Fortunately the humans who live there are complete idiots and deserve to have everything they worked for stolen from them over one easily avoidable issue.
Well, I welcomed in the new year and the start of my 24th year by frantically letting the cat in when the fireworks started going off, whilst wearing my pyjamas.
I drank the last of the whiskey in an attempt to kill whatever evil upper respiratory infection has been incubating and plotting to ruin my week. It was pretty good but now I have nothing.
I have the flu. Like the actual, report-to-the-health-department, this-is-what-the-government-warned-you-about, doctor-shoves-swabs-up-your-nose-and-shakes-his-head-sadly, influenza A.
I'm allergic to the preservative in flu shots and couldn't get one, so I guess I lost this particular round of russian roulette. If you're not allergic to eggs or thimerosal, get your fucking flu shot. Chances of becoming a walking phlegm-bucket go down to about 10%.
Also having a non-compromised immune system helps.
We took sophia for pictures toward the end of the day. She wouldn't smile for the camera so instead of the camera guy making bird noises or other stupid sounds he just started yelling at her. He was also asian so it came out like