fine whine

This morning I awoke from a dream wherein I'd been just shot and knocked over by a shotgun in some sort of mugging or other thuggery. Just before that I'd apparently run thorough a series of restrooms, finding in the last a buch of bound and gagged women. Unfortunately I cannot remember anything else of this dream.

This did not bode well for the day. Today I knew I'd be in meetings for much of the workday, at least one of which had been rescheduled from yesterday (when I'd have been able to leave early to go give blood, but alas, for naught) and the others also having been postponed for various reasons. After said meetings we were expecting a large dumping-upon of work to be done.

Such was the case. The meetings went relatively smoothly (and I attempted to stay awake by chewing nasty bubble gum, which worked) but still took their toil on me and my productivity for the day. I also blame my headache on them, though I am almost certain that said pain is due to dehydration (as I did not refill my water bottle nearly enough today, being so occupied otherwise).

I say "almost certain" as this headache could well be a harbinger of far worse ailments, as Jessica's enduring a nasty bout of influenza and the early symptoms of bronchitis and perhaps even an ear infection at the moment and has been since Sunday. My relatively decent health is due in no small part to the fact that I've been washing my hands a lot more lately, and I hope to remain flu-free for quite some time.

Jessica's done for, however, and to make matters worse her parents are coming to visit us for the weekend. I realize now that I haven't done nearly enough housework to prepare for them and feel guilty, as the house is somewhat of a disarray (not yet a mess, but still enough to probably give Martha Stewart mild palpitations) with unwashed dishes and unvacuumed floors.

I'm not completely unprepared for them, though, as I have checked out Once upon a time in Mexico from the library, expecting to head off the traditional arduous trek around Blockbuster to find a worthy relatively new release to watch tonight.