WHEN JESSICA FAILS TO BE ONLINE/SHAKING FIST

Everyone wants me to go back to the doctor tomorrow because the antibiotic he prescribed for me is giving me insane light-sensitive migraines and making the inside of my mouth so raw that it keeps me from sleeping. I'm dreading getting yet another prescription that triggers a wagon-full of side effects (happens every single time). Does this happen to anyone else? I swear, everytime I take a prescription it only seems to do me harm. Now that my throat no longer feels like I'm swallowing a whale and a knife at the same time, I'm deluded into thinking I'm doing a lot better. Then I wake up in the middle of the night with a fever, five days after the whole thing started. What gives? Oh yeah, and that ear-infection-pain is still there. Maybe I'll have to get another antibiotic for that anyway.

Sickness is always such an interesting experience for me. The interesting part this time is that I've actually had to take time off from work (nearly the entire week)--I didn't even know how to call in sick or anything since I have never really done it before. So far the lesson learned is:

-I cannot afford to feel "guilty" when I have a legitimate need that others must meet
-I cannot afford to think that I'm stronger than everyone else, capable of handling anything (yay idiotic pride!)

I realize it's ridiculously stereotypical for me to be rambling on a Livejournal about my illness (we've all read our share of those whiny entries, right?), but I am up at 3:45AM because of it and it is a genuine concern. I mean, five days of sickness. I thought my body was better than this!


ON ANOTHER NOTE:
Corporate Tax Law Overhaul Passage Likely

"Residents of eight states that do not have a state income tax would get the ability to deduct their state and local sales tax payments from their federal income taxes. Tax help would also be provided to NASCAR race track owners, Native Alaskan whale hunters and importers of Chinese ceiling fans."