Thursday

Survived a terrible week of being sick—either the stomach flu or a super-powered stomach bug. I haven't been sick in YEARS, which I chalk up to working full-remote for the last 5 years + my entire social life in LA being essentially cycling outside. Now with working with people half the week, plus hanging out in mostly non-cycling places, I have become......EXPOSED!!! I could only handle eating saltines for that week, which was not bad considering I frickin love saltines. I may never have mentioned it yet in this blog, but I do not have a sweet tooth. I NEVER crave dessert, ice cream, whatever—except a birthday cake (yellow with chocolate frosting) or chocolate chip cookies during Christmas. The lack of sweet cravings has done wonders for my health and teeth as I am team salty all the way. So a sick week of saltines was okay. The other plus was that I got to visit a Taiwanese doctor for the first time and was absolutely blown away by the awesome health care. I saw a doctor in less…