Sick

Yep, I'm sick today. This means I am very close to not being able to run my 9-Miler tomorrow. This is not good! I am preparing for the Phoenix Marathon in January, and my schedule is such that I've no leeway to postpone long runs. I can put off only a certain amount of short runs, but that's it. The thing is if I don't do my runs I run the risk of seriously injuring myself. I've already paid for my entry at Phoenix, so I can't pussyfoot around with this. I will drown myself in plenty of fluids today in the hope that I can flush this out before it gets too serious. Ugh. I hate being sick. And I have so much to do!

Writing: I haven't done much lately, which is even worse than getting sick. I really want to get up at the wee hours in the morning to get my stuff done. I just isn't that easy. I have the strong desire to go to bed at four in the morning, but the struggle lies in going to bed at around 8:30 or 9. I'm usually a night owl. Have to do this. 

In other less important things, Obama is leading McCain by a few points in most of the battleground states of the Midwest, expect in Indiana, where McCain is leading by four points. In others, they're tied. I wonder if it's really McCain we're voting for, or if it's Palin. It's hard not to like her, despite her little slips.