Not in the mood...

Well, at least this day did not end up to be a complete disaster...
So, let me be more clear...

In general, this was not supposed to be a good day after all.
First, today marks the second year anniversary of my mother's passing. Diphilus once said "Λύπης πάσης ἱατρός γίνεται χρόνος." ("Time becomes the healer of every sorrow") which in my case probably means that I do need more time....

Given my condition and also the fact that yesterday I had to hear all over again the story about a woman I know being diagnosed with breast cancer, it's no surprise I woke up today at 4.30 am after a rather disturbing nightmare. (If you are not in the mood of reading about scary/depressing dreams, just skip the following paragraph)...
I cannot remember all the details, but somehow, it was about a friend of mine (I cannot remember whom exactly) who happened to participate in a race (I think it was a WRC-like event). Now, this person was involved in a terrible accident, so I immediately rushed to the site (don't ask how I got there; it is a dream, after all) and found him bleeding to death. As he was about to die, he grabbed my hands and tearfully asked me to pray for his soul. This is when I woke up, rather upset, I have to admit...
Needless to say, I didn't manage to get a lot of sleep afterwards, so I was feeling rather drowsy in class today.

Last and not least, I had an appointment scheduled with EBG about my eval. paper, a meeting I worried about a lot since my research had reached a dead end....

Well, the good news is that the evaluation paper may not end up into a disaster after all. (As long as I manage to have it done by March 30th).

The bad news is that I still can't get that stupid dream off my mind, something which given the circumstances is expected, but still, extremely annoying...

Blogger makes me angry..

Another title for this, is "Why can't I post?"

Recovering...

I had wished my first blog entry for 2007 would be a good one, but no luck there...

So, yes I had a really nice Christmas and New Year's Day but since then (i.e.: for the last 3 weeks) I’ve been under a viral infection with just one annoying symptom: COUGH!
Well, at least the bright side of the story is that (after I had it checked and double-checked) it is not something serious. However, the bad news is that this condition has seriously affected my sleeping and eating habits. In fact, I cannot even talk for more than 5 minutes (yes, I know; some of you might consider that a blessing!), laugh, climb up the stairs (or any physical activity for that matter) without starting to cough. And when that happens, I usually can't breath, which has some nasty effects.
So, for the last weeks I’ve been trying to stay indoors as long as I can (besides, this weather does not help, really!) and when I do go to school, I try not to talk much, so that I will not irritate my throat even more. I guess I have to wait for this thing to go away by itself as both the doctors I saw the last couple of weeks have assured me.
At least for the last couple of days, there are some signs of improvement. I am breathing better, (probably because of a medicine I 'm taking) and my coughing "crises" are reduced in number and severity. This is a good thing because I really need to meet with EBG without having to fear I will collapse during our meeting....