Day Three

Day Three of my confinement. The days have started running together now. I have to make marks on the wall to keep track of the time.

...Ok, not really, but I'm pretty tired of this room. I am now 99% sure that it wasn't actually swine flu. I feel much better than I did on Thursday and Friday. I'm still coughing and sneezing a little, but it really seems like a cold. Most likely, I'll feel pretty close to perfect tomorrow and will be let out.

In other news, tomorrow on the schedule for the sun unit are our baseline tests (how fast you can run a mile and a half, how many push-ups you can do in a minute, and how many sit-ups you can do in a minute). There are no minimums for this, it's just to measure our own progress. I think we repeat the test every time we come back to Denver between projects. Since we will have physical training three times a week, AmeriCorps wants us to know if our fitness level is improving. So if I do get out tomorrow and have to do my baseline after sitting and doing nothing for three days, my improvement will be AMAZING when I have to do the test again later.

On the plus side, I have had plenty of time to catch up on every TV show I have ever watched...when the internet works. The internet was totally fine on Friday, but it went out Saturday morning. I called my dad (who has forty-seven hundred Microsoft certifications and always helps me with computer problems), but there was nothing we could do. My other quarantined friend's internet was out also. Luckily, it was only out for a couple hours, but it's been spotty since then.

Guess I might as well end with pictures.

My window. The blinds don't open all the way, so I have to brace them on the open windows to hold them back. I don't think you can see it in the picture, but it's snowing. No, Denver doesn't realize that it's October.

The room from the doorway. Yes, I have bunk beds. This means that when I am sitting on the bed with the computer, like I am right now, I am huddled in a cave.

The room from the window. Don't judge me for the mess!

This squirrel appeared on my 2nd floor window sill yesterday, the only visitor besides team leaders bringing us food. Since we're not allowed out to the cafeteria (obviously, they wouldn't want us spreading The Disease to innocent dinner-eaters), team leaders have to come bring us meals.