i’ve been sneezing so often today, i think i may have pulled a muscle in my face, if that is possible. too congested to eek out anything coherent tonight. or that is my excuse.

there is always an excuse for something, but i am weary of making excuses, even with volcanic sneezes. i know i was put here, on this earth, for the sole purpose of not making excuses. that is my role here. i had explicit instructions. and i have no excuse for not following them.

sneezing cannot be an excuse for not creating or communicating or enunciating. sneezing does not excuse me from being late for work, leaving early. it doesn’t excuse my driving. it doesn’t excuse my taking 5 days to respond to your call. it doesn’t excuse me from forgetting to say thank you, or for not saying it above a whisper. it doesn’t excuse me from facing any kind of situation, for being less of a human being.

but it is kind of annoying.