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The internet is slow today. I missed work yesterday and was feeling uncertain this morning if it was a good idea to go in. Regardless I was leaning towards coming in. I took imitrex and an ibprofen early on and they have effectively numbed most of my pain which I am very happy about! What little coughing I do hurts like the dickens because my abdominal muscles are so sore from blowing my nose. I just took one of those goofy facebook quizes that shows you how little you know about something mundane. It was titled the 25 words most people spell incorrectly. Or something very close to that. (I, alas, these days am spelling many words wrong due to the absense of a helpful little red line informing me of incorrect spellings.) The assessment was I did fair. 17 right (10 wrong). The math looks odd, but they had two words repeated at the end asking what the correct _British_ spelling would be. Got those four right, first around in American spelling then again in British. I attribute that fact to two things, my time in military schools for Army brats abroad and my obsession with British literature. I tend to know English spellings better than American. I suspect my mother would get all 27 correct. Even if she says these days that her spelling is getting worse.

It's good to be out of the house. Some how being sick and feeling isolated is a devestating combo. I become morbid when I feel stuck in and tend to see myself as more miserable. Leaving tends to have an elevating effect on my spirits. I like my apartment, but it is rather a confined space after living in a suburban setting most of my life. The roof is a good outlet...

John was giving me a hard time about my junk food habits yesterday. I love my brother but that has got to be one of his most hostile qualities, body image. It ain't going anywhere soon.

Jeff has been very sweet. Although maybe a little self-contraditory. He tells me he doesn't want to get sick but is still cuddly. Which I like, especially when I don't feel good becuase it makes me much less miserable. This is one of those circumstances where men are much kinder than women. They don't mind being close to us when we are ill. But reverse the situation and we won't be shy about keeping them away. I hate getting sick, honestly it's better for everyone to just stay away from people, get better and have the sickness not spread. This has been a harsh cold for me, I don't get sick like this! I get dinky colds with a runny nose and ear ache, but they never get in the way of my life.