Planets not in retrograde; planets in dumper

Overnight my sore throat managed to turn into the worst case of strep throat in history (well, my history).  I can't remember being in such bad shape that simply attempting to drink a glass of water makes me choke.

I went out around noon to the doctor, who ended up prescribing both antibiotics and prednisolone as my throat was so swollen. The combination of steroids and Aleve make it possible for me to sleep for an hour or two, but only if I'm sitting up. Otherwise I start doing this weird choking and gagging thing again. This is no fun.

Then I finally opened my email to find out that I didn't get the Bank of America job.  Sigh.