning.
'Pulled' now refers to teeth.
[Photo' was by my mother, Nov. 5th. 1964, with an Olympus Pen D, Zuiko 2.8cm lens, f3.5, brief timed exposure plus electronic flash. Tri-X film, dev. Microdol 9mins. @ 75ºF]
Explore no.347, 23 Jan 2009
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(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.
This is what it looks like in my house right now :(
You can see another 12 more NEW LARGE shots in part four of the Big Wednesday Blog posted on soul-surfing today.
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This is a re-vamp of my "Atishoo" cupcake of three years ago which I have been requested to do for the workshop / demo tomorrow for my Sugarcraft Club alongside yesterday's chick.
One of my flickr friends ..... Jo (the-icing-on-the-cake ) is poorly at the moment with a nasty bout of tonsillitis, so this is for you Jo ..... get well soon !
Actually, I hate to say it ..... but this cake is obviously much worse ..... it's Man Flu !!!!!! ;o))) LOL
Haven't been well the last couple of days, so this is just a quick shot that kind of sums up how I feel.
Anyway, I know you'd love to:
Strobist:
Bowens Gemini Pro 500 with brilliantly big softbox above camera pointing down at 45 degrees, set on 3.4. Two other Bowens with disappointingly smaller softboxes camera left and right at 30 degrees pointing at the back of the idiot pictured, set on 4. Triggered by PC cord cable.
For all of you who are currently getting over or going through a cold (commonly known as Man Flu to us men...).
I'm on the road to recovery now and needed something to brighten my evening, and I thought I would brighten yours too!
Man Flu movie poster design created last week whilst 'out-of-action' with 'a cold' for 4 days...!
Programs used:
Cinema 4D
Photoshop
After Effects
1. Man-Flu is more painful than childbirth. This is an irrefutable scientific fact*.
*(Based on a survey of over 250,000 men.)
2. Man-Flu is not 'just a cold'. It is a condition so severe that the germs from a single Man-Flu sneeze could wipe out entire tribes of people living in the rainforest. And probably loads of monkeys too.
3. Women do not contract Man-Flu. At worst they suffer from what is medically recognised as a 'Mild Girly Sniffle' which, if a man caught, he would still be able to run, throw a ball, tear the phone book in half and compete in all other kinds of manly activities.
4. Men do not 'moan' when they have Man-Flu. They emit involuntary groans of agony that are entirely in proportion to the unbearable pain they are in.
5. Full recovery from Man-Flu will take place much quicker if their simple requests for care, sympathy and regular cups of tea are met. Is that really so much to ask? Florence Nightingale would have done it
6. More men die each year from MFN (Man-Flu Neglect) than lots and lots of other things. (Like rabbit attacks or choking on toast).
7. Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed and come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful condition amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are the greatest heroes this country has ever known.
8. In 1982 scientists managed to simulate the agonising symptoms of full blown Man-Flu in a female chimp. She became so ill that her head literally fell off.
9. Man-Flu germs are more powerful than He-Man, The Thundercats and The A-Team combined. They are too strong for weak, nasty tasting 'lady medicines' like Lemsip, so don't bother trying to force them on a victim of Man-Flu.
10. While it may seem like a Man-Flu sufferer is just lying around enjoying 'Diagnosis Murder' it is a commonly recognised medical fact that the exact pitch and frequency of Dick Van Dyke's voice has remarkable soothing powers.
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Every minute in this country one man is struck down by Man-Flu. Women, all we ask is that each of you offers them a cup of tea, some kind words and your undivided attention and care. Then maybe, just maybe, we'll beat this monstrous disease together!!
Girls - this is the very basic kit for the man in your life if he contracts Man Flu.
If he catches this terrible illness, please make sure he is comfortable and untroubled at all times.
As well as what’s in the photo, he will appreciate a regular supply of hot drinks, the TV remote; a pile of his favourite action shoot ‘em up DVD’s and assorted rock albums and of course, being left alone to recover at his own pace.
Sadly, there are some men who only pretend to have Man Flu. This type of man is not be trusted as they will only claim they have it to get out of household chores; get a day off work to watch a football match or go on an all day stag party. These men are a disgrace to the real men of the world who are genuinely incapacitated by the devastating effects of real Man Flu.
If your man asks to watch romantic comedies or listen to Barbra Streisand CD’s – he is only pretending to have it. That is torture beyond belief and no true sufferer would be able to withstand such a terrible curse of additional pain.
You may need to support and attend to your man for 3 or 4 days until the fever has broken. During that time, please show concern and sympathy for him as this will often speed his recovery for you.
If he asks for alcohol during this difficult time, please do not question his judgement as he will know what is best for his body during this troubling period on the road to recovery.
Shot on iPhone 5.
I've been battling my manflu for about eight days and last night I spent the night sitting up coughing waking up the whole house. On the plus side, that meant I was hanging out with you flickr mates from 3am - but not terribly pleasant. Luckily, I can't cough on you through flickr.
