Nothing happened today. Nor yesterday, come to think of it. I got up after a poor night's sleep, my head as thick as a bowl of beef stew, and did exactly what I've done for the last four days - read the newspaper, watched television and snoozed. I can't wait to get better! Not only is my head thick with cold, but my ears still haven't recovered from my flight on Thursday, where they started popping as we descended. I can still barely hear out of my right ear. Today the delivery guy called from the entry-phone downstairs. I put the phone to my right ear and couldn't hear anything. I kept yelling "who is it?" before I realized why I couldn't hear him!

I've been eating too much, I guess, especially in the carbohydrate department. It's probably good for me, but I fear I'll be a big fatty by the time I'm better.

In Sunday's exciting journal entry (grin), you may remember I ended with saying I was going to watch a couple of videos. Well, this photo was taken ten minutes later:

Yes, that is the VCR in pieces in my lap.

The darned tape got stuck in there, and I had to take the thing apart to get it out again. So much for a restful evening watching movies. By the time I got it fixed, I was tired and stressed out again. Nonetheless, I did watch "Fight Club", which was not the perfect antidote. It was a well-made, inventive movie, but it did nothing to persuade me that it's director wasn't glamorizing an amoral code that he was pretending to critique. And Brad Pitt has a truly awesome body, but he puts out more camera catching ticks than even Meryl Streep.

I'm mainly just writing you to let you know I'm still alive :), and also to thank those of you who've sent get-well-soon wishes. I'm really not too sick - it's just a nasty strep or cold or something, after all, but your little messages keep me cheerful, so thanks!

Trying to appear cheerful for the camera. Really, I was trying :)