Still Standing

Barely standing, but here. Four interviews down and two to go next week. AR and I both got sick on the trip to IL and sicker still on the way home. We got home at 10pm and I was back out at 5am driving a long three hours to my next interview, then driving south a long 4 hours to teach my class. Managed all that somehow but crashed the next day during classes and the only reason I went to school at all on Friday was because I wasn't well enough to drive yet. Got home and fell into bed and pretty much been there ever since. This SUCKS!

Today I feel a little better, but the stupid antibiotic I'm on is making me sicker than the illness it's supposed to protect me from. Because I had heart surgery as a child I am susceptible to endocarditis if I don't take antibiotics when I'm very sick, and because I am allergic to the two major antibiotic groups, I am stuck with Doxycyclene, which has all kinds of nasty side effects. Still and all, the actual flu virus is abating a little bit, so I'm hoping that with a good sleep tonight and lots of airline dozing (with airborne for what it's worth) I will be presentable for two more interviews on Tue and Wed.

So far my profs have been really supportive, and that's a good thing since I've done almost nothing at all in the way of reading or assignments. I even managed to lose one book as a result of carrying it around trying to get my stuff read. Sigh...

So far the interviews and my classes have been going great. One site was a poor fit and I don't know if I'll rank it, but I have learned a bunch from all of them.

Sorry this is such a blah update... no spunk whatsoever in me today, but I was tired of looking at the old news.