I'm sick now

I don't know if it was my walk outside, my choice to sit in a movie theater full of god knows how many sick people (I don't go to movies at theaters very often -- weird for a film geek, I know -- but it's more because of the cost and the fact that the public ANNOYS me than germophobia...), or the fact that I had a couple drinks last night, but damn, I don't feel well. What's funny is I was just telling my friend last night that I thank exercising and eating well for the fact that I haven't been sick in Jan/Feb (usually I'm sick ALL of Jan/Feb), and about 10 hours after I said that, I was laid up. I'm using nasal spray from my last sinus infection in hopes that it doesn't turn into another one. I didn't work out, clean my apartment or do laundry today :( And I'm hungry and have nothing to eat that doesn't involve work. I want to sleep.

It did give me time to lie in bed and research my possible 30th birthday vacation my friend and I decided we should take last night (he was complaining that he has too much money and time off and nothing to do with it -- sometimes I want to smack that kid). Either taking the Amtrak to Chicago or possibly flying to Las Vegas, although the Vegas deals I saw were pretty high for me. Looks like it'll be at least $450 each for airfare, hotel and rental car. :( Looks like we might be able to do Chicago for $200 (train & hotel), but we'll see if that deal is too good to be true. If not, it'll probably be closer to $300. This is what I'm talking about! I can't afford to stay in hotels. Chicago would probably be better also because it would be a shorter trip, so less money spent on other things. 2 nights, probably enough time for the Shedd Aquarium and the modern art museum (I've never been there and LOVE the Art Institute, but J. says the modern one is really nice). And maybe one night eating good food and drinking out (my b-day), one night eating Subway or a pizza & drinking in the room. Too bad J. is a boy -- 2 beds costs a lot more and totally rules out a lot of hotels, but it just wouldn't work out to share... But that's a story for another time. Or not.