So, off to the docs today, where they ask you to where a mask if you have flu symptoms. I was happy to oblige, not just because I didn't want to spread my germs but mainly because I thought it would look good in a selfie. The doc pretty much said, "mate, you've got man flu... go home and sit on the couch all day watching disaster movies with your daughter (whose on school hols)." well, that's what I heard anyway. Hopefully, I'll sleep better tonight.
And so, we mark up 100 days. Have I learnt anything about photography in that time? Maybe, but mainly I enjoy hanging out with you guys.
Bad man 'flu... dying, going to OD on some Night Nurse! See you tomorrow when I'm better (I hope) 16/365
Taken at home in Salford.
i got up this morning feeling rough after a night of coughing.
So tonight it's a red hot bath, a couple of hot toddies and an early night.
That usually does the job.
Friday tea. MEATER™ made chicken and crispy kale chips.
Video at yummylummy.com/YT2019-09-06
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Chicken, Kale, Tomatoes
G'day food lovers
I'm again not feeling terribly hungry today. I had a huge lunch at Garran Kitchen. Check out my Instagram feed for the photos www.instagram.com/p/B2Dtto7h-Xp/. I got home still feeling crook so I stuck my MEATER™ wireless meat probe deep into a chicken thigh and cooked it according to the MEATER™ app. At the same time I cooked some kale. I made kale chips by putting kale leaves in the baking tray under the chicken, adding a squirt of Queensland nut oil, and seasoning with iodised salt and pepper.
I served the meal with some cherry tomatoes.
Wednesday tea. Sous vide duck breast and kale sprouts.
#yummylummy #foodphotography #lowcarb #noaddedsugar #ManFlu #sousvide #duckbreast
Duck, Kale sprouts
G'day food lovers
I'm not feeling terribly hungry today. That said, I need to dedicate this meal to a work mate. Today we were discussing some taboo foods and when I mentioned that I was planning duck tonight my friend exclaimed that I shouldn't eat duck because ducks communicate. She explained there are ducks in literature which speak and she sent me a picture of a duck named Jemima which is apparently a famous duck for children. I've never heard of Jemima the duck so I'm dedicating this meal to my work friend and naming my sous vide duck breast, Jemima.
Jemima was cooked sous vide for 2 hours at 76 °C. I chilled Jemima in the refrigerator and then removed Jemima from the vacuum bag and dried Jemima's surfaces with kitchen towel. I heated up a frypan so it was smoking hot and seared Jemima all over. I then sliced Jemima with my Dick™ butchers knife and ate Jemima with some oven roasted Kale sprouts which I'd doused with rice bran oil and iodised salt before exposing to 200 °C dry heat for 15 minutes.
Jemima was delicious. Have a good one.
This mug read "Eg Hef Ekki, Hugmynd Um, Hvad Stendur, A Pessum Bolla" and the label that came with it read "I have no idea what this mug says". Explains it all really. I know this isn't an exciting photo or particularly well done but I've been hit with man flu and so I'm not exactly feeling creative or enthused today. Hopefully I'll be alright tomorrow
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Thanks to Brady for lending me his 5dmkii for tonight as he had manflu...
this was just a quick one- last of the night whilst everyone was fogging up.
should have left it longer on the sky but as my shutter release broke i really had no choice.
And a good job that lemons aren't the only fruit, as not a single bloody one was to be had in Asda this morning.
In fairness, I think I got there as they were restocking and I wasn't in the mood to hang round.
I've got stinking man-flu and that turns me into a very not nice person to be around.
Having consumed this lime, augmented by peppermint tea and honey, I am now to retire to my nest for a few hours.
23-01-10 The lemsips are still flowing, my manflu is still debilitating me. Had to call in sick to work today. Still I managed to venture out onto my balcony for a second texture shot. This one had a fair bit of processing. I used Colour Efex Pro, the "Pro Contrast" setting. There were various tweaks to the clarity and the saturation in Lightroom and I used a square crop. I have included the straight out of camera shot as well.
Manual Page Read: Page 118 - Changing the noise reduction setting.
Images Viewed: I found a new photoblog yesterday. www.ilovethatphoto.net/ it's quite awesome. Check it out.
Other Inspiration: Its hard to be inspired when you are ill. I have a lot of love for the guy who invented Lemsips though ;)
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Steve is never sick, he has caught a virus from me and is home from work sick for the 1st time in 3yrs.
So can you see the germs lurking?...he feels a bit miserable.
Severe case of ManFlu - this could be my last photo - I do believe its the end of the world! :-)
tried for the "green booger" tissue look with some food colouring. . .didn't really come out how i wanted it too, but my head hurts thinking about other options, so im taking this one and curling up into the fetal position with a scotch, a blanket and a television for the night.
Picked up a serious case of the #manflu, but my order from #cfb arrived today! New #foiled #edh deck is complete, 75% of it built on #pucatrade but I got impatient. First opening hand is amazing, turn 2 Jin-Gitaxias anyone? Bet I never get this in a real game, ever :( #mtg #magicthegathering #mtgcommunity #mtgaddicts #commander #reanimator #mtgedh #foil #foilfriday #ultrapro #kmc (PucaTrade is a new way to trade MtG cards online).
