Concealed and Homebound

I have been feeling quite morose and lethargic over the last several days and beyond. The weather has not helped either. Much of the last several days have been rather inclement. I have only gotten out two or three times over the last ten days, once for a DQ meal and the other two times to go to the Hoys Drug Store down the street to get a newspaper or some pop. Mostly I rest as I have been feeling exceedingly rundown and unable to concentrate except for brief periods of time. I have suspected I may have mononucleosis from contact with something at the DQ a couple of weeks back. My appetite is poor, I have headaches and bodyaches, I have swelling in my neck and face, I am usually thirsty, and I always feel very tired and often sleepy. There have been days in the last week where I have slept 12 - 15 hours. I am having issues with my vision as it gets blurry at times. Hopefully this will diminish in the coming weeks. I have had mononucleosis twice before and usually the sickness runs about three weeks in duration so I am about halfway through it as I can roughly figure.

The weather has been somewhat poor in recent days after a good run of nice days that concluded on Sunday the 22nd. Since then it has been unsettled and somewhat cold with temps staying in the low forties at best with lots of clouds and wind as well as some snow. We had five straight days of precipitation last week with about 6 1/2 " of snow overall in total during that span. Today was warmer but more unsettled weather is forecast through this week. Springtime along the Front Range is often like this with periods that bounce back to being more winterlike and no visible signs that is going to end at times. The only improvement seemingly is in the length of time of daylight which continues to increase by about two minutes daily.

But April is on the horizon and the promise of spring continues to increase so warmer nicer days and nights are ahead in greater frequency.

I have been doing some investigation about the trip I hope to take to Houston for niece Lindsey's college graduation from Texas State University. There are three options: plane, bus, or rental car. Plane is probably the best option with tickets available for a round trip journey at less than $225 when all the BS government fees are added in. Its also the most time effective and efficient alternative. One can fly out mid morning or early afternoon and return in the same time windows when airport hustle and stress is less than at other times. The bus trip costs only $130 roundtrip but it is very long: one and a half days or more, as well as the fact of being on the bus for prolonged periods in a rather uncomfortable situation with other people makes it a less desireable alternative, but given my fear of heights and being squeezed on a plane may result in it being the way to go. I have all but ruled out the car rental option as the near 2500 mile round trip odyssey is probably too much to take on in such a short window and the cost would be greater than the other two options with fuel and lodging factored in for the length of trip. That said, it is my preferred option, and if I can swing it, I will do it. But if I do get to go, I will probably will have to fly Southwest to Hobby and just deal with my acrophobia and strong uneasiness about being in a largely confined space miles up in the sky. Time will be the deciding element in the plans I will make.

Monday the 29th was much the same as the last several days as I was zoned out completely and slept from around 2am until around 11am and then I fell back asleep from about 3pm until 8pm. I had a big bowl of chicken noodle soup for supper after I awoke and I seemed to feel a little better. One other thing about this sickness is a very apparent loss of balance as I stumble and careen when I arise to go to another space. The wind has blown tremendously all day and there was some snow at some point during the morning that either blew away or melted. The forecast is quite negative for most of the rest of the week with snow forecast about three more times and the wind is going to be strong and endless. Hopefully next week will be more nice. I have arranged with Todd to have him take me to the grocery store on Wednesday and Thursday to pick up some supplies. Other than that I will probably just stay home and rest as this sickness is really pounding me.

But I will probably get out on Tuesday and again later in the week to get some ice cream as it helps my dry and swollen throat tremendously.

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