Strep

Well it seems that I have strep. Haven't been tested for it yet, but since the symptoms are similar to mono and I'm not fatigued, I'm hoping strep. The fever hit me Saturday morning, but now that I think about it, I was probably sick earlier in the week. My throat had been sore since at least Tuesday, but I thought it was because I had stopped smoking. I had maybe 1 cigarette on the car ride to Kennebunk on Thursday, then 1 on Saturday night with Jared and 1 on Sunday after the old port fest. That's when I decided to stop, because my throat hurt. The pain increased by Thursday, but I still didn't pay attention.

Now I'm on a diet of fruit popsicles and gatorade. Swallowing makes me wince every time, but somehow knowing what makes me wince would make most other people cry in pain makes me feel better. My temperature has been going up and down. Last night it was at 103.5. It's been normal for a little while, so hopefully it will stay that way.

I've had a couple of interesting fever dreams though. I think I was half awake during them...somewhere in between. One was about my friend's older brother and how I'm not attracted to him anymore (what a relief) and the other was more like constant drifting in and out of consciousness and thinking things like "I hope his show goes well tonight" or "I bet the show has started by now" or "normally I don't like mustaches, but his works" etc. I also came to the conclusion that I would rather have wine in smaller amounts than large amounts of hard liquor. I like beer too, but I'm kind of wary of the calories. I think I might be off shots of anything for a very long time...

Now...time for another popsicle...
Also I'm very sad that I missed Maine's Gay Pride day. I was really excited for it.