[Reyoki]

It was so boring. Our hotel was right off Canal Street across from the French Quarter, but I didn't get the chance to get out and wander around. My travel-mate was attending a Kiwanis Club convention there. She didn't trust my survival and self-defense skills enough to let me walk around on my own while she did her thing. Therefore, I was stuck sitting in the lobby of the convention center reading for about 6-8 hours every day with nothing to do but read the books I'd brought, doodle in my notebook, and listen to my iPod.

I know I'm getting sick. I have "I've been around lots of friendly foreign people with unfriendly foreign germs for several days" syndrome. My throat is sore, I'm fatigued, I'm starting to ache all over, and I'm fairly sure I'm beginning to develop a fever. It doesn't help that the trip threw off me off my normal sleeping pattern, I ate stuff I don't normally eat while I was there, and I've been helping clean house ever since I got back last night, too.

The weather here isn't all that great. It's really humid, really hot, and the bugs here are enormous. I'm much happier in a climate-controlled room with a glass of tea and my electronics.