Vacation '05: Day 9

Health update (or, as I like to call it, hell update):
My congestion has settled in my lungs now. Today I sound like someone who's been smoking for 15 years, not 30. I got my appetite back today. I also got a bit of exercise. By Monday morning, I should feel like a million dollars. Too bad I'll have to waste my good health in the office. C'est la vie, right?

I did a bit of shopping yesterday and scored some jeans and a pair of slacks. To my utter amazement, I did not go up a size like I had imagined. Sure, it's possible I dropped a pound or two this week from my illness, but that wouldn't have covered the 10 lbs or so that I thought I had gained. Hmmm... Anyhoo---the fact that the number on the label of my new pants did not increase cheered me up considerably (as did the small number on the price tag)!

I'm still a bit in shock over this whole "cavity" business. I've never had a cavity, so when the dentist told me I did, then showed me the pics he took with his tiny tooth camera, my stomach did a little flip. Silly, but true. My cheap-ass insurance will cover most of the proceedure, but I still have to cough up a chunk o' change. Sheesh. I'll be honest with you the knowledge that there are holes in my teeth has hit me--the very thought of putting hard candy into my mouth is daunting. Sugar: why can't you treat me right? I have loved you for so long now...

I can't believe Vacation '05 is almost over. I've been sick for 1/2 of it and out of town for the other half. I'm just now starting to relax, ya know? Ah, I can't relax with all these appliances around anyway---who can chill when the tv, computer, coffee maker, and hair dryer are staring at you all day, connecting you with the world? Perhaps next year, I'll go primitive camping for a week? I won't smell too pretty, but I bet I'll feel fucking fantastic afterward.