Spent all day at the hospital. My big painful disease was . . .
tonsillitis . . .
I never heard of an adult getting tonsillitis before. The gave me antibiotics and steroids and painkillers and pills for the fever etc etc. I still can't swallow, not even liquid - liquid is funny because I begin to cough and it all comes running out of my mouth - very cool. Ethel, the dog, doesn't like me to do that. She has a sense of aesthetics.
Ethel has been extraordinarily well behaved. She continues to be a very very good dog.
I called into work and told them I was ill. My voice is a remarkable thing now. It sounds exactly like someone trying to talk with a football imbedded in their throat. They said if I missed the second day of work I'd be terminated. So I went in. It lasted an hour. I really do look adorable and pathetic. So now I'm home and Ethel and I are rooting for our alma mater. USC is up 21-7 right now. I never relax until we have a 35 point lead and there's 10 seconds left to play.