In between fighting off a cold, doing an assignment, and cleaning my apartment, it doesn't leave a lot of time to write anything blog worthy. Once I get back into a groove though, you'll be reading about what I had for lunch for months to come.

In the meantime, why don't you read about my friend and his driving adventures in Japan? Nate just got a car and he's documented his vehicular experiences. Click on the photo below.

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So, I'm into the coughing stage of my cold. I've encountered your typical sequence of symptoms: sore throat, runny nose, and cough. The good news is that this is usually the last stage of a cold. The bad news is that coughs can linger for a long time. I'm going to attempt to combat that by getting lots of rest.

What a difference it makes to be on-campus now. I woke up today at 11am and my first class was at 12:30pm. I didn't get out of my PJs until noon. I feel some more energy returning to my body, though I still don't know what it's like to be on-campus and healthy this year. I have my microwave and toaster oven now. I would like to thank Amber for keeping these items safe for the three weeks I was gone.

I also bought my laundry card today. "Official" UBC residences use debit-like cards to operate the washing machines and dryers. I picked one up for $5 which includes a $2 credit to start me off. It's a dollar for the washing machine, just like at SJC. The dryers are $0.35 for the first 30 minutes and then $0.20 for further 15 minute increments, so an hour would cost me $0.75, which is $0.25 cheaper than at SJC. I guess with the card system people aren't always hunting for loonies which is convenient. My only complaint is that I have to go outside to reach the laundry room. During the rainy season, this might be a problem keeping my clothes dry during the sprint back to my apartment.

Well, on that note, I'm going to drink some hot water, hack up some phlegm, and think about going to bed (or watch Shaun of the Dead, Bryan I have the CD now).

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I don't know what I did to deserve this, but suffering through two different ailments back to back sucks donkey balls. I can't remember the last time I wasn't leaking fluids out of either my ass or my nose. I haven't been healthy for nearly two weeks now. This can't be good for my body. All I do now is bitch on my blog, though I write about what's happening in my life, and lately, all I've been is sick. What a shitty way to start the school year.

I swear, if I get sick with something else next Monday, I'm going to demand compensation. I'm not sure who I'll go to demand this compensation, but I do know I don't deserve to be sick three weeks in a row. What a bunch of complete BS.

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Having just recovered from a serious bout of food poisoning, I now find myself fighting off a common cold. This latest development in the comedy of errors that is my life, occurred last night when I noticed a little tickle in the back of my throat. That little tickle grew into an uncomfortable grapefruit-sized lump by the early morning.

Today was supposed to be chock-full of errand-running, furniture assembly, and apartment cleaning. All I feel like doing now is sleeping. Oh why can't I catch a break these days?

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Now that I'm well on my way down the road to recovery, I'm itching to things unpacked and cleaned here at my apartment. If I had it my way, I'd clean this place from top to bottom all in one stretch, but I'd exhaust myself in the process. I'm going to start with my bathroom. I'm going to make it sparking clean. I still need a toilet brush though. I was at Wal-Mart today and I saw one for $9. Nine dollars is too much for a toilet brush and holder. I saw another one for $3 but the holder part was designed so that one side of it was exposed to air. That meant that when you put your brush back into the holder, it would drip toilet water onto your floor. What a dumb design. I'm going to the Dollar Store tomorrow to see if they have an economical, better designed model.

Next, I'm going to tackle my kitchen. The cleaning part won't be so bad, the unpacking will be the challenge. This is the most poorly designed kitchen I've seen in my entire life. I have a set of four narrow drawers. They're about 8 inches wide, the width of a sheet of paper. That's so narrow that any normal-sized cutlery trays won't fit into drawers. I had to go buy another narrower cutlery tray. I'll probably need another one just to fit all my cutlery into drawers. Also, all my above-counter cupboards are extremely shallow. So much so that I can't fit any of my dinner plates into them. It's ridiculous. The only place I can see for them is the one cupboard below the counter, but I still need to figure out where to place all my pots and pans. Maybe I'll put them in the drawer below my oven.

I know that some people want to come over and look at my place, but at this point, I'd be embarassed for them to see this mess. To cleaning!

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