03/22/2009: "Making... progress?"

So, first off, I'd just like to dedicate my first-born child to expired Nyquil. I woke up about 3 times in the middle of the night and felt infinitely worse than when I went to bed, including a newfound feeling a nausea, but by the time I finally dragged my body out of bed (at 1:36, a whole 24 minutes before I was supposed to meet someone at McDonalds to study), I felt great! How? I have no idea, and I don't even really care. I'd just like to say that of all the stupid things I've done in my life, this one's worked out okay... kinda.

Wake up, see the time on my cell phone, dash to the shower, get dressed, pack a bag, jump into the car and go, all in about 15 minutes. Awesome. I would've called to push the meeting time off by half an hour, but I was the one who insisted on 2pm when she had said 3. It's more than a little tacky for me to call and then move the time. Besides, I made it.

All I need to contend with now is this annoying cough. To be honest, I really don't know what one does about a cough, other than "drink hot stuff" or "don't cough". I'll give both of them a shot. But if anyone has any suggestions, feel free to e-mail me. I also assume that pink phlegm in a cough, while adorable, is not a good thing. But seeing as I've been coughing a lot and it's not "horror movie red", we'll assume things are kosher for another day or so.

Yeah, I'm totally the picture of health. GO ME!

Anyway, really.. I'm totally okay. If worse comes to worse, I'll bite the bullet and go sit down in the clinic for a few hours and wile away my time with a book while I wait for a doctor to tell me I'm totally okay. Since the fever broke, I'm gonna let things sit a little longer than before and now I'll till Tuesday before doing anything.

Don't you just love reading my ramblings about not just my health, but how I seem to consistently do everything wrong in my attempts to keep myself alive? And that's saying nothing of all the medicine I took Friday and chased with a cup of tea, two bottles of water, and two energy drinks. I assure you, it's really not as bad as it sounds most of the time!

That's about it for now.. gonna try to get some grade A, quality sleep for once and then teach some kindergarten kids English tomorrow. Joy of joys!

Later!


Jason