Well, crap.

When I woke up this morning, I felt the beginnings of a bug. You haven't lived with this immune system for this long without getting familiar with the signs of an impending bout of illness. Just before I left for work, the signs had grown to include a disquieting tummy rumble, but it wasn't anything I hadn't dealt with before. Off to work.

Considering how full the parking lot was, we were blissfully quiet. I opened my register, and began selling things that weren't glassware and wine, Thank Ghu.

Then the tummy rumble gained intensity and moved south. I had to sprint out of my station, telling Gloria to log me off (practically shouting my password) as I headed for the latrine. Once I got back, I called the manager and explained that I was a lot more sick than I thought, and that going home was a good thing, since getting ill increases my chance of seizures (I'd already been twitching so badly that I took three tries to swipe a credit card.)

Kristi (aka The Silent One), who had called in sick earlier with a hangover, came in, and I owe here a shift. I feel terrible for leaving today, but the basic fact is that I'm going to be in and out of the latrine all day for upwards of half an hour at a time! Luckily, I have tomorrow off, and the tentative schedule has me off on Sunday as well. These things normally don't last much longer than 48 hours with me, so I should be fine.

I don't think that the food last night contributed to my sickness, but there is bug running around Cost Plus... guess I really belong there now.

Flame on!

I'm home sick, in a terrible mood, and reading Usenet. Guess what happens?

(Warning: This is from alt,atheism, and states my beliefs in a rather rude and cruel way. My friends with honestly held beliefs should know that this may offended them.

( TARGET! UP! FIRE! ON THE WAYYYY!!! )

You want traditional marriage? Fine!

A. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5.)

B. Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)

C. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)

D. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)

E. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be
construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)

F. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)

G. In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town, it is required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with him (even if he had previously offered you up as a sex toy to men young and old), tag-teaming with any sisters you may have. Of course, this rule applies only if you are female. (Gen 19:31-36)