Medication + Keyboard = Blog Entry

This entry is brought to you by a 30 mL dose of DayQuil. The cold that had been stalking me since Sunday, finally sprang on me yesterday, while I was at work. I went home and tried to knock it out with a nap and a bowl of pho, but it wasn't enough.

I should be resting at home, but the orange, syrupy medication tricked me into coming to work. It made the sneezing and coughing disappear and put an extra syrupy spring in my step. I felt so good, I said to myself, "A few hours at the office wouldn't do any harm."

Of course, now that I'm here, sitting in my cube, staring at this monitor, I regret saying that. I feel off. My ability to focus is fleeting, my head is swimming, and the urge to nap is overwhelming.

If I were smart, I would finish the must-do's on my list this morning and use some sick leave to recuperate this afternoon. I guess we'll see how smart I truly am in a few hours.

In the meantime, I wanted to share a bit of banter from last Monday's Scary Go Round. It made me laugh more than usual. The premise: Amy's antique shop has gone up in flames and her hero, Lovelace, has gone in to rescue one of the employees. Amy implores Ryan, her friend, who doesn't care for Lovelace, to help out...

Amy: Ryan, Lovelace has been in there too long, go in after him!
Ryan: Is this some sort of plan to incinerate everyone you know and start fresh? It ain't the case that the more people are in there, the less room there is for fire.

Amy: Please, Ryan! He's papery and dry, like tinder.

Ryan: I'll do it, but only out of respect for the elderly.

By the way, I'm still sorting through photos from a recent hike in Santa Teresa County Park and I hope to have them (and a snazzy trip report) posted soon.