decidedlyodd

After I got back from campus, I had some soup for lunch. Then I called the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. See, last year I got an absentee ballot from them via mail forwarding on my old address in Germany. Their documentation claimed that if I didn’t return the ballot that I would be taken off that list. Well, a couple days ago I got another forwarded letter which contained the form I needed to request an absentee ballot. That made me think perhaps everything was taking care of itself until I received the actual ballot (forwarded) today. So, I called them up and they told me I need to send them a letter to get off their list. Now, normally I wouldn’t care so much but I feel bad that the MPI (my old work) is paying all this money to forward this mail to me every once in a while. Not to mention all the money it’s costing Alameda County to send me this stuff overseas too.

Then I called Sarah to make sure they got back ok. I fed their cats while her and Jason were out of town in DC this weekend. I just wanted to make sure they were back and were taking care of the cats since Jason wasn’t in class this morning. We talked about DC, drunken debauchery at TOTH on Friday as well as NC Pride this weekend. Then I felt kinda bad because she was actually at work with her intern and everything. Meh, I guess that happens sometimes.

As for my cold, I think I’m turning the corner on it. My nose is not nearly as runny as it was even yesterday. I’m starting to cough and have more throat congestion, which seems to be the typical progression of a cold for me. First, I get a sore throat and the sniffles, followed by a serious runny nose, horseness and sinus congestion, then finally lighter sinus congestion combined with coughing.