My allergies were just about killing me last night.\u00a0 They were so bad that I couldn’t make it Calhoun’s to drop off BBQ wristbands… luckily Otto was able to do it for me, since he lives nearby.\u00a0 I came home after trivia and went to bed.\u00a0 Woke up at 3 AM, and coughed and sneezed for half an hour until my throat was raw.\u00a0 The allergies were so bad that they were actually causing me to run a fever too.\u00a0 So I went to the computer, e-mailed the lead dev that I would be taking a sick day, then chugged an extra-large dose of NyQuil and knocked myself out for 7 hours.\u00a0 It did the trick… I could actually feel the bad stuff subsiding as I drifted off to sleep, and when I woke up at 10 the allergies were maybe 10% of what they were yesterday.\u00a0 I popped a 24-hour Claritin-D as soon as I woke up, and am considering cutting a second pill in half and taking an extra half-dose before going down to the park.\u00a0 That’s not recommended but I want this stuff over with.\u00a0 I know some pharmacy people read the blog… if the extra half dose of Claritin-D is really a dangerous idea, let me know.<\/p>\n
The team captain showed up at the Saucer last night and handed out team wristbands and tickets to tonight’s Friends & Family Night.\u00a0 Met several new team members, and some of them stayed and played trivia with us… the extra brainpower led the Rapscallions to a first-place finish, bringing the total for our next party to $100.<\/p>\n
I heard more rumors about the Monkey’s opening while there… heard “Thursday night (tomorrow), Friday morning at the latest” from one person and “end of next week” from another.\u00a0 I don’t know who to believe.<\/p>\n
We had new team members who I had never met before but who read the blog.\u00a0 “Who’s the Nuh-Uh Girl?” they asked.\u00a0 She was there and I introduced her.\u00a0 “And we really want to meet your BFF,” they said.<\/p>\n
“Former BFF,” I corrected them.\u00a0 She has a wristband invite to the BBQ tent, but I don’t know if she’ll show up.<\/p>\n
A member of another BBQ team e-mailed to recommend highly the Cookers’ Caravan tour that happens Thursday-Friday 11:30-3:30 (tours every half hour).\u00a0 “We basically showed them how to prep a shoulder, and gave them other tips and tricks.\u00a0 We showed them all the equipment too.”\u00a0 He said it was a great experience and he got to meet a lot of interesting people, so his team is doing it again this year.\u00a0 My team is on the tour too.\u00a0 This is a good way to get the BBQ Fest experience if you don’t know a lot of teams.<\/p>\n
All right… I need to get some food in my stomach.\u00a0 I don’t have anything in the house so I guess I’ll wander down to Cafe 61.\u00a0 Enjoyed lunch there last Friday.\u00a0 I’ll see if they have anything small to tide me over ’til Friends & Family Night this evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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