I really wanted to stay home today. Reallly really really. But I can't, because if I tally up another absence in French it'll be 3, and then if I'm absent again I won't be exempt from my exam. So I must suffer. My biggest problem is that I honestly can hardly breathe. I'm incredibly congested and must resort to breathing through my mouth for about ninety percent of my oxygen right now, which is a very loud and embarrassing process, especially since the air often does not feel like it's reached my lungs. Therefore I'm left sitting and gasping for air like some sort of dying fish. This is okay when I'm in a room full of people (or even just a teacher) talking, but when in the quiet of a classroom it is painfully audible and usually earns me concerned looks, as the sounds I make when trying simply to breathe likely give off the impression that I am, in fact, dying. Additionally I am very hot and know that I have a temperature. So I would really have liked to just stay home.

I did get to leave a few minutes earlier than everyone else though, because Bryan had to go downtown for a school-related activity (which is where he is now), and to get there on time he had to leave early. Since he is my ride, I got to leave early as well. Not very early--school lets out at 2:15 and we left at 2:00--but still. If not for the whole not-being-able-to-breathe-thing, I'd actually be in a pretty good mood. The weather is absolutely lovely. I wish every day could be like this, except with actual rain instead of just the threat of rain. It feels like spring (my favorite season). The weather people say that normalcy will return tomorrow and it will be freezing cold again, however... and while I do love this brief spate of warmth, I know that the fluctation in temperature is what caused this illness I have. I always get sick when the weather goes wonky. Always. And it usually happens around this time of the year too. I believe I was sick on my birthday last year, possibly the year before that too. Unless this clears up by Friday, I'll be sick this year. Blerg.