i’m really ill again. I think the plane reaggravated everything.

perfect storm: severe strep related swollen throat lining meets already severe chronic obstructive apnea.

can’t breathe. haven’t eaten. keep choking/coughing. can’t speak, really, without strangling on my words.

only thing working is to put on the CPAP device and let it keep my throat open. I’ve taken all my pills, gonna give it a bit and try to eat something, and hope it clears up by tomorrow.

Can I be honest? I’m a little scared. The fact that I can only breathe without coughing by using a machine right now is a little overwhelming.

Fingers crossed, k? And y’know…a prayer wouldn’t hurt.

to austin.

it’s warm. it’s pretty. there are very many bars and clubs.

my first order of business is to sleep.

i think i’m doing something tonight, but still a toss up.

there’s a 35″ flat panel TV in this room. i missed the sopranos. nighty night.

more later.

Here’s the day so far as of 9 AM EDT:

3:15 AM — Catch limo ride to Logan.

4:30 AM — Arrive at Logan after picking up other passengers. Smoke last cigarette before flight.

5:15 AM — Get through security with the usual hassle: extra explosive screening, swabbing of laptop and case, being asked to turn it on, and second x-ray of case. No one will ever convince me this stuff is random.

5:45 AM — Airborne. Full flight, but I lucked out and pulled an aisle seat on the bulkhead. Joy. Ear and throat down to a moderate murmur of pain, and flight was uneventful from a physical standpoint.

8:20 AM — Arrive in Atlanta, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, home of the Escalators from Hell. I swear the person who designed the perspective you can see from these escalators was named Escher. (Or Lovecraft. “Fly the friendly skies of Cthulu…”)

We are early — almost half an hour early. Which means that my slightly longer than two hour layover has stretched miraculously into nearly 3. Yay.

And of course, I CAN NEVER CONNECT TO FREE WIRELESS IN ANY FUCKING AIRPORT I ever fly into. So I’m writing this in Journler and will post it when I get into Austin in a little over 5 hours. (You’d think that if every little coffeehouse in the world can do this, the big airports here can do it. Or maybe I’m just missing something. I know Logan has a limited access, but it only lets you into proprietary sites. And I’m showing 4 bars for Atlanta WiFi, but can’t connect to anything. Balls. )

I’m in a better mood than it sounds, by the way.

I’ll spiff this up in Austin and post it when I get in.

EDIT: Ah. Found a spot I can use. Lucky folks…you get it now. (cough, cough) More when I get to TX.

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