Skipping Work

I woke up today feeling okay.  My ears still hurt a little, and I'm a little tired and stuffy, and my throat's still sore, but everything today felt better than it did yesterday. 
And then I looked at my phone, which I use as an alarm, and realized it had died on me sometime in the night.  I had forgotten to charge it.  I feel like such a moron. 
When I finally figured out the time, I had less then ten minutes to get to work, and there was no way, still in my pajamas, that I was going to make it on time. 
I emailed Alexander and said that I wasn't coming in because I was sick, but that I was hopeful about tomorrow. 
I'm feeling a little guilty about this, even though I really shouldn't, because I haven't missed a day of work or school in about seven or eight years, and usually go even when I am sick.  But I still do, because, if I had gotten up in time, I would have probably been okay today.  That said, I'm going to try to get some extra rest today so I am 100 percent tomorrow. 

Breakfast, Then Bed

I should have realized last night, when I woke up with a sore throat, that I was sick.  But instead I rolled over and fell back asleep.
When I got up this morning I felt awful.  I had a headache, the insides of my ears hurt, I was stuffy, my throat was still sore, and I was tired. 
But I went to breakfast anyway. 
I was honestly hoping just to get in and out of breakfast as quickly as possible, maybe drinking an extra cup of orange juice so I would feel better.  Baw. 
Anna decided she wanted to sit with me.  I told her I was sick, hoping to deter her, but it didn't. 
What I should have said was that I didn't have the stamina to have a polite conversation.  Anna's okay, but I get the feeling nothing is going on in her brain, or at least nothing worth mentioning.  She has sort of this weird voice.  I get the feeling she is trying to imitate a Valley girl, but mostly it just comes out as really annoying.  And she laughs at like everything.  I was not in the mood to deal with her, but I was trying to be nice. 
Part of the reason I don't spend time with Anna is because she has nothing to really say.  She just complains about school or talks clothes, and I would rather die than hear her complain about a teacher.  When people I respect critique a teacher, I consider it, especially if I've never had that teacher.  When someone who strikes me as mindless does, I'm suspicious. 
Sharon recently complained to me about how stupid people are around here, and for a long time I wanted to believe better, but she's kind of got a point.  There are only a few standout people who are really bright or interesting; so many other people are dull. 
Tamar came over to sit with us briefly too, and she talked about this Healthy Snack Week we have going on.  Basically, they're giving away free "healthy" snacks, though Tamar complained that cranberry juice wasn't that healthy.  Tamar is always in a rush in the morning so she left pretty quickly. 
Finally, I got away from Anna.  I spent all weekend not seeing or talking to people at meals, and then today, the morning I wake up, one of the people that would actually sit with me and irk me chooses to. 
I went back to bed after breakfast. 

Cabin Fever

Even I get sick of studying.  This weekend, I've been doing almost nothing else, and frankly, I wanted a break.  So I attempted to set up camp outside to do more homework.  I figured this would be the best of both worlds, because then I would be outside but still getting stuff done.
But I couldn't seem to hold on to internet connection long enough.  So I had to give up.  I'm very disappointed. 
I'm going to try to study this as much as possible, and then go outside to do my reading.  If I get time. 

Another Good Morning

Because I think I may be getting sick, I've been taking preventative measures, one of which includes trying to get some extra sleep.  (I love sleeping, so of all the preventative measures, this is the one I find easiest to work on.) 
But when Jennifer called me this morning, I felt bad.  I thought that maybe I had set my alarm when I actually saw she was calling me.  And then I felt bad because I suspect my grogginess on the phone sounds more like irritability to the other person.  It's not, it's that my brain isn't totally up yet and that sometimes my eyes aren't even open. 
Jennifer wants to come by tonight to hang out.  I'm actually excited to see her, since it's been a while.  She mentioned she wants to give me a hug, which later I realized might be a bad idea if I'm sick. 
So I've been trying hard to feel better, if only so she doesn't have a cold in three days. 

Yuck

Blurgh. I'm sick today. I wish I could post some hilarious little bit about being sick and something odd happening, but it's been a quiet day. Mostly nappying and doing homework. I apologize for being boring.
I'll try to have something to say tomorrow.