getting over the vulcan death flu...

I'm not quite sure what it is that I have, but I like to refer to it as the plague or the vulcan death flu. I did finally get some medication, and it is helping me to slowly win the battle. I did manage to strain a muscle in my back from coughing. That's not fun. I'm still sore, and I still do have an occasional cough. It's much tamer now than it has been for the past few weeks, so I was finally able to get my hair cut. (I was afraid to get it cut- My thinking was that I'll go into a coughing spasm right when the scissors are by my head, and I'd end up with all sorts of cuts on my head.)

I leave for Phoenix this afternoon, where the forecast is for highs in the high 70's to mid 90's while I'm there. I'm psyched for that. No rain in the forecast (although with our luck on race weekends this year, I'm sure it'll rain in the desert.) Leaving for Phoenix did make me realize a minor hardship. I started taking my anti-biotics in Dallas. I was taking it a noon everyday. You're supposed to take it at the same time every day. That means, here in NY, I'll take mine at 1pm today. Tomorrow, in AZ, I'll be taking it at 10am.

Speaking of Phoenix, it's a Saturday night race, but we're on the air on Thursday afternoon. And Thursday evening. And Thursday Night. Same holds true for Friday. We'll end up working 4 consecutive 15-18 hour days, with an hour drive to the hotel tacked on there for good measure. Not exactly the best way to get healthier, huh?

On a good note, Shrek is coming back to work this week. We're not letting him do much in terms of physical labor, and we'll be keeping an eye on him to watch for the length of days. Last year after I had my hydrocele operation, Phoenix was my first week back at work. The ground where we park is very loose. I was constantly having to watch my step to make sure I didn't slip and cause any damage to the surgical area. I got tired very easily there, and left early several times in Phoenix opting for rest over greed. I imagine (and hope) Shrek may be doing the same thing. The determined that he had a mild heart attack, because of the lack of potassium. I think we've all been sufficiently scared by that.