There's no game day for me today, as I'd had alternative plans that fell through when I came down with Pink Eye. Which isn't to say there's not some great gaming news to talk about -- after much debate, scrambling and a little bit of arm twisting (or perhaps just enthusiastic encouragement -- I wasn't there for all of it) my gaming group is sending what may be its largest-ever contingent to GenCon Indy in 2007.

There's nothing quite like waking up in the morning with your eyes glued shut.

That's what happened to me this morning as I struggled awake on the sofa bed, annoyed at a certain yellow Labrador who was trying to push me off the mattress so she could have more room to spread out.

My eyes were crusted together, which is a lovely indicator of Pink Eye, or a Pink-Eye-like condition. And the said thing is ... that's an improvement. The last week has seen me sidelined by a particularly nasty cold that had me fighting my old nemesis Post-Nasal Drip for three days.

As per normal, I have the kids to thank for this. Both got sick last week, and took Sue down with them. I'd hoped to escape the Week of Hacking Mucus unscathed, but alas, they dragged me down on Monday.