illin'

and i'm soooooooo hungry.

i don't know whether i have gastroenteritis or simple food poisoning, but the etiology of my symptoms is irrelevant. the bottom line is that i can't eat. i can barely drink without having crampy pain. in the past 36 hours i have eaten nine crackers, and that's it.

i'm getting better, for sure. what's more difficult than the abdominal pain is the prospect that i won't be able to eat what i want for another day or so. while trying to sleep off the illness, i have dreams about sushi, pasta, shellfish, wine, soups, burgers, pie. even chicken broth and rice.

such torture.

on the bright side, my belly is nice and flat.