This has been an umnercifully long and agonizing day. I am tempted to say it is worse than yesterday proved to be, and I may be right. Yesterday I was dog tired and had what started as one of my rare hangover headaches and expanded to become a full-blown migraine (the kind that coincides with the start of my period. I haven't had one of those in ages.), yet tapered off eventually. I had slept Monday night on the floor and felt broke in half. This was nothing to sneeze at, however, today, even though I sobered up considerably (nay, completely) by the time I went to bed, I ended up feeling far more worse for wear and for a while floated in abject misery wanting so badly to leave work and go home. I suppose it is the fact that this was the second morning and the previous nights' effects had compounded, not even the alcohol so much I would say as the lack of sleep. I do worry that this lack of sleep and excess (well, that's a bit strong, moderate) intake of substances will have a rapid and disasterous aging effect on me. I am approaching thirty (oh, the horror) but still get carded for the most part and get the reaction of disbelief when I tell people my age. It is something I love and don't want to lose in an ironic paradox of celebrating and embodying being young and having that render me not young anymore.

I felt like absolute shit, at one point nauseous and wretching in the toilets. Pineapple Orange juice burning as it was expelled, having nothing else on my stomach, dry heaves just to get to that point. Horribly tired, unable to focus or keep my eyes open whilst at my desk. Then felt better, had Greek salad, fruit salad (two helpings) and a roll at conference. Second wind of alertness and normalcy, only to crash around 2:30. Had to get up and walk around the hospital, out for a cig, to keep conscious.

Plan now to stop at Starbucks for my free coffee and mail change-of-address forms, then home to bed. Sleep till Top Chef at 10.

Will be glad to recuperate tonight and be in better form tomorrow both for work and going out.