called in today

what with the nausea and all. I've been subsisting on Jello and water, since I don't know what else might upset my stomach right now. On the plus side, I get to stay home, and I've already lost 3 pounds (from dehydration, I don't doubt).

I wore the Lerre pumps yesterday, and felt like I was treading on sharp knives by noon. The pain reminded me of "The Little Mermaid" as told by Hans Christian Andersen, not Walt Disney. "Every step she took was as the witch had said it would be, she felt as if treading upon the points of needles or sharp knives; but she bore it willingly..." and "Pride must suffer pain."