neigh

i have something between a regular cough and a horse cough. and it wont stop. of course it didn't really start til i was on my way to work this morning. all day i made a strong case for using lysol. in fact, i wasn't even offended when my relief sat behind me with the clorox wipes out and i laid my radio receiver directly in her clorox wipe-covered hand.

and silly me...i think "alicia, just go home and relax and it will get better." HA. i should know better. but now that i'm home and relaxed and atticus is chilling and sleeping beside me, i really dont want to brave that wide open world again. despite the fact that i cough about every 15 seconds (yes, i timed it). i know i will be regretting my decision to not wade through the aisles at safeway every time i wake up tonight, but thats how it goes. tomorrow, i promise myself, i will be up early and will get cough medicine. at least enough to make people not shrink from me in fear. enough to stop the "man you sound sick" messages i've gotten today.

and the funny thing? i feel fine! i tired out more quickly, but otherwise...fine! i couldn't believe the difference yet another several hours of sleep made. oi.

let me go to a happy place, which looks a lot like this...

(view from one of my hotels in astoria, oregon)

or even this...

(view from INSIDE my other hotel in astoria, oregon. yes, that is a spa and a fireplace you see.)

*sigh*

back to reality. off to my own bed.

"i dont want the world - i just want your half." ~ they might be giants