The nausea I experienced on Thursday was fleeting, but on Friday I developed an infrequent cough. On Saturday I developed a dull ache across my entire body, and then after a nap developed my first fever in (IIRC) at least two years. The cough, while still infrequent, got a bit nastier.

Today the fever has continued, and my nose is now running so hard that I can’t go five minutes without using a kleenex.

I’ve had a lot of time this weekend, since this cold (?) wiped out all my plans. Too bad “feeling like crap” also kills any desire I have to do anything productive.

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Compounding factors: Friday evening I added a couple drips to my watering system, and in the process of that removed some three-odd layers of skin from the tip of my right thumb. (Those connective pieces are made out of hard plastic, and my soft, silky-smooth hands have no calluses to protect them.) This wound has been hyper-sensitive to both soap and hot water, and has added an additional layer of pain to my weekend.

Also, I’m due in at work bright and early tomorrow morning to do some data crunching, that only I can do, for a meeting my boss has the next morning. As of right now, at least, I am nowhere near fit to drive (whether or not I can still think is debatable).