Morning/timelies everyone. I woke up with an incredibly stuffed up nose and sore throat. Again. The doctor had given me an antibiotic prescription last week just in case, and I've been avoiding filling it because I don't want to take unnecessary antibiotics, but I'm seriously considering filling it at this point since this ick will not die. It's possible this is an infection, isn't it? I'm wondering if the pneumona earlier this year has just shot my immune system to hell, because this is ridiculous.

Kristin, have they determined if it is strep or not? I remember that it was going to take some time to get the test results back, but I didn't recall if that had happened yet or not.

They never called, which means it came back negative.

And the airhead of the week award goes to... ME

This morning, I'm sitting here thinking, "Boy, it's unnaturally cold in the house."

Nate, who is impervious to cold, even said, "Mom, it's kind of cold."

I just figured it'd gotten colder than expected last night and I didn't have the heat turned up quite enough.

Um... no. The thermostat wasn't on at all. When the air conditioning guys were here on Friday, they must have tripped the breakers for both units and forgotten to flip one of them back.

Only took me two days to figure it out.

Can you call someone before getting antib's? Antibiotics target different kind of infections, and if they gave you a scrip in case it was strep, then it may not help with what you have.

Signed, had to take two different courses of antibiotics for ears AND sinuses last year.

Also, I am bad person who enjoyed GTA (and Bully, btw, which was made by the GTA people also) precisely because it was so ridiculously over the top. But I never would let my child play it. It's definitely an over 18 and aware of the difference between reality and fantasy game.

Also, hugs to vw.

Some of my games are FPS's. But I haven't bought them all cuz how many shooter games do I really need?

So, if I didn't drink any booze at the party, is it fair that I wake up with a splitting headache?? WTF?

So, if I didn't drink any booze at the party, is it fair that I wake up with a splitting headache?? WTF?

Welcome to my world.

It's a z-pack, which I know from early treatment of my pneumonia is a pretty wide-ranging antibiotic. Should I call someone, probably. But I can't talk to my doctor until tomorrow, and I'm tempted to just say fuck it.

Sorry, Nora, I don't mean to be difficult. I'm just so tired of this.

I know- I'm not taking it personally! Feel better. If you think the Z-pack would help with that, then go for it.