I did a silly thing last night. I read out loud from the Chinese novel Family for a full 45 minutes. I was so happy that I could still read Chinese with a decent amount of native flair. I went to bed with my throat really dry. Due to a weak bladder, I didn't drink any water. I woke up this morning with the WORST throat ache ever! I have been eating cough drops and drinking water/soy milk/orange juice all day. All I can think of is the phrase from my favorite movie Wit when the doctors told Emma Thompson to "push fluids." This is no cancer, but I'm pushing fluids like my life depended on it.

A five minute heart-attack when I thought I lost my library book... whew... found it.