Thursday Through Sunday: Sick, Angry, Desperate

So, I’ve had my first cold while in Sheboygan. Is it ironic that I had a cold when the weather was the hottest? Hmm.

Last Thursday, I started feeling crummy at work. So, I left early and picked up some orange juice and NyQuil. I headed home and went right to sleep. Apparently my mom called me and we had a brief conversation. I don’t remember much, but I do think that I wasn’t very nice to her. (Such are the perils of calling me when I’m napping.)

Friday I continued to feel achy and sniffley. I stayed home and slept all day in my disgustingly muggy apartment.

Saturday, I stayed home in the morning. In the afternoon, the heat finally got to me. I went to Wal-Mart and bought a window air-conditioner, fully intending to go home, lug it up the stairs and install it… for the final week and a half that I’m staying in Sheboygan. (I know, this sound ridiculous. But, I was desperate.) I also bought some Eclipse curtains that are supposed to provide some insulation.

Several hours later, I was crying and yelling at a metal box (aka: the air-conditioner).

Apparently I lacked the tools necessary to put it together (screwdrivers, wrench, etc). Additionally, the outlet was too far away from the window and for safety reasons, you aren’t supposed to use an extension cord. So, I gave up.

Above: Really? Open from the other side? Thanks for telling me after I already opened it. I mean, it’s a box. Is that side somehow different? Seriously? Argh.

I spent a lot of time taking cold showers and crying. It was not a good day.

Eventually, I put my Eclipse curtains up. By Sunday, I noticed a bit of a difference. The apartment wasn’t totally unbearable anymore.

I’m sure by now you think I’m a total weenie when it comes to hot weather. But, I don’t think it was necessarily the heat. It was the humidity. Ugh. Aside from the weather, I was already feeling sick. So, please do think of that before you conclude that I’m crazy. :)

With my fairly effective curtains and a few boxes of popsicles, I find that I’m recovering from my cold and humidity-induced hysteria fairly well. I’m looking forward to a busy week before heading home on August 4th.