I ♥ my new backpack

[rivendellrose]

I don't have my hand lotion, and my hands are so dry that I've resorted to using lip gloss on my knuckles. Woe. My science podcasts are all swine flu all the time, so... I've heard more about that in the last few hours than I really want to think about.... so of course I'm more compulsive than usual (!) about washing my hands right now, which is just making the hand-dryness thing worse. *Sigh*

On the plus side, I bought a new backpack at REI yesterday, and I love it. It's small (but large enough to fit my work laptop, although I suspect my home laptop will not fit in it for traveling), and I can fit all my work stuff in it without it killing my freaking back like the one that the company gave me to use. I was exhausted this morning (not enough sleep, still stuck with the death cold that lingers forever), but I still could totally feel the difference in how well the pack carries weight. And that's including a bento full of granola and yogurt, a burrito and an apple for lunch, a banana and an energy bar, one of those fancy new Sigg aluminum water bottles, a book, my work laptop, wallet, keys... yeah. Everything I need. ♥

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[narsilion.livejournal.com]

"All swine flu all the time"
Just to add to that, Barb has it. Poor girly, International Flights starbucks is a sucky place to work sometimes. She's doing ok though, just feeling a little miserable.
And YAY for a backpack that carries the weight well!!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Awww, poor Barb! Yeah, the word I've been hearing from the, y'know, actually reputable sources is that it's not looking to be any worse than a normal flu - potentially dangerous, people can die from it, but generally not if they're healthy and don't have other underlying conditions or secondary infections. Glad to hear she's doing well, and hope she feels totally better soon!

(Incidentally, have they actually confirmed it's the same flu virus? Last I'd checked they were still waiting for tests back and all cases here were "suspected"... but my podcasts are all out of date by the time I listen to them, since I wait until Mondays, so I might've missed the announcement.)

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

No, it's not confirmed, at least since I talked to her last. Her Doc is just going by her symptoms, and where she works.