As my mom always used to say, things did indeed look better in the morning. And since my sleep schedule has completely flipped, I got to witness the sunrise first-hand. Surprisingly, things still looked better than they did yesterday. Funny, I always figured sleep was an essential part of that equation.

A big lesson to be learned out of the whole experience is that, and I'm putting this in caps for emphasis: FINISH WHAT YOU START. Specifically, if the beginning of an e-mail looks bad, at least read the whole thing before jumping to conclusions. You know, when you assume, you make and ass out of you and... Crap, I forget the rest.

Today was pretty much a write-off. This cold isn't horrible so long as I keep up on my DayQuil, but that means I'm light-headed and dopey most of the time. Still, the real challenge is going to be getting to sleep tonight. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow afternoon, which means I should get to sleep sometime before 5 AM. This is an important visit. There's a lot I need to ask about before I move, but I'm sure I'll forget something. So let's start the list now...

• Are my immunizations up to date?
  
• What's the best way to treat a sinus infection?
  
• Will this monkey bite heal?
  
• Why did the money bite me?
  
• Is it a bad idea to poke a sleeping monkey with sticks?
  
• What was this monkey doing in my house?
  
• Is it possible to get long-term prescription renewals to cover
  cross-country moves?
  
• Will this heal if I keep picking at it or was my mother
  right?
  
• What would really happen to me if a radioactive spider bit
  me?
  
• Do you have any radioactive spiders?
  
• What about radioactive badgers?
  
• Is there some physiological reason women are nuts?
  
• Is it monkey bites?
  

That ought to cover it.