Around this time of year, every year, things are going well. You and your friends have probably gone to some killer parties, maybe had a movie night or two (with Chinese food or pizza of course), or you may have even gone apple picking. Day after day you're so happy to be at the university until... you're hit with the plague.
You know what I'm talking about. No matter what school, each one has it's own germ-infested season which leaves you feeling like:
1. You can't leave your room.
The only thing that is comforting is your bed, and maybe the warmth of your laptop from watching too many shows on Netflix, so even the thought of getting out of bed is just unheard of. With a cup of tea or ginger ale, you're set.
2. He who shall not be named.
Either you have blown your nose so much that you basically can't feel it anymore or you just wish you could cut it off. The constant change from being runny to stuffy is just too much. Who needs a nose anyway?
3. You will need to bring a tissue box with you everywhere you go.
A classroom without tissues (which happens to be all of them it seems) is undoubtedly equal to the ninth layer of hell. Truly there is nothing better than needing to sneeze or blow your nose in the middle of class. Especially when there are no tissues in sight. Or even better, you finally spot that heaven-sent box of tissues, run up to it, and see that it is empty.
Now, do you sacrifice your sleeve? Do you rummage through your bag in hopes to find something remotely close to a tissue? Will a piece of paper do the trick?
Someone should really do something about this.
4. Your lungs may just come out the next time you vigorously cough.
Every time you begin to feel a little bit better your body is like "Hey, actually I FEEL LIKE COUGHING UNTIL YOUR EYES WATER AND YOU CAN'T BREATHE!" It is seriously the best thing ever. The best part is coughing in public. Everyone looks at you like you have twelve heads and are the most disgusting thing to ever walk the earth.
So lungs, please, do us all a favor and just control yourself.
5. Your throat has been scratched by 1000 cats.
Not only does it hurt to talk, but it also hurts to drink, eat, and breathe. Luckily, you don't need to do any of those things for basic human survival, right?
... And although right now you feel like you're on your deathbed, you know you'll get better. Eventually...
