I am so tremendously whiney this morning. It has been raining for 24 hours. I am tired, my body aches, I don't wanna, my hips are too big for this skirt, I didn't put up decorations last night like I was supposed to, I can't get warm, work, I left my earphones at home, people keep coming to talk to me, I don't have a door, I have to move to do my job, I hate everything.

I hab a cold, and my left ear is super-plugged. It is causing voices/music coming out of speakers to sound a) metallic and b) out of tune. Driving me crazy!

Sophia, I am pretty sure if we just hit people, we might feel better today. you start, let me know if it works.

Man, it sounds like that cold/flu virus is really getting around. Vonnie picked it up in Toronto, my friend Su in Chicago had it turn into pneumonia. My friend A picked it up in Atlanta, and a coworker got it in Cleveland. And both my mother and sister have it, and I'm sure my sister's case has or will turn into bronchitis.

Me, I'm gobbling up vitamin C and multi-vitamins: I don't have any PTO left at all.

Stay healthy, Buffistas!

Consuela, when does your year end/start for your days to restart?

I still don't think this is the flu, but a sinus infection is probable. I am calling my dr. shortly to see if I can get in. I ran my mile last night and did yoga for 15 minutes and it did not make me feek good at all, not worse, just no better.

eep! No flu! I don't think we got Isaac vaccinated. Maybe we should do it now just to be safe.

Thanks for the article, Cass. I am certain that's the bug I found, less certain that it's the source of the skin irritation, but we will see. At any rate, it got us to really clean the kids' rooms and the den, so I guess some good came out of this mess.

And that coat is gorgeous! I can see why you're going all Gollum about it.

The flu is apparently brutal in Chicago this year.

I earn a certain amount of PTO per pay period, so it's not a question of resetting, it's just that I've burned through everything I had accrued, between moving my folks and the holidays. (Also, the new payroll system basically makes it impossible to take LWOP. Boo!)

In better news, I think this cake might be relevant to some Buffista interests.

I don't think this is the flu either, but my boss was telling me that several of her husband's coworkers (he is a physical therapist) are hospitalized with the flu. And apparently our hospital is diverting to another hospital (mostly flu)

OK, Community. You rule my world. Holy shit!

One of us! One of us!