Anyway.  I’m on day 4 of Zithromax and my nose is FINALLY not all clogged up and I’ve got my sense of smell back.  My right ear is still making the occasional crackling noise, but I think I’m pretty much getting better.  Finally.  Maybe this will be the last of these stupid sicknesses.  I feel like I’ve been sick 90% of the time since I arrived in California at the end of October, and I’m NOT exaggerating.  I think I’ve only had about 2 weeks of clean health since then.  This is really unlike me – I used to get sick a lot with strep throat/colds/sinus issues when I was a kid, but since college I’ve been pretty healthy.  My friends here must think I’m some sickly person.

In other news, it seems that San Diego (actually all of California) is in the crosshairs of a pretty heavy storm system.  It’s going to deluge rain for the next 5 days, and it’s going to be really windy.  I just hope we don’t get a lot of flooding.  What is annoying is that I won’t be able to surf for at least a week.  After it rains around here you should wait a few days for the runoff to dissipate.  It all runs into the ocean taking all the pollutants and some sewage with it.  That’s all I need – another sinus infection.

The good thing about these storms is that they will hopefully dump a lot of snow in the mountains here in California, and that means some good snowboarding!  Even if my friends can’t go I might make a solo shot to Mountain High or something, especially if I can’t surf for a few days after all this rain.