so, what happened?

i'm still not sure what this pepper smell is, but i think it's making me sleepy.

suspected sources:

1) the pepper in my spice cabinet. occam's razor, right? i just don't know why it smells like pepper on the other side of the apartment, though.
2) i drink large amounts of very powerful coffee which is brewed frequently and transported all around. it partly adds up, as the coffee maker smells like it. but, the coffee maker is also beside the spice cabinet.
3) pollution from outside, but i can't find anybody talking about peppery-smelling pollution, so i don't know what it is.
4) smoke or something else from upstairs. cologne, maybe?
5) dry air from the heaters. but, it doesn't seem so dry in here, really.

i should be able to rule a few things out next week.

whatever is, it seems to be of least concern overnight and pick up in the morning, and it has knocked me out two days in a row, now.

i woke up in the afternoon on tuesday to a set of questions related to the ongoing investigation of the officer, got a start on it, ate, crashed again, and finished writing them an essay in the morning. i then slept all day wednesday, again, i suspect due to this peppery smell, got up to eat in the evening, and crashed yet again. i'm still feeling woozy.....a combination of chest congestion and eye strain....

am i just sick? i guess it's possible, but there seems to be a cause and effect.

i'm going to try and get the motion ready for the day. i wanted to file it in the afternoon, but that may need to wait until next week if i can't get the energy to get up.