Beginning of the Weak

Hi. I'm sick.

I hate being sick.

Up until January of 2008, I was able to enjoy a nice streak of healthiness (minus stomach pains incurred during 'The Office' marathons and macaroni & cheese binging). Since January, however, I have had either a stuffy nose, a scratchy throat, or a disgusting cough that brings up phlegm in all the colours of the rainbow. Sometimes, I'm lucky enough to enjoy this triple threat all at once. This sucks for a couple of reasons:

1) I'm getting quite sick of the taste of my own snot.
2) I can't laugh without coughing up a storm.
3) I can't sing without coughing up a storm (the fact that I can't sing might be a blessing to some...but it sucks for me, k?)
4) My cat seems to think I'm some kind of monster*
5) I can't sleep.

I can't sleep, people. I enjoy my sleep more than I enjoy the company of [most] others. I've been so desperate to fall asleep, I've resorted to home remedies, or internet remedies rather, that my mom has received via e-mail. In all it's ridiculousness, every night I put Vicks Vapo Rub on my feet and go to bed with my socks on. This is a vain attempt at a peaceful slumber. It doesn't freaking work!! But every night I find myself lathering it on with the slightest morsel of hope stuck in the back of my mind... that it just might work this time. But apparently it's making my feet soft, so I guess it has a redemptive quality.

Now, instead of spending my day being productive in school, I'm at home waiting for my driving instructor to show up so he can help me cheat my way through lessons. Ok, it's not as bad as it sounds. I'm just signing papers saying I did my lessons in January rather than in March, when they expire... Whatever, it was his idea. I don't even know if I'm having a lesson today. I can never understand that man. The only words I've been able to process from him are contained in the phrase "TURN LEFT YOU IDIOT!!!" What? So I almost hit a bicyclist. He was wearing a helmet anyways.

I'm going to go attempt to do something valuable with my time. Although it is a Monday... maybe I'll just watch Evil Dead.

*this was not a Metallica reference. Both my cat and I hate Metallica. Wait... by acknowledging that Metallica has a DVD by the name "Some Kind of Monster", does that mean I just made it a reference? Shoot.