sickness sucks

10 reasons that being sick is the worst.

1. Lets go ahead and knock out the fact that you can't breath. sure, sometimes you get one nostril cleared up, but who can really suck in enough oxygen through one nostril at a time? Not me. So then you have to breath through your mouth which inevitably dries out your throat causing uncontrollable coughing
2. Snot is consistently running down the back of your throat which is probably what eating boogers tastes like 
3. Every time you laugh or talk it ends in a coughing fit which causes your lungs to hurt (I like to convince myself that this is simply strengthening my ab muscles although it's yet to be scientifically proven).
4. My nose is rubbed raw from the constant sneezing/blowing. While kleenex work most of the time,  sometimes you need a quicker picker upper and only bounty holds up to the test.  Paper towels are strong for the snot, but really rough on the nose...not recommended.
5. Nyquil, let's talk about Nyquil. It's often the only thing that allows you to sleep through the night. However, when you wake up in the morning, you feel like you've been hit by a bus.  You are so groggy and slow that even 4 shots of espresso chased by a shot of Dayquil barely gets you out the door to go to work on time.
6. work, yes architects (and probably most other deadline driven professionals) have to go to work.  I think sick days should just be traded in for cash at an architecture firm.  They are really wasted 'benefits' since there are constantly deadlines that are more important to the firm than our health.
7. Since you are at work hacking and sneezing all over the place, everyone complains. Sure, it may start out sympathetic at first, but then your co-workers become annoyed at how loud or how frequently you're sneezing and/or coughing.  Then they all claim to be feeling ill and blame you for making them sick....as if you wouldn't rather be home watching the Price is Right.
8. Energy level is in the negative.  By the time you wake up from the Nyquil coma, get through work, and finally get back home, you're exhausted.  So you take some more Nyquil and start the cycle all over again.
9. Food. tastes. like. snot.  Everything has this sour nasty taste to it.  I'm assuming its caused by the constant slow dripping down the back of the throat, but maybe someone is actually just messing with my food.
10. The worst part of a cold/flu is that since you (well, maybe just me) have to go to work, your co-workers (or at least one) will inevitably pick up the same bug and by the time you finally start to feel better, your immune system will be shot to hell and you'll pick up the damn cold again.   Let's all pray that this is not the case.

Happy Cold/Flu Season!