If you'd wondered why I haven't been around recently, it's because as a consequence of my previously mentioned cold I now have a very nasty chest infection that's causing me to be out of breath with very little movement (walking up the stairs gave me a stitch earlier), so I haven't really been in the mood. Still not really, but I'm trying very hard not to have a ruined Christmas Eve, with the hope my chest will clear somewhat over night.
I would have gone to doctors yesterday (and was even considering it today), but after the many many many anti-biotics I've had this year alone, I didn't really fancy adding another to the list, so instead I've been taking expectants and the like to try to combat this scourge on breathing.