first you need (that's what you get for falling in love)...then you bleed (you get a little but it's never enough)

If you figure out what song the title is from, I will send you some sketchy pharmaceuticals from India.

I came home early from work today. I toughed it out until around three, when two things happened almost simultaneously: Arod IM'd me to tell me to go home because she could hear me coughing from her desk, and I sneezed uncontrollably and blew snot all over my hand. Gross, eh? That's when I knew that it was time to give up. So I came home, but had to hang out downstairs for awhile because Narseema was cleaning my room; I got driven upstairs when the kids showed up pounding on the door and hitting each other while screaming as loudly as possible. I tried to sleep, but wasn't able to, so I laid around and read a book, tried to sleep some more, and generally felt like a failure. It's Lauren's birthday today, so I put in an appearance at her birthday party, but I spent most of my time being quiet and trying not to cough. Fun times!

I called Jet Airways, since most flights in and out of Bombay are currently cancelled, but they confirmed my seat for the flights on Friday, so I'm maintaining hope. As long as they don't get another apocalyptic flood, I will hopefully make it to Europe. Then, the fun can ensue in earnest!

I really have to go to work tomorrow, since if I'm going on vacation, I have too much to do to spend time sitting around in my apartment. I think I'm going to take the extreme step of popping an Ambien, since I haven't slept more than two hours straight in the past three nights and the tiredness is taking its toll. But, if all goes well, I will be in London four nights from now!