A Day in Bed

I didn’t stay long at the St. Patrick’s Day party as my head was pounding and my cold was getting worse. I had a horrible night and was afraid that I was dealing with a sinus infection and/or tonsillitis. I have slept most of the day and the pain seems to be subsiding a bit – I think I’m just really congested and am hoping to avoid antibiotics. It seems to be going around. My climbing friend has postponed his departure to the Khumbu as he's struggling with it as well. They're leaving tomorrow and I'm supposed to see them tonight, but I'm not sure I'll have the strength to drag myself out.

I am being bombarded by messages for Earth Hour. Given that I will actually have electricity for a few hours on Saturday night, I hope I don’t upset anyone by leaving it turned on and getting some stuff done. Perhaps I can substitute one of the 16 off-hours I have during the day.