Sick

I am sick. My ears are stuffy, my nose is stuffy, my throat hurts, and I can't breathe. In spite of (or perhaps because of) this, however, I did have a pretty good afternoon. I sat in bed and watched TV, read a chapter of Baym, and put some more pictures on my wall. I debate continuing this, though, because I do want to move in the near future. That's never going to happen, though, if I don't call up the housing office. I finally got to spend an afternoon by myself, not working. I think that has been lacking in my life. During the week I'm generally working in my office surrounded by lots of people, and when I'm at home I'm working. I need a lot of alone time where I can just decompress and I haven't been getting that lately. Even if I'm out having fun with people and not working, I still need to have time to myself. I think this is why I don't mind (actually, I think I might prefer) long-distance relationships. I like knowing that I have someone I can always talk to, but if I need to I can retreat to my own space. Also, I don't feel like I have to choose between my friends and my boyfriend. This, and the fact that I can't really live with someone else, however, does not bode well for my future when/if I do get married. I'm hoping that it's "when," but at this point I feel like it's "if."