I left work at about 11 with a bout of gastroenteritis :( Texts appreciated, since lying on the couch feels a lot better than sitting at my desk and my laptop screen is busted.

Bright side: pain, cramps, nausea, and disgustingness aside, lying on the couch with tomato soup and crackers and watching Elisabeth is a much more agreeable way to spend ( Read more... )

I did, however, possibly pick up a case of Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness from a Lone Star tick while hiking at Jordan Lake this weekend. I found 2 ticks on me (the attached one got washed down the shower drain Monday morning, but I found another one crawling on me last night which I drowned in acetone, bagged, and saved for the doctor to ( Read more... )