no no no no!

that's it. it was inevitable. i'm sick now.

>:o

it hit me like an 18-wheeler while i was sitting and reading and waiting for class to start. i was in a good, cheery mood. got through the workday with a little sore throat, but nothing that a ton of water and a lozenge couldn't handle. then i found myself all of a sudden blowing my nose alot. and now it's all stuffed up. this weird new orleans cold epidemic that everyone has been talking about has hit me. and i hope it doesn't leave me bedridden for the rest of the week cause i just have way too much stuff to do.

i got a 100 - A (by a 10 point curve, however) on my biology test!! woot! AWESOME! I think I'm going to do just fine in this class. :) i find it all so fascinating, and i think that gives me a little more motivation to do all that studying i've been doing. can't wait to get started on my volunteer work. i hope i don't become disenchanted too quickly. i have so many people talk down to me about how much it sucks to volunteer at a hospital and it's making me nervous. but i have no other choice! i have got to get in there and get some sort of ball rolling. i have to make some connections and gain some good references, not to mention the experience and the overall humanitarian fulfillment. either way, i already put a month's worth of work into the vaccines, uniforms, and papers that it's too late to turn back now.

i took some advil nighttime something or other 45 min ago and i feel it kicking in. good night!