I find this so odd. Apparently the swine flu has been going around for a bit now, and it’s been really bad in Mexico and such, yet I’m just now hearing about it. I first heard about it yesterday and only because it was the first thing on the news, since I usually flip off that particular channel at nine. Then today on FML there was a FML about someone being pulled over and given an extra ticket because they were wearing a mask and when they replied they were worried about the swine flu apparently the cop thought it was some crack at them. And then today the university sent out an email about swine flu and what to do to try and prevent getting it. So in less than twenty-four hours I just heard about it and have heard about it repeated times. I’m not saying that there’s no such thing, because obviously there is, but I find it odd that so suddenly anything about it starts popping up. I am a bit freaked out about it, but at the same time rather skeptical as well. Yeah, living in a dorm is a freaking germ fest, or at least most of the dorms. I think I’m actually a bit safer since my dorm doesn’t have those little hallways but rather outside walkways to get to your room, so the germs for anything aren’t isolated in such a small spot. However, my roommate has been sneezing a hell of a lot these past few days, much more than she normally does. I swear she better not be sick, with anything, or else I’ll kill her. Correction: If she’s sick and causes me to catch it because she can’t be sanitary then I’ll kill her. I have finals coming up in less than two weeks, this is the home stretch and if I’m sick I’m going to totally lose it. Instead of days studying, which I don’t necessarily have all to often anyway but still, I’d be sleeping trying to work off the illness. Oh well, good thing I can be a germaphob and have already within the past few days sprayed the room with Lysol at least twice. Once she leaves to go with her boyfriend I’ll spray again.
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