Saturday, Jan. 02, 2010 - 11:24 a.m.

All of the holiday socializing and going out into public spaces resulted in my contracting a nasty cold. Stuffed nose + dry air= lips, mouth, and throat drying out terribly while trying to sleep, leading to frequent waking up to apply lip balm and drink water, the beneficial effects of which seemed to last for about 10 minutes before reverting to desert-like conditions. All of this did nothing to help the sore throat.

Whine, whine.

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