another year over/and a new one just begun

I haven’t posted in a while now, I’ve just been too caught up in the holidays. And really, the holidays -- from Thanksgiving through to New Year’s -- ( have just been wonderful this year. )

Of course, sooner or later I had to pay the price for all this loveliness: Yesterday I came down with what appears to be viral gastroenteritis -- diagnosed via this nifty diarrhea flowchart (heh). I’m wallowing on the couch, drinking lots of apple juice and gingerale, and washing my hands at every opportunity. (Is it a bit much to post the chart? It’s just that I know there are other Internet-self-diagnosers on my flist, and it’s such a nifty chart.)