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Nov 13 03: à la mode
Well, yes, that “I’m finally coming down with the cold that has been ravaging New York for weeks” feeling is awful, especially when one has been deluding oneself that one’s combination of regular exercise and positive thinking has kept one safe. That particular delusion has this smug little frisson that can be such a comfort. On the other hand, the cold is terribly fashionable. And what am I if not fashionable?
Ugh. Phlegmy, that’s what. Phlegmy, sore-throated, and tired. Again I say unto thee: ugh.