Better. But still sick. My lymph nodes are huge, and my tonsils and ears still itch on and off. But my eyes aren't as irritated, and my runny nose is taking a break for the moment. More energy, after nigh twelve hours sleep (minus that half-hour when the school bus is picking kids up outside).

I'm Mr. Grunge. I see a shave and shower in my near future. Wouldn't mind if I had a self-cleaning house, either. The downstairs really isn't as hellacious as it looks; it's all just surface clutter. It's the office that's got me down. I finally cleared off my bills desk a week or two ago -- but at the expense of floorspace. Grr. Arg.

Thinking more and more about getting mph to set up another blog on Movable Type for me, one where I post my daily YL thoughts. The past few days I've been allowing that material here, and I worry that it's starting to re-purpose the space. ...Now that I've got mph on my buddy list, it wouldn't take much; he's almost always online. Been thinking about calling the new site "Notepad". Dunno.

Finished watching "The Thing From Another World" yesterday afternoon. In a freakish synchronicity, it's supposed to occur on Nov 2, concluding on Nov 3. Also watched a bunch of episodes from Family Guy season 2. Lying on the couch and watching TV is supposed to be the plan when you're sick, but I'm not so sure it was effective for me. Kept on getting up to get food, so the rest and warmth aspects got undermined. I also tend to feel dubious about just lying around; don't you need a bit of exercize to keep the blood moving?

You know what would be a really good idea now? Breakfast.