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My body feels exhausted. I'm not usually this bad on a Tuesday. I'm inclined to blame the flu vaccination which I had yesterday. The question now is, do I tell my coworkers about it tomorrow in a (pitiful) attempt to garner sympathy and cover any little awkwardness because of it -- assuming that it persists -- but risk them all deciding that flu shots are a bad idea, and staying away en masse? Or do I just keep my mouth shut? Probably keep my mouth shut, unless I feel absolutely awful. After all this, if I do end up catching the flu, I will be most annoyed. Shall be most annoyed. Both.

Currently checking http://www.archonia.com daily, as they've promised to get in some original Japanese Seimaden. Angelique too, which would not be unwelcome, but it's Seimaden which I really want to see. The peril of reading intriguing reviews/synopses on helpful sites.

Interesting how characters develop. I'm up to 2K words on _Ten Students_, and I've just found out two things that I didn't know before. Dominic writes all his thankyou letters properly, on time, and on paper. And Madeleine would be tempted to read a private letter if one fell into her path and nobody was there to watch her do it. (Though, to be fair, she wouldn't necessarily do anything else, and she certainly wouldn't talk about the contents.) Curious how you find out what they do as it goes along.

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They said, "You have a blue guitar,
You do not play things as they are."

The man replied, "Things as they are
Are changed upon the blue guitar."
Wallace Stevens, The Man with the Blue Guitar, 3-6