Sprite, Doritos, and Skittles.

I'm not feeling so well right now. I'm not sure if it's because I went back on my meds this morning, or if I'm getting the flu my roommate had. I wasn't really around her when she got it or had it, because we're both very out and about, but everyone else around has been getting it, so I guess it's possible. I've actually never called in sick to work, at least in the last year, unless you count my crisis where I too 2 weeks off...frankly I'd rather not have to. And with my Genetics test tomorrow and the one after that in less than 2 weeks (making it so I have to study for it this Saturday and Sunday mainly, as I work all the rest of the days leading up to it), I really don't have time to be sick.

Throwing up is the worst of being sick. I actually quite like having a cold, because the lightness in your head, amplified by cold medicine...that's a great feeling. And it doesn't really stop you from doing all that much. But if you're throwing up you can't do anything. And I have a pretty extensively built up fear of throwing up. I can't do it, or won't if I can help it, even if I know it will make me feel better. Over the years my sisters and I (the ones just older and younger) have found that we can eat doritos, skittles, and sprite when we have the flu, and none of us will throw up. And so my mom would go buy us these things whenever we got sick--and we always invariably got each other sick, so we were all sick at the same time. None of these food items sound very appealing right now unfortunately.

Tuesday I had lunch with 2 of my sisters at the place they both work. My little sister bought my lunch, I bought her the Collin Firth version of Pride and Prejudice for her birthday, and some old fashioned paper flat taffy I found at the store--which my mother used to give us when we were little, so it reminded me of her. My other sister bought me a rice crispee treat with chocolate on the top from School Lunches. I should have bought her something too, considering her birthday was the day prior and 3 days after my little one's. I don't know what to get her yet. I also bought a radio car adapter/charger for my ipod, which I must say I really deserved and so far really enjoy. I also saw 2 nephews and a niece, and picked up holds from the library. My Tuesday flew by and out the window, without much studying done.

Wednesday I actually studied quite a bit, but I wish I could have done more. My lab worried me until it was over, but unless you count next week's make-up lab, this was the last one. I'm excited, but I'll miss the people. I ended up leaving my Genetics book in the lab and had to double back to get it. I was worried it would be closed, but luckily I found someone who knew where they put it. One of the many Christmas Miracles that I've encountered lately. Like having one experiment in that lab turn out right for once. We made beautiful crystals that actually looked like crystals instead of we toilet paper. Very exciting, and very short. We were out of there by 7 pm, so an hour and a half. So when I got home I had time to study Genetics some with #1. We decided to have a Lord of the Rings marathon once finals are over, which reminds me, when did you guys want to do that FK? And she's going to take snowboarding lessons with me this winter, so I can fall on my face with someone I know present who's at the same non-existent skill level as I am. I've gone with my sister's, but I'm the damper since they're really good and I don't know what I'm doing. Also, I might take Advanced Anatomy with her next semester. She's crazy for taking on that with her already heavy workload, but apparently she TA-ed for the regular anatomy class and knows all of the advanced TA's, so we'd have help. And I would get access to the labs again. I seriously loved that class, so I might have to do it. The problem is that it's at 2 pm, so who knows if it'd work out with work going till 3:30, and even if I quit I'd probably be moving to graves, which usually starts at 2 pm. Hmmnnn...quite the predicament. Studying last night went till 1 am. I slept till 7 though, so I'm well rested. I need to go study now.