I had planned on taking a walk to Crandall park about a quarter mile up the road, this morning. Meh--my bad foot wasn't cooperating. I hurt it Friday night, so I've been hot-soaking it and rubbing liniment on it. It's better, but a wee sore still, so I decided to let discretion be the better part of valour.

I had to go to Wal-marts yesterday, after work. Bleh. The mobile I was going to buy--the one with the cheaper phone cards, had gone off sale at the store where I'd seen it, so I had to go to Wal-marts for my usual $20 Virgin card, which they sell for 12 cents less than everyone else. I got the remainder of my week's shopping while there, and, found a DVD of one of my favourite westerns, The Magnificent Seven, on sale for $4.97.

Unfortunately, while waiting for the bus--a good 45 minute wait after I was done shopping, I caught a terrible chill while sitting in the bus shelter. It was 53 F outside, so it certainly wasn't cold, by any means--but there was a chill wind that seemed to cut right through my denim jacket, and I couldn't stop shivering. I finally decided to bite the bullet and spend the $6 on a cab ride home.

I spent last night with the chills...even turning on the heat. This morning, I woke with a burning lump in my throat, chest congestion, body aches and more chills. Damn. I thought I'd beat back the flu--which has been raging around Glens Falls for the past several weeks...even affecting a number of my co-workers. Not a lot I can do about it. I forgot to buy tea again, drat it all. No chicken broth, and out of vitamins, tissues, cold remedy, etc. Well, just have to hope it doesn't get worse...working a job where one has to use one's voice for hours on end, with a sore throat, isn't a whole lot of fun.

We're expecting snow flurries in the wee hours of Monday morning, or possibly, Tuesday morning. Well, that's about normal for this part of the world. So much for global warming...I was in one of the local "everything for one-dollar" type of shops Friday, and managed to pick up some winter gear: several pairs of thermal socks (good to minus 25 F) and a pair of knit gloves while I was there (not to mention a notebook, a new coffee cup and a girdle). I'm ready for winter--bring it on! (Well, I need to find a pair of winter boots yet, but that can wait another month, I reckon...I'll just wear two pairs of thermal socks when I wear my rubber wellies, ha-ha).

Gosh, I was HUNGRY yesterday! I couldn't stop eating! Blimey! I've not had an appetite all week, and I guess yesterday made up for it. I had a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast, two slices of pizza at the office, a Big Mac and large fries after I got done shopping, and STILL was famished a few hours after that, so had a hot pastrami and provolone cheese sandwich with a cup of potato chowder, for my dinner...and I was STILL hungry...but resisted the urge to eat any more. What the heck was THAT all about??? Very strange. Pre-flu hunger pains?

My appetite (or lack thereof) seems back to normal today..but yesterday afternoon...I've not had a big hunger like that in...can't remember when. Not for a very long time, certainly.

Well, it's getting close to 1pm here, and I've chores to do. Hope you all have a good day.