My dad accidentally shaved his head. Very, very funny.

poor me

A packet of Strepsils costs $6. There are 24 in a packet, which is roughly double the number you’ll find in a tube of butter menthols, which can picked up for less than $2. So for that you’d expect a Strepsil – if monetary terms translate – to be roughly AT LEAST one and a half times as effective as a butter menthol.

Yes, but not so. Nor, as it turns out, has daytime/nighttime Sudafed lived up to its reputation. Well, the one that doesn't involve speed labs. That cost $15 for a pack of 24.

So I have spent $21 on placebos, and my throat, cough and general congestion is beginning to develop into what most accurately resembles a case of tonsillitis. This would be fine, but tomorrow I have a job interview, and the inability to talk threatens to undermine any witty repartee yours truly is in a position to dish out.

Boohoo.