I AM USING BITTORRENT TO ACTUALLY TRANSFER FILES THAT AREN'T PRON OR WAREZ OR MP3Z FILES THAT I MADE THAT ARE TOTALLY LIKE STUFF I CREATED AND I AM SHARING THEM WITH A FRIEND AND HE IS GETTING LIKE 200Kb/SECOND DOWNLOAD SPEED I FEEL SO TOTALLY COOL RIGHT NOW.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S ALL THIS HUBUB ABOUT 1099s AT CHURCH. PEOPLE, IF YOU WORK FOR US AND MAKE OVER $600, WE HAVE TO REPORT IT TO THE IRS. IF YOU DON'T WANT THAT, YOU CAN'T WORK FOR US.

I HATE BEING SICK IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER. IT'S BLOODY STUPID, AND RUGGING UP IN BED SIMPLY MAKES ME SWEAT AND SMELL AND IT'S A BLOODY LONG WEEKEND AND I'M NOT ENJOYING IT BECAUSE I'M SICK AND ow, now my throat hurts even more...

ALSO, A FRIEND OF MINE WAS ON AMERICAN IDOL AND HIS FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL PAPER HE MADE THE HOLLYWOOD WEEK CUT AND NOW THERE'S A RUMOR GOING AROUND THAT HE WAS DQ'ED BECAUSE OF THAT AND IF THAT'S TRUE I WILL BE VERY VERY MAD AND SAD BECAUSE HE'S SO TALENTED AND AMERICA DESERVES HIM AS AN IDOL!!!

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH MOTHERFUCKING HOURS IN THE DAY FOR ME TO DO ALL THE THINGS I WANT TO DO AND THAT MAKES ME SAD. AND TIRED. GODDAMNIT, I LIKE SLEEP. I WANT AS MUCH SLEEP AS I CAN POSSIBLY HAVE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF MACHINE SO I COULD PAUSE TIME AND ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO NOT FEEL LIKE SHIT FOR WANTING TO WORK ON MY POEMS AND SURVOMBIE WHEN I SHOULD BE DOING SCHOOLWORK OR MY TAXES.

I AM SO SICK OF HAVING FRIENDS WHO WILL ONLY HAVE THE FRIENDSHIP ON THEIR TERMS, NOT MINE. THE TROUBLE IS, IF I GET PISSY AND GIVE UP THE FRIENDSHIP WHEN THEY WON'T BUDGE, THEN I WON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS, SO IT'S KIND OF A PROBLEM.

OMG I ALMOST DIED TODAY. WEIRD BECAUSE TODAY WAS THE ONE DAY IT DIDN'T RAIN!

I HIT A PUDDLE AND MY CAR HYDROPLANED AT ONE OF FEW SECTIONS ON THE HWY WITH NO MEDIAN! I DRIFTED INTO NORTH BOUND TRAFFIC, BOUNCED OFF A SEMI AND WAS BACK IN THE SOUTH BOUND SIDE, FACING THE WRONG WAY ON THE FAST LANE.

WAS PRETTY SURE I'D BE DEAD OR SEVERELY DISABLED. 911 OPERATOR TRIED TO CALM ME DOWN BUT SHE GOT A CALTRANS EMPLOYEE TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC BEFORE CHP COULD CLOSE OF ALL SOUTHBOUND LANES AND GET ME OUT OF HARMS WAY.

WHAT A DAY! I WAS JITTERY ALL DAY AND GOT NOTHING DONE.

Whoa. I was going to be all ALL CAPS SCREAMY about stupid cranberries and family mishaps, but now I'll just say:

WHOA. HOW ARE YOU DOING, SPECIAL-K? BE SWEET TO YOURSELF!

HOLY SHIT, special-k, I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE ALRIGHT! THAT IS SO FUCKING SCARY!!!!

FOR MY OWN PART, MY GODS, WATCHING PART OF THE HOPE FOR HAITI TELETHON, WHOSE BRILLIANT IDEA WAS IT TO PUT TAYLOR SWIFT ON AFTER MARY FEKKING J FEKKING BLIGE?!? THAT WOMAN IS SUCH AN AMAZING NATURAL TALENT, SHE MADE POOR TAYLOR SWIFT (WHO ISN'T UNTALENTED, JUST NOT MARY FEKKING J FEKKING BLIGE)LOOK LIKE A SIX YEAR OLD. AND MOREOVER, SWEET JESUS, POOR HAITI.

special-k - i won't shout since you are feeling all jittery and all. glad to hear that you are okay and take care of yourself! How scary!

DEAR MANAGER, YOUR FUCKING JOB IS TO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO AND WHAT MY DEADLINES ARE BEFORE THE FRICKING FORMAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. BLINDSIDING ME WITH YOUR DISSATISFACTION WITH MY OUTPUT WHEN THERE'S BONUS MONEY INVOLVED REALLY SUCKS. I HAVE DEADLINES? WHO FUCKING KNEW? I CERTAINLY DIDN'T. MY CUBE IS TEN FEET FROM YOURS, YOU COULD HAVE WANDERED OVER SOMETIME IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS TO BRING UP THE SUBJECT.

Holy crap special-k. *hugs* *chamomile tea after few stiff drinks*

Adapted from an email I sent to Orange Swan earlier today. I'm not going to yell because I'm really quite sick.

I've been suffering a bit for the past two weeks. Much worse than cold/flu that I originally thought. I'm on Dr. ordered bed-rest this week due to a suspected case of Guillain-Barré syndrome *or* an adverse reaction to the H1N1 vaccine (I'm in a high-risk category for complications). I'm hoping it's just an adverse reaction and not GBS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain–Barré_syndrome). Out of 46+ million H1N1 vaccinations thus far, only 4 cases of GBS has emerged (CDC/VAERS Statistic - http://vaers.hhs.gov/index), so it's still very safe. A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) within the next few days will confirm or deny the neurologists suspicions!

Long story short, I've been in and out of Toronto General ER/Toronto Western Neurology Dept. this week and don’t have much energy for anything this week. When recalling my malaria relapse in 2008, please note how hilarious it is to think of me on bed-rest. It's day #4 (of 7) and I'm definitely going stir-crazy. I’m not *bored*, I just miss being outside (I even attended a 2 hour web seminar hosted by PAHO/WHO on epidemiology and equality in societies. How insane am I? I guess should mention that I'm attempting to finish up my thesis is on H5N1 - avian influenza...). Cabin fever is definitely starting to set in, but I'm not allowed to do much until the spinal tap has been conducted (*sigh*). Did I mention I have a secondary infection (cold) on top of my GBS-ish symptoms as a result of the 4 hr visit to the Toronto General ER I had on Monday, which started this medical adventure? The incubation period is perfect for onset from expose to symptoms, and I've otherwise been in "Quarantine" (neurologist delaying LP until next week due to this).

But seriously - what are the odds of an H5N1 researcher developing an adverse reaction/potential autoimmune disorder to the H1N1 vaccine? Statistically it seems very improbable, but the sample pool is small.

On second thought, I'd yell in frustration if my throat wasn't so swollen.

*quietly pours special-k a large one*