Awake Again.

Put myself to bed early because of this cold. Naturally the cold woke me up because I have trouble breathing if I lie down when my sinuses are in this state. Its just as well; I was having fever dreams about Linux configurations based on Search Engine results for the upcoming Hugo awards. Given what I was doing just before bed, this is a completely understandable (if totally insane) combination for my subconscious to come up with.

So I'm going to sit upright for a while until my sinuses have drained, drink some OJ and then head back to bed.

Sleep?

That whole sleep thing? Didn't work out. I've been awake since 3:00am and I'm even more of a zombie than usual. I've tried twice to fall back asleep but it didn't work. I think its time to try again. Third time lucky? Lets hope.

Awake?

I finally managed to get about 8 hours of broken sleep, still with the stupid dreams which were half mathematics, half Linux programming, and all gobbledygook.

So now I am trying to pretend like I'm awake and, you know, good for something, but I'm not buying it.

Looking on the Bright Side?

Now that I'm awake and have been upright for 90 minutes, my sinuses have finally drained and I can breathe again. That simple act is something we far too often take for granted.

On the Rollercoaster.

Its disconcerting that Teh Sick comes in waves. A few minutes ago I was starting to feel pretty good. Now, suddenly, I feel absolutely awful again. Bleah.

In other news, Slashdot seems to be down. They're probably talking about it on Digg, but I haven't been there yet.