It was the flu

After leaving work Tuesday because of a stomach bug, I developed a slight cough. That cough turned into a hacking cough and leaky nostrils. That hacking cough gave me a headache. That headache just left this morning.

So, in retrospect, the bug I caught Tuesday was most likely the flu, or I caught a stomach bug which weakened my immune system enough to let the flu in. Either way, I thought I was getting better Wednesday, then Thursday I attempted putting in a full work day. I abandoned ship on that plan at 3, and bailed into bed. When I woke up I clocked my fever doing 101.9.

I'm just starting to get back to normal today, and if it was in fact the flu I'll still be contagious for a few more days.

On a completely related note, after letting myself fall into disrepair for a week, I'm no longer sick enough to ignore the fact that I need a shave, haircut and a haircombing. I also realized while examining myself in the mirror that I think I trimmed my nosehairs this weekend... SON OF A GUN. That's why I got sick. I removed my first and strongest line of defense! I won't be doing that again anytime soon. Sorry Katie.