swine 09

Australia is obsessed with the swine flu and up until Friday I was disinterested in the whole pandemonium. It is basically just the regular flu, only it's been sensationalized so that we are all terrified of turning into pigs or dying or whatever happens when you get it. I basically rolled my eyes at every mention of the swine flu.

And then I contracted it. This may be a slight exaggeration, as I don't actually know that's what it is. However, it's my best bet, as some of my friends and many of my floormates have had it. My symptoms are dead on: cough, sore throat, fever, aches, etc. It actually does suck, although I maintain it is just the same as the regular flu (perhaps better because there seems to be less puking involved with the swine). For a few hours on Saturday night I felt as though I was going to meet my maker. Nothing several bottles of water and several episodes of Weeds can't fix!

I hear it's all over KU now. The attempts to stop its spread are a valiant effort but come on, washing your hands with extra soap is not going to stop the swine. I must admit, hearing of its attack at home does make the world seem a little smaller. Universal diseases connect us all!

In other, healthier news, I actually feel like I'm in school now. Boo. I've written two papers in the past week. And it appears that the work is never-ending from here on out. Weirdly enough, we've already been through 5 of 13 weeks of classes. I can't believe it's September. Just truckin along.

Sickness + schoolwork = unhappiness. This week sucked. Here's hoping for a better week!