The Sickness

So I think I'm getting sick again. I thought I had thwarted The Sickness, but The Sickness is a tricky fellow. He lies dormant for days or even weeks then suddenly explodes in a volcano of congestion lava flows, explosive sneezes, and ash plumes of sinal pressure. In my brief 20-some years on Earth I have basically developed two defenses; one of which I copletely abandoned.

The first is denial. One can see how this might prove ineffective. Essentially I would just pretend I didn't have any sort of cold or flu symptons and try to live my life as regularly as possible. If things got bad, I would try to not go out or maybe grab a nap during the day. If things got especially bad I would drink some tea, maybe have a lozenge (maybe), try to eat an orange or two, and in extreme cases take some sort of decongestant or something along those lines.
I employed this technique mostly in college, particularly around Dead_Week. It never really worked and as soon as I "let my guard down" whatever bug was in me had it's disgusting, muscous-y way with me.

My new technique is a little something I like to call Preemptive Strike. Basically when I feel a scenario which may even closely resemble some form of The Sickness I pop an Airborne every 12-24 hours, suck 3-4 Coldeze a day, drink anywhere from 16 to 40 oz. of tea, eat oranges like they were going out of style, and (if I have access to any) chug 1 or 2 Emergen-C or some similar Vitamin C packets.
I can't tell you how well this works. Seriously. A lot of times I'll do this for 2 or 3 days tops and whatever symptons I may have had are gone never to return again. Presumably sent where all germs eventually go, to that great petry dish in the sky.

This time however, The Sickness caught me at the worst of times. In the middle of my move, where my supplies are mostly packed away or otherwise inaccesible, right during a transition into a cold, semi-drafty house. The Bastard. And to make matters worse things really hit hard today. When I have a professional audition.


Great, thanks.

Fucker.