Answers to bonus questions:
1. I like to watch "The Cosby Show" when I'm sick -- mainly because there's a cable station that shows reruns of it during the day and I can't stand most of those other silly daytime television shows.
2. I don't have pets!
3. I prefer to "suffer miserably" alone . . . mainly because I'm not a complainer and don't like anyone making a fuss over me anyway!
The Cosby Show is an interesting choice. If I laugh when I'm sick, I end up coughing myself to death. Otherwise, I can see the appeal.
I am a complainer, but I don't like to be thought of as a complainer. If I'm alone, I can moan when I feel bad and don't have to worry about making someone else miserable. If someone else were around, I'd want to avoid making things miserable for her.