ok, let's be real.

i've had almost no contact with anybody since march. the chances that i picked up strep throat at the grocery store are exceedingly remote.

but, if it's candida, the actual cause would have to either be extreme dehydration (and i've complaining about that since i moved in here) or undiagnosed diabetes (which i keep worrying about, but keep testing negative for). and those both seem obscure, as well.

so, am i left with tonsillitis as a reaction to a virus?

am i reacting to the smoke from upstairs, even? that would be more extreme than i'd expect, but i'm getting a little older.....

i know i need to swab to know, but i want to have a good reason to get swabbed. 

so, i'll give it a few days...

but, if i'm getting my tonsils out, i want my ice cream up front, dammit.