cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

Yesterday at work was long. I had to do lots of things, including solve a problem that'd been plaguing our team all weekend. I solved it because that's the kind of tech goddess I am.

I went to Walgreens after work for fiber supplements, lipstick, and Easter treats. Oh the glamour of being a responsible adult.

I was sad when I got home, so Downwood made some delicious nachos for dinner.

The trouble started as I put the kids in bed. Downwood and I both started getting some pretty bad heartburn. Nothing for it, we thought.
Alex came into our room at midnight. He threw up in bed and everything was soaked. We got him cleaned up and back into bed. I was feeling sick to my stomach and stayed on the couch for a while.

I called into work about 8. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep and felt oogy. 

When Downwood took Emi to school, I asked him to pick up ginger ale. He came back with it just in time to pick me up out of the bathroom after I'd thrown up my toenails. 

Downwood doesn't feel too great, either. Neither does Alex. Either we all have the same tummy bug or the leftovers didn't get headed enough.

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And now I need to restart my Surface and pull up YouTube. Alex has been asking "Thomas? Now?" for the last 10 minutes.

McDonald's coffee is not the greatest, but it's the only drive-through on my way to work. Normally, I'll grab some breakfast from one of the coffee stands at work - and grab a fancy coffee if I'm feeling particularly sluggish - but those open at 7:30 and I needed to be at my desk before that for a call. Ugh. A McD's breakfast sounds like a good idea when I'm tired and just trying to get to my desk on time, but a couple hours later I regret it. I don't get their fancy coffee (those machines are scary), but their regular coffee is just not that good. Bleah.

I'm trying to not be bitter about a call yesterday. It was around something that I'm an expert in, but the organization shut me down and wouldn't let me talk. It's okay that another support person on our team will own it - it means I don't have to support it going forward - but it's something that I'm really good at and I own for other sites, even though I have too much on my plate already and ARGH.

In related news, Plague Inc remains the best don't-lose-my-cool app for conference calls. There's something so satisfying about creating a pandemic and trying to outmaneuver the scientists and then destroying humanity.

And in my Day of Eternal Meetings, I just had several OMG!Look at this NAO dropped on me. Yey. Here I go.