Hello there! I'm still sick, so that's what I'll continue to talk about. Sore throat continues and all that. Today is a breakthrough, however, in the sense that I last took medication at noon, and have not felt the overwhelming need to keep it up all day long. Not even a cough drop. I'm hoping that staying away from the decongestants for a bit will allow my body to finally deal with whatever is attacking it and get rid of it. I have spoken to two people today (hi Suzan! hi Kristy! thanks for calling!), and I sound awful. Hopefully, I will not still sound awful on Monday. (yes, holding breath and keeping all digits crossed.)

In the meantime, I am out of 1) clean underwear and 2) quarters. I haven't done laundry since I was last at my parents' (father's day weekend) and I'm starting to regret it. I tried to buy quarters at the supermarket today, but they weren't selling, dammit.

On an equally regretable note, last night was very bad in the full stomach + stomach-upsetting-cough world, and I lost my dinner and everything else I ate most unexpectedly. So unexpectedly, in fact, that I wasn't quite able to make it to where you normally take care of that sort of thing, and both my sink and my tub drains decided that would be a most opportune time to get stopped up. I have since managed to get the sink working again (yay for vinegar and baking soda and boiling water and a plunger), but the tub is being stubborn (even with the addition of bleach to the mix). What this means is that I haven't been able to shower today, and this is Not A Good Thing. Clean clothing is at a premium, clean Kristin is as well.

So I'm making cookies. I'd invite y'all over to share, but I licked the spoon and there's no telling what might happen if you get my germs.

Short of calling a plumber, how do you unclog a drain??