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tee vee, not TB

I spent almost the entire weekend recovering from the Worst Cold Ever. I started feeling ill last weekend and got progressively worse until I could barely function by Friday. Of course, I had already missed some work and had to go in, since the boss lady is going to Costa Rica for two weeks and I’m her backup. (My previous boss used the term ‘in charge’—as a noun—for that. It drove me absolutely insane…)

I left my apartment twice, both times to pop over to the corner store for provisions, e.g., cough medicine, canned soup. Walking back along Falls Road to my apartment on Saturday, someone tried to sell me pot. On Sunday, a vagrant tried to sell me Crest Whitestrips. Seriously. I took it as an affront to my oral hygiene. I immediately went home and brushed and flossed. Seriously.

After wrestling with the decision for weeks, I caved in and called Comcast on Saturday night to order Showtime. I watched the first season of Dexter on DVD with my former roommate a few months ago and after becoming addicted, I finally decided I couldn’t wait another three months to watch Season 2. I figured that as long as I spend less than ~$25 (the price of the DVDs), it would be worthwhile, since I probably wouldn’t watch more than once. I thought about downloading them, but they’re not available on Zune Marketplace, and I don’t have a TV out on my laptop. I’m not sure if the customer service rep. at Comcast felt bad for me, because I explained that I’m sick and bored and just want to watch a specific show on Showtime. Either way, she hooked me up with free HBO and Showtime! Bonus points, I can watch This American Life now too.

This recent development will surely exacerbate my new life as a shut in since becoming a DC émigré…

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