blocked nose, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, headache, phlegmmy cough. i think that is a cold i've got, isn't it? but, say people when they hear this, minyin is right there with you, she can treat you. listen, i say, she's a pathologist. if i need her to have a look at me the problem is further gone than you think. i don't much wish to spend my last few days in melbourne indoors, but i am, and minyin is at work today, and i'm fortified with kiwis and custard apples, reading going postal to pass time, and also the medical journal of victoria, in which there are defences of the new medical curriculum and a namby pamby article about adolescent sexuality and a historical survey of the study of anatomy the perusal of which was interrupted by the return of minyin. there's no good eating on anything that isn't fruit, but eating there was a great deal in the week before, including a visit to brunetti's. i shall stay in and blog lots. hey! we're going for a midnight drive to the beach! i go!