Worst. Cold. Ever.

I can't believe how bad this cold is.

I have been a phlegm faucet for over a week now. Tonight I didn't sleep a wink. I probably lost two pounds in mucus blowing my nose and hawking up gobbets from my throat.

This cold laughs in the face of medication. This cold mocks decongestants, it has decongestants for lunch. No amount of drinking fluids, or inhaling steam, or praying to God for sweet, sweet death to relieve me has the slightest effect.

Meanwhile, in my addled state, I'm up against a job application deadline today. If I manage to get this done it will be something of a miracle.

Of course I feel lame whining about my stupid cold, considering what tens of thousands of people have suffered over the last couple of days.

Still, it's a god-awful cold. If I've ever had a worse one, I've mercifully forgotten all about it.