*achoo*

I sneezed all morning. And now the sneezing has abated but instead I am feeling weak. I hate allergies. I think the apartment is very dusty and moldy. It is an old house without any central air system and air filters. My stand-alone air filter needs a new filter and has not been running this past week. Today I bought two new air filter units to supplement the original one's work. These things are not cheap. When the Target cashier scanned the barcode of the larger unit, she paused, shocked, and asked, "$119?."

I am in my office to do my hour's worth of work today. Coffee and a cookie are my sustenance.

I passed my mentor on the way to the building. He was off to watch a football game as a break in his work. And people say professors are slackers.