Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Just for a moment…

Just for the moment my ears have unclogged.  That means that currently I can hear without feeling like I am sitting at the end of a long tunnel filled with cotton. 
Of course my nose is still running and I am constantly blowing it to the point that it is red and tender and I feel faintly like Rudolf.  But the sneezing has calmed for the moment (at least while I attempt to not breath through my nose, which I can’t because it’s full of liquid and when I breath the liquid comes out faster…)
After two days of going home early to lay on the couch and stare at the ceiling with Kleenex stuffed in my nose, I am attempting to spend the whole day at work.  I don’t really want to be at work, I feel as if someone has been running over my body with a bulldozer, but I only have so many sick days and I’m saving those for when I really need them.  You know, for when my mind can no longer take the insanity of the workplace and the sun is out and calling my name.  Right now it’s cloudy and somewhat cold.  I’d much rather be at work infecting those around me than at home laying on the couch and staring at the ceiling. 
So far it is going pretty well.  I had one meeting this morning where we decided to meet again next week to decide what we’re going to do.  Since no one in that meeting was willing to make a decision (they rely on me for those currently) I felt we should defer to a time when I am not trying to keep my nose from dripping on the table. 
The only other thing I have today is a phone interview with a recruiter, whom I’ve already talked to.  The last time I talked to this recruiter it was sunny outside and I ended up writing him a follow-up message detailing why the hiring manager should bring me in for an interview.  It’s not sunny, but I am expecting much the same today. 
What I am currently not looking forward to is Friday, where I have an actual interview.  Because if this whole nose thing doesn’t clear up today there is no chance that I will be able to walk into the interview on Friday without looking a bit like Rudolf.  And even though Rudolf saved the day, no one really wanted him on their team…