i’m incredibly sick. jesus.
two nights ago, after a very emotional evening, i seemed to instantly get a sore throat.  my first thought was general fatigue, been stretching myself a bit thin of late, compounded by a cigarette i’d had earlier in the day (cigarettes are worse than crack; i’ve tried quitting multiple times recently; have got to make it happen this time).  that night i got hit with mad insomnia, which i chalked up to emotional turmoil. but there was this encroaching sore throat thing…
but when i finally woke up from a few hours of sleep, my right ear was still in hell. hurt severely to swallow.  i motored through to make work happen since i had two important meetings i could not reschedule, but it was grueling.  when i finally made it home, i passed out for several hours.  thus began a night of high fever delirium, drenching sweats alternating with chills, and general yuck.  i need to burn my sheets.  seriously.

today, after a lot of sleep, i still felt like the underside of a bart chair.  again, had to push myself to make an appointment tied to a death in the family, but fortunately was otherwise able to rest most of the day.  starting to feel a little better, though my throat still hurts.  at least i can swallow without whimpering.
i’ve had to cancel five different important things.  it’s weird, i almost never get sick these days.  large groups of friends have been hit with the crud at various times during the last year, but i always seem to evade it.  not this time.  still not sure where i got it, public transpo is looking like a prime suspect, but could be that all of the stress i am under has finally shut things down.  i’ve got to start taking better care of myself.
it’s at times like these that i really appreciate the fact that i am generally very healthy.