Nimbus 19, 27.

CONCEPT

COMMENTS
I got a good natured ribbing from some of you in the comments... nevertheless, I'll attempt to defend myself as best I can.
Cinders writes: "Sorry your under the weather but damn, exposing everyone at work, too. I'd shoot your ass!!!"
Ordinarily, I would too, but there are several mitigating factors:
#1. This is a hospital. At any given time, half of the people here are sick. It's no surprise, given the number of sick people lurching about, coughing and rubbing their hands on counters, tables, chairs, magazines, and papers that we all pass back and forth.
#2. My boss is notorious for making people come in even when they're sick. My favorite example was one week she made a phone rep come in who had come down with Conjunctivities (Pinkeye), a highly contagious, gross, and uncomfortable affliction of the eye. We work in an Ophthalmology clinic. While I can't be "fired" there is the possibility that my assignment would be terminated.
#3. I work for a temp agency. They do allow 3 "sick days" per 6 months, but to discourage absenteeism, we're never paid for any days on which we don't physically come in. So any time I call in "sick," its costing me $70... pretty powerful incentive to just work through it, when you're saving for a wedding and grad school.
#4. I'm not an asshole. Yesterday I washed my hands about a dozen times during the day, always carried tissues and cleaned my keyboard and mouse with Alcohol pads.

This is an appropriate segue into Damien's benign comment: "I am too discreet to ask if this has anything to do with Friday's party..."

#5. is... I don't... think... so... I certainly indulged myself last Friday less than most of my guests (they'll groaningly testify to this). But it might still be that one night of abandon was the great opportunity for a cold I've been staving off for weeks. Who knows?

So, last night I did exactly what I planned. I had a big bowl of Chicken Noodle and wheat bread, lots of OJ, tea, and Vernors. I went to bed at 8, woke up briefly to watch the opening monologues of Leno and Conan, and slept well through the night. In fact, I overslept an hour and got to work 15 minutes late, which means I may now be in trouble. *Sigh*.

STATE OF THE DAY
Wisconsin.

WORD OF THE DAY
Languish.

NEWS OF THE DAY
New York Times: Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Meet for 1st Time in 4 Years.

PICTURE OF THE DAY
The Carnival in Rio. From the World Travel Gallery (http://tabisite.com)

QUESTION OF THE DAY
Is there a television commercial that elicits an over-emotional response from you? What is it?