Friends, Family and Flu

This has been a fun past couple of days.

Last night we invited local exmos over to our house and had a great time. I nearly broke my back cleaning the place, but it was well worth it. We had lots to laugh about, and we were able to get to know each other a little better. It's nice to know that in this surreal bubble that is Utah County there are others who are like-minded.

Something I learned last night: when a bartender mixes lime juice with vodka (making a kamikaze) he's not just using freshly squeezed limes. He's using something with a LOT of sugar; probably something like limeade. Well let me just testify that 2 wedges of lime squeezed into a shot of vodka is NOTHING like a kamikaze. Oh my god, it was bad. Next time I'll stick to Malibu and Cran. Can't really go wrong with that...

Today my mom had a family dinner at her house in honor of 2 birthdays. I always love my family get-togethers. Even though there is often yelling and/or arguments, you can bet there is always loud laughter and lewdness. We all know it's dinner time at mom's when excrement or sex comes up as a topic of conversation. We are a unique family, but no way in hell would I change that.

On a darker, more painful note, I think I have a titch of the flu. My sister, the nurse, diagnosed me with minor flu OR malaria. Either way, I've been having nighttime fevers which don't allow me to sleep very well. I think I'm taking Nyquil tonight. That stuff knocks me out. I have no other symptom other than a fever at night. So maybe I'm slowly dying of malaria. Damn mosquitoes in Utah in January!