i'm sick,

and i'm never sick. I woke up with a sore throat thursday morning, but chalked it up to sleeping with my mouth opened. By thursday night, my voice was wacky, and friday morning i was up at 6am with pretty severe throat pain. Neck pain, ear pain, and congestion followed. Salt water gargle and tea did little, but the doctor said it was probably just a virus that i had to wait out. Boy, let me tell you- i have new found pity for people who get these things regularly. For the past three days i've gotten little to no real sleep, eaten several boxes of popsicles, and felt like razor blades were ripping my throat apart every time i swallowed. And i tend to think of myself as having a high pain tolerance. Ouch.