I'm not feeling so hot, so I called in sick. I hate how I never get sick like normal people. I just get these stomach things where I feel icky and uncomfortable, but it's not like I have a fever or anything. Does that justify calling in? Oh well, I'd rather not be in the office feeling like this.

On the up side, I have time to write my three page paper that was assigned last night and due tomorrow. I swear this class is going to make me rip my hair out. The schedule is accelerated because it's the summer, I know. But I hate how my life pretty much shuts down while my classes are going on. I was going to make an impulse buy of a home humidifier at Home Depot this weekend and spend Saturday installing it. I get the feeling that's not going to be a possibility now. The first draft of my research paper is due next Tuesday.

Is it too late to change careers and become some kind of penguin researcher or something? I mean, I love warm weather and all but…gah!

My stomach is doing flip-flops. I'm trying to keep myself hydrated, but I end up sweating most of it out right away. At least the air conditioning is kind of working right now.

"I thought you said your dog does not bite"
"He's not my dog"

– The Pink Panther

Well, Scott, I figured out why the A500 I bought from Alan didn't seem to have a ROM switcher like the bundle of manuals implied.

Guess what I found in the closet? As soon as I saw the way I packed it, I realized that it was the one he gave me. Yes, it's a little more yellowed than the A500 I've been using, but it has the ROM switcher and apparently the 1MB chip RAM hack.

I think I need to move it to the better-looking case one of these days, though.