Down and out...

Ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of year again. Viruses(the biological kind) are roaming the city, preying on unsuspecting victims - in this case, me.

Last night I had one of my occasional sinus attacks. That wasn't too bad - after almost ten years of living with flawed nasal architecture, I've gotten used to it. Unfortunately, I was completely unprepared for what happened the next day...

Getting up at 6 AM four days a week tends to turn you into a very good sleepwalker - most of my early morning routine is performed in a stupor of sorts. I only really wake up after I've had my head under the shower for about five minutes...

Today morning was no different, and I went through the motions as usual, only vaguely aware of my body protesting about something. By the time I was out of the shower, though, I was feeling rather uncomfortable - fogged out is probably the right term. I chalked it up to lack of sleep and went on - for about five minutes. Pretty soon I'd realised that something was wrong. Solution: Come home early from college, after wrapping up the annual bureaucratic chore of getting some stuff verified.

Off I went to the bus stop. I'd just missed the 7:20, so I had to sit and wait for the next one. Ten minutes later, I was heading back home, having discovered that moving was not something I was feeling up to that day...

Got back home and slept for four straight hours. I was feeling a little better when I woke up, but my nose wasn't exactly in midseason form, and my ears were blocked. My throat was even worse - there's nothing more annoying than pain when you swallow. To add insult to injury, I found out I had a fever too, and a mild headache above the eyes...To sum it up, I was pretty miserable.

A few hours later the situation had improved - my white blood cells were clearly kicking ass, and my nose and throat were a lot better. Naturally, I did the only sensible thing - turned on the computer, fired up MusicMatch and pulled up Diaspora by Greg Egan. Popped a Crocin too, and the effects were pretty evident after a while - I had at least some of my energy back.

Unfortunately, this thing seems cyclic - I have a feeling my nose is about to start up again, and my energy levels have dropped once more, even though I've done nothing except maybe walk to the doctor two buildings away...

The diagnosis is viral fever, of course - what else keeps on coming back year after year? Bigger and better too(or maybe just better) - mutations take care of that...

Not sure whether I'll make it to college tomorrow - this stuff is usually real bad in the morning. And the last thing I need is to go to college while sleep deprived and on antibiotics. Plus I don't fancy standing in line either...

Thite says that two of his friends came down with something a while ago too - apparently the thing runs its course in about 3 days, with rest and medication...

An odd thought just crossed my mind. I quote myself, "I haven't been properly sick in years - just out of sorts for a day or so..."

Looks like the fever's coming back up...