The other day at work I felt strange. Although I am rarely afflicted by illness, I intuitively knew that I was sick. My pulse was rapid, my skin prickled. I had a nervous energy and couldn't concentrate.

I went to a co-worker's desk and presented myself to her. "I feel weird," I said. "Do I look sick?"
"No," she said.
A look of slight confusion crossed her face and she said, "You're smiling. Maybe you're just...happy."

I'm hoping something awful will happen so I can go back to feeling normal.