*clears throat*

A cold last week had me running at half steam for a few days. Much Dayquil was consumed until I ran out of that after which much Nyquil was consumed. Wednesday night I went to sleep at 9:45 (about two hours earlier than normal) with a dosage of Nyquil and woke up in the same condition Thursday morning. I worked from home and countered some Nyquil with a latte. Worked better than I expected, I didn't pass out and I was feeling better by noon.

When I was a kid my mom swore by Alkaseltzer, which tasted so horrid I'd almost rather remain sick. In fact, I frequently felt sicker while injesting the bitter elixir formed from water and dissolved kidney stones. Did it make a difference? I honestly don't remember. Sickness is like an altered state of being during which I can only vaguely recall being well and after which it feels like waking from a hazy dream. But I can remember the taste of Alkaseltzer and my mother's stern face as she made me finish the whole cup. Bleh.

But I'm better now. Well, my eyes are still itchy. And I seem to be coughing up phlegm just enough to make gross noises, but not enough to expel it from my body. The coughing becomes more pronounced around other people. I guess even viruses react to social anxiety. And my ears are popping. Well not so much popping as making a weird liquidy noise when I swallow. It's sort of like the sound of a CD skipping being distorted. I dunno.

But I'm here.