i have three cats, and every now and then i get allergy attacks from their fur. today, my eye started itching and getting puffy, so i took a couple of benedryl, as i do every time this happens. i usually get relief fairly quickly and can get on with my day.

around 12:30 p.m., i got *really* sleepy. i chalked it up to today being the ninth day in a row of working, and took a short nap. but, when i woke up at 2 p.m., i was *completely* out of it. normally, i’m groggy because i need a good 3-4 hour nap (wouldn’t that be nice??), but i snap out of it pretty quickly. today, though, i just couldn’t wake up. i didn’t know why the nap had affected me so much. but, i headed in to work, even though i felt like i was in a fog. i don’t even know how i made it here.

when i got to the parking lot, i called my mom, and the first thing she said was, “you sound like you’ve been doing drugs. are you high?” right. i’m the biggest goody-goody you’ll ever know, and i wouldn’t even know where to find drugs if i wanted to. we figure that for some reason the benedryl really affected me today (it never does) and knocked me out. i was scared to come in to the building because i was afraid everyone would think i was high too! i managed to not talk to anyone, except our morning show host, who went to get me a caffeinated drink to help me get out of the funk.

now, i’m feeling much better. i can actually speak coherently, which is a good sign. i guess my cat allergy is one more thing to add to the list i’m taking with me to the doctor next week. maybe he can prescribe something i can take that *won’t* knock me out!