I missed class today. I didn't want to, but I had to use my rescue inhaler for the first time last night and after I did I felt odd. First it was that sort of really surreal feeling. I was there but nothing quite felt right, and I was really detached from the events around me. Then the pain started. I got a horrible, horrible headache. And it just got worse as the night went on, even in a dark room with relative silence.

When I woke up this morning is was still there. I could barely open my eyes it hurt so badly. So I missed class for a morning of resting (or trying) with the occassional nausea thrown in. Splendid.

Now, to be fair, I am prone to migraines, so this could have just been a normal occurrance of one of those and completely unrelated to the inhaler. It's possible. Still, usually those migraines are in a different place, often behind one eye, while this one exploded right between both eyes and sort of spread from there. Also, my normal migraines are almost always gone after I get some rest. This one is hanging on. It's better than it was, of course, or I wouldn't be writing this, but it's still pretty bad.

I refuse to miss anything else though. I'm going to dinner and Richard's reading if it kills me. I wonder if it might?

I have to say I really thought my alcohol allergy would be less of a problem, but it seems to have gotten remarkibly sensitive recently. I feel bad because there are people here who like to drink and I'm causing them problems. I hate being a bother for people. For example, I know a lot of people wanted to drink at the barbeque tomorrow, but if they do I won't be able to go and so they've said they won't. Now I think that's terribly unfair to them. I mean they should be allowed to have a good time, and I feel like such a kill joy over all of this. Maybe I just won't go anyway so they can have fun. It's not like I don't have a ton of writing I need to do anyway.

Other than that not much to report since I spent the whole day suffering in my room. :) Brian is sending Settlers of Catan to me though, so that should be cool.

Oh hey, for those people I was supposed to write and didn't my address is:

Jamie Kress
W-505 Owen Graduate Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48825.

Okay, time for the last Alleve I can take for the day. Bye, all!