i arrived at my parent's home in fairfield, ohio sunday night, fought some jetlag, and woke up the next morning to none other than a good old freaking winter cold. sore throat, sinus problems, stuffy nose, runny nose, headache, and your basic lightheadedness. it's progressively gotten worse since then.

that same day my dog ran away from me and was out wandering in the snow for over two hours. and for what? only to leave me as a hypocrite concerning people not keeping their dogs on leads--which really annoyed me. my dog has made me a hypocrite. who knew he had that kind of power?

my dad is convinced that it was payback for me living thousands of miles away and giving winston a feeling of abandonment. (save the jokes about winston, it's old by now--harsh, but true)

my dog also somehow maneuvered his way into my room that same day even though the door was shut and helped himself to my chocolate, which was contained in box in a semi-closed piece of luggage. he's like the canine version of mcguyver. it's not right.