strange occurancies

i woke up in the middle of the night the other day to find my nose leaking. at first i thought i might have a bloody nose because i'm so susceptible to them and it's been so dry in the bedroom even with the humidifier set on high. luckily it was not blood, but still it kind of freaked me out. it was not drippy, it was like someone turned my nose on.

so this past monday, i quit my job. well, i gave two week's notice, but saying i quit sounds way more dramatic. i was definitely freaking out, but those feelings were outweighed by my overall peace of mind. but then a couple of things that i wasn't expecting to happen, happened. this opportunity presented itself and it was a good one and now on tuesday i start my new job.

many of you will be happy to know that i'm back in the "industry."

and it's a...

i am pleased to announce the birth of triplets: mookie, hee seop and bobby. all three are beautiful, rosy-cheeked cold sores that were born this morning on my upper lip. the trio are healthy and robust and making their momma proud.

i just blew my nose so hard...

my right ear practically exploded imploded. it did a reverse pop, like air got sucked in. it hurts!

so sick, so so sick

i have been sick for practically the entire month of february. yes, i'm usually sickly for the most part, but this is abnormal even for me. it's come in stages - sinus congestion, running nose, cough, sore throat, fever, cough, sinus pressure, stuffed up nose, cough. i've been to the doctor, taken antibiotics, gone through a half dozen boxes of over the country cold/sinus/flu medicine, used up every last tissue in the house, gargled with salt water, pumped saline solution up my nose, tried to flush out the badness with water and juice, attempted to sweat out the cold by sleeping under many blankets and now i'm drinking some nasty tasting chinese herbal tea that a co-worker gave me.

it reminds me of the stuff my parents used to make me drink when i was younger, but it's nowhere near as potent or disgusting. the chinese herbal tea of my youth came in little pouches that my father would pick up on his way back from work and my mother would have to brew. she would squeeze all the roots and twigs and herbs and god knows what else through cheesecloth with all her force. don't be tricked by linda's small stature - that woman is strong and could still beat me up one handed with ease. i used to have to drink the tea in the mornings, before i boarded the bus to go to school. to offset the terrible taste, i would get a glico caramel which to this day remains one of my favorite candies. the fact that they came in a box with a toy didn't exactly hurt. it was a lot worse than that vanilla flavored powdered calcium drink my parents used to make my drink as well.

this tea is not my last resort however. i just ordered a blt and cheese fries for lunch from sparky's all-american food. if bacon doesn't work, i don't know what else will.

eye-yi-yi

i've had this for the past week or so. treatments include reducing caffeine but i only drink a cup a day so not much we can do there. also says i should reduce stress. easier said than done.

snausages

i'm still under the weather and unable to formulate unique ideas. balgavy just posted some photos from my wedding over the summer. have a looksee while we both wait for new ideas to overtake us.