:hack wheeze:

Because of my year-round allergies, I sneeze a great deal, even when I'm taking my antihistamines. One of my college friends once jokingly asked me how I knew when I was sick.

I told him, "Being sick hurts".

I think I probably won't be going in to work tomorrow.

I've got a big pot of beef and barley soup cooking, and I've stocked up on orange juice and Mucinex. I hope they'll be... not enough - they won't be - but at least decent palliatives.