Sick

I stayed home sick on Friday, so this feels like the third day of a very long weekend. I caught whatever bug Jose’s brother had. See, Alex gave it to Jose’s mom, who gave it to Jose, who gave it to me. Hopefully I’m on the upside of the cold and I’ll be feeling 100% soon. At the moment, this cold has made my half marathon prep even worse. I’m probably looking at one of my worst half marathon times ever next Sunday, but that’s all I can really expect. My training has stunk. Stunk. With a capital S.
Yesterday I was feeling decent (just congested and achy) and stir-crazy, so Jose and I went out to do some errands. First on the list: a new Tivo. My old one has been acting funny ever since getting back — pausing in weird spots, skipping, hiccuping, and just generally behaving weird. After a search online, it seemed that 99% of the time a Tivo starts to do that, it means the hard drive is going bad. Hard drive replacement kits seemed to cost just as much as a new box, and since a new box would come with a dual tuner, it was an easy decision. So, I’ve got a new Tivo.
Next was a stop at the La-Z-Boy store to look at chairs. I decided to buy a nice armchair with the money my grandmother gave me for Christmas and replace the way-too-college-era papasan chair that does nothing but gather coats and clothes. Both of my brothers told me I should get a La-Z-Boy, and the ensuing conversation went like this:
Sarah: “But I don’t want a La-Z-Boy, only old people have them.”
David & Brian: “They’re super comfortable.”
Sarah: “I don’t want a recliner!”
Jose informed me later that La-Z-Boy sells more than just recliners, so we stopped by yesterday afternoon and I immediately found a chair — on sale — that I liked a lot. I wasn’t prepared to buy it right that minute, but I might go back later today. We’ll see.