Sunday, April 08, 2007
Battling a Cold Again
Not as bad as the strep throat in January (which the doctor never called to tell me about, I only found out after the fact that's what I had), but annoying nonetheless. All day Friday I felt a sore throat growing at work and once I got home I crashed for a couple hours (sorry to Justin, Yong Bee, and Eric for not going out). Got better over the weekend but the sinus stuff is still around and that gets on my nerves. I think maybe I'll call in sick Monday, because in addition to the fact I don't want to get anyone else sick, I also figure they owe me considering I've missed a couple days off I was promised PLUS I worked every night I was in Hawaii, and that's just criminal.
Even with the sniffles I got to see people this week, and it's always good to be with friends. Thursday was lunch with Justin, Friday was a waste, but Saturday evening Yong Bee came over to watch a movie with us. And that was nice.
Adrian and I are headed to Puerto Rico at the end of the month. We've turned his 3-day weekend into a 4-day event and I'm taking off from work, and we're headed to the beach for a break. My recent trip to Hawaii probably provided some impetus for that. Anyway, thanks to Ethan for suggesting Spirit Air, which had the lowest airfares by far. Ole!
Today Adrian and I ventured out, as i realized I could use a couple new shirts, so off we went to the mall. Imagine our surprise to discover the Christian takeover of the US is complete as all the stores were closed for Easter. I noticed a few years ago that Easter was starting to take on the importance of Christmas, to the point that stores are closed and schools provide a day off before or after the weekend to facilitate family get-togethers. As a non-Christian I don't get it...I realize that Christmas has expanded beyond a religious hoiliday to become a worldwide event, but I thought Easter could be reined in. Guess I was wrong.
I would try to demand the next equinox off, but I'll be in Afghanistan then and they behead people for asking about that sort of thing.
Even with the sniffles I got to see people this week, and it's always good to be with friends. Thursday was lunch with Justin, Friday was a waste, but Saturday evening Yong Bee came over to watch a movie with us. And that was nice.
Adrian and I are headed to Puerto Rico at the end of the month. We've turned his 3-day weekend into a 4-day event and I'm taking off from work, and we're headed to the beach for a break. My recent trip to Hawaii probably provided some impetus for that. Anyway, thanks to Ethan for suggesting Spirit Air, which had the lowest airfares by far. Ole!
Today Adrian and I ventured out, as i realized I could use a couple new shirts, so off we went to the mall. Imagine our surprise to discover the Christian takeover of the US is complete as all the stores were closed for Easter. I noticed a few years ago that Easter was starting to take on the importance of Christmas, to the point that stores are closed and schools provide a day off before or after the weekend to facilitate family get-togethers. As a non-Christian I don't get it...I realize that Christmas has expanded beyond a religious hoiliday to become a worldwide event, but I thought Easter could be reined in. Guess I was wrong.
I would try to demand the next equinox off, but I'll be in Afghanistan then and they behead people for asking about that sort of thing.
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awww...hope you feel better. You should take a sick day. You deserve it. Of course, I think that's called Karma.
As long as I can remember the stores have always been closed on Easter in the DC area. Although, I do recall a few stores being open when the Easter Bunny kind of forgot to stop by and he had to run out and get an Easter basket.
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As long as I can remember the stores have always been closed on Easter in the DC area. Although, I do recall a few stores being open when the Easter Bunny kind of forgot to stop by and he had to run out and get an Easter basket.
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