Yesterday afternoon, the act of grocery shopping left me physically and mentally exhausted. When I got home, I couldn’t even unpack the frozen foods — I just slumped down on the couch and sat for a half hour. Having been sick all week, I wasn’t surprised, but it was bothersome. Last night, I got over …
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Cheap drunk.
I knew what I was getting into when I moved to Blacksburg last month to attend school and live on a small, fixed income for the next year and a half. But then, this evening, I found myself buying a bottle from Prince Michel Vineyards’ Madison Series. The Cabernet Savignon. It cost, like, $5. Vintage? …
Illness subsiding.
I think I’m getting better. I felt pretty lousy today, on the whole, feeling best in late afternoon, as is the circadian illness cycle. But rather than feeling like hell right now, I merely feel somewhat crummy. My brain still isn’t working right, but, again, that’s probably the medication. I expect to go to all …
Ugh.
My eyeballs ache.
No class for the weary.
I wisely stayed in bed and didn’t go to my first class. Stupidly, I dragged myself to my second class. I’m coherent enough to sit at a desk quietly and more or less pay attention. But I’m certainly not well enough to take a pop quiz, as was administered in my urban planning class this …
Still lousy.
I’ve had little change in how I feel from my sleepless night last night. It’s all of the normal stuff — headache, sore throat, runny nose, aches and pains, etc. I’m somewhat fuzzy-headed at times, but I don’t know if that’s because of the Tylenol Cold pills or because of the ailment itself. When I’m …
Sick.
Blargh. I’m sick. Can’t sleep. I’m hoping some tea will help my throat. Who gets colds in the summer?
The other white steak.
For dinner, I cooked a steak. Boy, was I surprised when I ate it and it turned out to be a porkchop.
Back to PAC.
There’s a kickoff fundraiser for Del. Mitch Van Yahres’ Democratic Road Back PAC tonight, so off to Charlottesville.
A fungus among us.
September 3, 2003, 4:55pm. VPI Mall & Squires.