It began as most things do… with Canadians.  There were a bunch of Canadians from my industry down in Los Angeles for some conference, so I went out with them Thursday night to say hi and raise the flag for my company and also to finally meet a few of them in person after speaking with them on the phone for several years.  Somehow, they got it in their heads that they wanted to go to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (which was, I do have to admit, right across the street from where they were having dinner), though it made the bar tab… excessive?  Especially since these guys can drink.  Though truth be told, what else do they have to do up there during the wintertime except practice?

Friday morning is when it all started going downhill.  I woke up feeling crappy — not in a hangover kind of way, but in a down-with-the-sickness kind of way, and I managed to shock a couple of my co-workers during our Friday morning meeting when my voice sounded like I’d been eating gravel.  For the first time in years, I left work early to go home and crash out in bed for a little while, and no wonder — my temperature was up to 101.  This put a kink in my weekend plans, which included a date I was looking forward to going on and a movie I was looking forward to seeing, plus errands I needed to run.  But the experience has been… interesting.  When your body temp is that high, it starts to feel like, well, you are kind of high.  So I’ve been feeling a bit disassociated from reality over the past couple of days, and to say my dreams have been whacked out is a complete understatement.  Plus, I can’t pay attention to anything for more than a few minutes, so all those movies on TiVo?  Still sitting there.

This didn’t make things any easier on Friday night when my upstairs neighbor’s apartment started to flood, making it rain in my bedroom.  When I first heard the water inside, I had to stop and think:  (1) Is this just rain outside that sounds really real, (2) is my brain playing tricks on me again and making stuff up or (3) is this actually really happening? 

While I’m eating my weight in sugar-free Popsicles, I stumbled across my horoscope this morning… a little too timely if you ask me.

They say that laughter is the best medicine, but sometimes medicine is the best medicine! Make sure you’re up to date on your health. If it’s been a while since you have had a checkup, schedule one today. Your happiness and emotional health can be affected by your physical health, so take care of yourself! It’s a good idea to check in on your diet today too—you have let a few things slide, and it’s time for you to go back to being a little bit more disciplined.