22-01-10 This is the stuff that is keeping me alive. I started to feel a bit rough yesterday but I had a gig last night so I chose to ignore it. Big mistake I should have started medication earlier, the illness has escalated into the mucous phase! *Sniff* So I wasn't able to do much today. Amazingly this shot is straight out of the camera no tweaks at all.
Manual Page Read: Page 87 - To shoot while checking the screen using the histogram.
Images Viewed: Found this selection of portrait photos on the Digital Photography School website yesterday. Definitely some inspiration there.
Other Inspiration: Played a gig with my band The Old Whores of San Pedro last night. I felt like death all the way through the performance but held it together.
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Man-flu "Man flu is a phrase (in some cases pejorative) that refers to the idea that men, when they have a cold, exaggerate and claim they have the flu. Whilst a commonly used phrase in the UK and IRELAND, it is referred to in other cultures and there is a continuing discourse over the scientific basis for the phrase."
Forget the "continuing discourse", i can tell you now, it's deadly. :)
... then you read on, "A web-based survey of readers of Nuts magazine in late 2006 stirred interest in this notion, which was criticised as unscientific and unreliable. It has been suggested that such exaggeration is possibly just as prevalent in women. This condition can only truly be called "man" flu when the sufferer in question has a partner from whom they hope to solicit extra attention to care for their supposedly grievous symptoms. When the sufferer is alone then the condition can only be the common cold or flu. Regardless of any scientific basis, the idea behind man flu has been present in popular culture, and has even been the source of controversy when used in advertising." Wiki.
Third World Democracy ...
Paper Planes - I'll let M.I.A tell how it is youtu.be/zAJA-bz1uo0
How did the Clash get in there!?! :)
*Straight from camera. (SFC/SOOC)
We have both been feeling ill the last couple of days but today it has really hit us hard.
I have been struggling to breath, coughing, sneezing, as well as having painful legs but I have to get on with it as I have two girls to look after. Whereas Dave has been in bed all day as he has been dying from MAN FLU.
Did have a visit from Emma and Bobby which was lovely, the girls enjoyed playing with in the wendy house out the back while me and Emma drank tea and talked.
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Or is it Willm Shaksp, William Shakespe, Wm Shakepe, William Shakespere, Willm Shakespere or even William Shakspeare.
Who knows, I had Shakespeare dulled out of me at school in a most definative and final way apart from one very memorable Field Trip to Stratford and have never read any since. Shame on me!
This is a book about how, out of all the fahsands and fhasands of books on Our Wm we know, conclusively, next to nought about the man. so little that this slim volume is filled out with a lot of general , scene setting history of the period. So I ended up knowing more about WS and Elizabethan England than all the might of the English education system achieved.
I'm a Bryson fan, enjoy the intelligent undoing of history as it's been repeated year in year out and thus gaining an undeserved verity by that very repetition. And I love the immeasurable depth and flavour of the English so as soon as this short book was over I could hardly believe that was it and double checked to see that I hadn't missed a chapter or two. Like a good film or some such that seems to have finished no sooner than you've got settled into one's chair.
And the words! The word play! Shakespeare used between 20,000 and 30,000 words according to how you count close variants. Today your average joe might know 50,000 but half of those are words like Chardonnay and Maserati and Citroën.
Between 1500 and 1650 about 12,000 words entered the English language and our man was making the running to the extent of over 2,000 of those introductions. At his peak, with Macbeth, Hamlet and Lear he was introducing a new word at an average rate of one every two and a half lines. What a hero! Try for size abstemious ,antipathy, critical, frugal, dwindle, extract, horrid, vast, hereditary, excellent, eventful, barefaced, assassination ,lonely, leapfrog , dauntless, to elbow, to dislocate, countless, anchovy, alligator, auspicious, bandit, bump. blusterer, castigate, indistinguishable, hoodwinked, leaky, well-read, zany, unmask, unhand, unlock. Man alive! And then the phrases : 'all that glitters is not gold, bated breath, bear a charmed life, be-all and end-all, beggar all description. break the ice, dead as a door nail, good riddance, give the devil his due, the game is up, full circle, forever and a day, in a pickle, smells to heaven, kill with kindness, naked truth, one fell swoop, star crossed lovers, more in sorrow than anger, playing fast and loose, quality of mercy, send packing, sound and fury, send packing, there's the rub, Norwegian Blue, what the dickens (never!!) wild goose chase, towering passion, this mortal coil,!
Hell Fire but I am Shakespearean!
The only hair in my soup was that that inestimable rag, The Daily Mail and all it stands for called in " A delight... a gem of a book." . Head, hit, nail, on the etc etc.
Just dragged myself trough a serious case of the Manflu!
The kleenex box is signed by The Handsome Family`s Brett & Rennie Sparks famous for the True Detective intro song Far from any road.
soundcloud.com/furuhue/handsome-family-live-at-cementen-09
i saw them live at a concert and stole Brett`s box of kleenex and got it signed.
would`nt you know, it came in handy!