I feel better today.  Not good, but perhaps by comparison.  I believe I had food poisoning from dinner Sunday night.  I woke up nauseous Monday, but thought it was one of those things that'll go away by 9.  Nope.  I had a headache, ached, diarrhea- blegh...  and when I left work at lunch time, I threw up on the Metro ride home.  I feel so bad for people that are sick.  It's one of the worst things in the world.  The long and short of it is I socialized w/ an upcoming roommate, current one & Chris.  Chris brought me goodies, including Pedialyte and sleep medicine.  I mostly drank and slept, and felt OK this morning.  There are still some things that aren't right, but I can tell I'm getting better.

The snow was so peaceful yesterday.  It really brightened my yucky morning.  I like how it blankets things- yesterday, trees were my top choice.

Some things I learned about expiration dates: some things last a surpirsingly long time! others, not so much.  This link is pretty good.  Eggs can last 3-5 weeks past date on container.  deli meat & fish spoil much quicker.  The former: maybe 3-7 days after purchase; latter: 2 days.  This is mostly because of temperature- stores keep colder temps, which meakes them last longer.  You can freeze just about everything- or have friends over all the time :) there's no need to waste food.