SNAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!! I was home all day feeling like death. The illness of last week that I thought I had beaten was merely lying low for a few days and has resurfaced with a vengeance. My eyes and ears feel like they are going to explode. I`ve lost my voice, coughing..BLECH! I figured a day of rest was in order so thats what I did. Had a 4:30 appt but was back home before 6. I grilled a couple of Bubba burgers (not bad stuff) had some potato salad and cheese doodles (I have decided that cheese doodles can count as a side dish in my world), then some blueberries and whipped cream. Gotta eat, right? Need energy to find off the illness. Cant afford to miss work so today was the day to try and recuperate somewhat.
Anyway, as dusk fell it started pouring. Of course dog needed to go out, so I get the umbrella, ella, ella (hate that song) and go out only to discover a gigantic black nasty snake sprawled out at the end of the driveway taking a bath (I assume). I very carefully avoided it and when I came back with dog 5 minutes later it was gone. How am I ever going to enjoy my front porch and yard ever again??
This I really needed.
Work has been the same. Still no word on the promotion, this week the regional mgr was on vacation so no decisions were made. So I will await next weeks excuse I suppose. I really need this I simply cannot survive much longer on what I`m pulling in. Plus could really use benefits. Thinking if I had benefits I would have seen a doc last week and not be feeling like hammered shit right now!
Ah well. such is life.