Ugh. This is absolutely disgusting. On the plus side, I can stay awake considerably longer than 15 mins at a stretch now. And by "considerably longer," I mean 45 minutes. Going to the doctor tonight.

Weirdest thing? Everything tastes like metal. I don't mean that I've lost my sense of taste, but that everything distinctly tastes like I've been licking steel. Chicken broth? Salty steel. Tea? Lemon-and-honey flavored steel. Toothpaste? Minty steel. I tried to google it, and the only thing that came up was morning sickness... pretty sure I'm not pregnant, so overall, I'm pretty confused. I wonder if it has something to do with the ridiculous amount of sputum coming out of me. So so gross.

I'd like to take a moment to thank God for ABC.com, for putting all four seasons of LOST up. I've been home alone, and even when I'm passed out, it helps to have voices in the background.

And oh my god, I have pulled every muscle in my stomach.

Agggggh.

The results are in: I have the flu and pneumonia. I'm really glad I filed my tax returns last week or I wouldn't have been able to afford the truly frightening cost of this whole mess.