On the Bane of My Existence

Apparently I have not fulfilled my Dealing With Life's Nonsense quota for the month, so today when I woke up Fate decided I should have a cold. Colds are right up near the top of the list of things I hate since they do such a great job of pissing me off. I am not sick enough to call out of work or lie around moaning all day in bed. Instead I am here, quarantined in my cube with a box of tissues and a cup of hot tea, left to wonder where all of this drainage is suddenly coming from. My head feels as if it is literally swimming in fluid.

The most annoying thing about a cold is how quickly I lose my patience with everything around me. I feel just bad enough that the little things I usually overlook now make me want to snap. Here is how my morning is going:

I had a lady call in earlier to ask a question, but when I began to answer her she kept interrupting me and and arguing with what I was telling her. Why do you call me if you already know every fucking thing? Get off my phone line.

Another guy calls in a few minutes later and needs to be reset in a particular system. I have to take a few moments to log in since our mainframe is always lagging. Pointless chatter ensues. "How's the weather over there? It's not so bad here! Just a little foggy today!" And THEN he starts HUMMING. Stop your jolly nonsense! On a normal day your bubbly behavior might be slightly relieving after speaking to Miss I Have All The Answers but can you not hear my struggle to breathe and my irritable nasal tone?!

I receive stupid emails too. For instance:
"What is this for?

2/19/2010 2/21/2010 GREEN FUSION CO DURHAM NC $212.50"

How the hell should I know what it's for? Do you not keep up with your own charges? Maybe you should call that lady from earlier this morning. I bet she knows.

Here's hoping this cold only maintains a temporary residence. Last time I had one it tried to hold on for a month or two, the clingy bastard. Now if you will excuse me I must get back to blowing my nose...