warning: graphic content ahead

so i have been struck with some strange stomach virus. saturday evening i woke up every hour on the hour to diarrhea.

so on sunday, i ate only a bowl of oatmeal, an apple, and cranberry juice to minimize my bathroom visits. it seemed to help as i woke up only 3 times last night to run to the bathroom--though throughout sunday i certainly was making my nightly visits.

i have only had to go 3 times today--which is fortunate since i have been traveling to the hamptons.

so my hope is that it is only a 48 hour stomach virus. it just hit me out of the blue which is just mass strange. especially since i am still somewhat recovering from my phlegm-filled nightmare.

god. i am just a walking bit of gross.

joy and i have yet to plan our christmas dinner menu. because it feels like forever since i have eaten (though it really has only been 2 days) EVERYTHING sounds good to me. i see those damn whopper commercials and kfc commercials and i start salivating. i want lasagna. maybe we should do an italian style christmas dinner. or a really traditional lao meal. heck. i'll eat anything at this point!

i am THIS close to my last goal. and a part of me is like--YOU'RE ON VACATION--JUST LET IT GO. and another part of me is like--YOU'RE THIS CLOSE. i bet the latter part wins out. it usually does. i need to chill.

it is FREEZING HERE. i was using my laminated map of long island to try and scrape the 5 inches thick of ice on my windshield this morning. this old man was laughing at me when he saw, went inside his house and grabbed me one of those scraper/brush things. very nice of him!

i am thinking of so many things i need to do--and really--the best time to do it is NOW, while i'm on "vacation." i NEED some glasses--i broke my last pair cleaning them, and then, used duct tape for awhile--until i lost them completely (my bet is, i left them at a hotel). i need new contacts--because i have worn these ones for months and months and months--and they were supposed to only be monthly's to begin with.

yes. i think i shall do that these next few days.

car cursed

i'm afraid to make a certain statement on so many levels. so instead i'll list the following concerns--and aided with my title above--hope you get the gist.

1. what if it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy?
2. what if it isn't the aforementioned--and really fate?
3. most of all. to combine the fear further--what if it's just plain true. there's just been so many incidents with vehicles in general.

i must have been even more tired than i thought when i got home from dirty jersey because. clod that i am. i left the interior lights on. yes. most of you should know what that means! nothing good. so today, i woke up, on the first day of my vacation and couldn't get my car to start. i was actually going to run to my biggest account real quick and do a little work. i think i'll put it off until tomorrow however because i am just not in the mood anymore. i might change my mind in a few hours. who knows. i do have to see them sometime this week though--while i am on a technical vacation.

and i have to make a ton of calls. i suppose i may as well do this now while i wait for aaa to come jump my car.

on another note. i have had diarrhea for 2 days now. i wonder if it's some bug. i feel fine otherwise...

and i watched the ama's last night--mostly because all they do now is perform. i remember back in the day--they did maybe 4 performances and mostly read awards. i suppose in the ongoing war for ratings--it's best to have performances--cause--well--it worked on me, right?

tonight--i am going to watch a documentary called nerakhoon: the betrayal. it's about a lao family that escapes war-torn laos to nyc. should be interesting. my next blog will undoubtedly be about that. i hope it is a good assessment.