Was sick in bed for most of the past 24 hours. In that time, I ached and coughed and tossed and turned. I slept for about half an hour at a time, and dreamed about many things—most of which had to do with wars, not being able to speak English, being Jewish/Arab/Chinese and being forced to learn English in an internment camp, clutching scraps of blanket to myself (my blanket was alternately too hot or falling off), more wars, missing a flight and getting lost in the dirty depths of the airport, missing classes, tests, and the newspaper...