i've been sick this week with an upper respiratory infection that has hurt enough to knock me out. it's freezing outside, and the tenants directly above me seem to have a weird aversion to indoor heat, so i've had to compensate with indoor heaters. they do finally have the heat on and my heaters wouldn't work very well otherwise, but they are also exactly what i need to sleep the virus off.

i don't understand this idea of turning the heat down to sleep. at all. when the temperature falls below 20, it jolts me awake like a splash of cold water, and especially when it's dry. i find it impossible to sleep in low humidity. i sleep better when the temperature is above 25 and the air is a little moist, which it is because they keep trying to cool it down upstairs. i kind of like this. 

so, i'm feeling a bit better.

i have some work to finish this weekend and should get back to normal life next week, although i'll need to wait for the cold snap to pass before i'm able to do anything at all.