Better Now

So I think that I am now over this bizaare sickness that is West Nile. I ended up getting it by helping a friend pick up a dead bird off her porch in Pismo Beach last weekend. Looking back in hindsight, it was a very innocent thing to do, yet i should have known better than to pick it up with my bare hands, regardless of how fast I washed my hands afterwords. I'm going back to the doctor tomorrow because they want to check me out and make sure that everything is ok. At least now I'm immune to it.

Life has been tough lately for myself and also for many around me. I'm alomost waiting for the next wave to hit. Lots of saddness. Life is really hard to live right now. I'm trying to prevent the oncoming depression that is at my doorstep right now. I am noticing the sign of it in my life and I'm making steps to combat it. I'm trying to remain as social as I can and try to throw myself into my studies but this has proved to be very difficult. I'm going to start running again tomorrow to see if physical activity can help my mind and heart.

I've been listening to a lot of old Jamaican music lately. Some Willie Williams, Bob & Marcia, Desmond Decker, The Gaylads, The Maytals, The Upsetters, The Pioneers, Simaryp, etc. I love this stuff. Uplifting right now. It makes me move.