Illness

Just as I get over my cold, it turns out that I might have bronchitis. The feeling I experience upon climbing a flight of stairs is what I imagine it would be like for a 350 lb smoking, asthmatic, diabetic. When I get to the top of the stairs I have to stop, sit down, and catch my breath. Probably not a good sign.

It looks like "Hello Argentine Health System" for me. Actually, if I still can't breath tomorrow and my lungs continue to feel like an angry Porteño punched me repeatedly in the chest, I will be going to the Italian Hospital with Roberto, a rather charming and secluded gem of a hospital just 3 blocks from my house.

The huge downside of all this...I might not be able to go to Cabo Polonio this week/weekend. Wednesday is right around the corner. Bummer. I already paid for boat/bus/hostel. What a waste of money and a waste of a hell of a good time. Oh well, at least I am not a 350 lb diabetic!

Whenever I am feeling down, I just watch my favorite Monty Python Sketch

Lyrics:

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...