I had horrible allergies today, recalling those dreadful days in high school when my face would turn into mush and I had no kleenex available. In those days, the teachers would never allow you to go to the bathroom without explicit permission. So quite naturally, I would suffer the entire class period trying to hold my dripping nose…IN.

A few days ago, I discovered that my philosophy TA supposedly had a sensitive immune system. When asked about spring break, one student said she got a cold. Immediately, the TA told the student to leave the classroom in respect of her sensitive immune system. The student asked outloud, \”Am I being kicked out?\” The TA didn\’t exactly respond, but turned to face the class, \”If anybody else is sick, please go.\”

For the rest of the hour, I was held in extreme anxiety. I was afraid she was going to mistake my allergies as a cold. Of course, the more anxiety I have, the more my nose started dripping.

So now I have a heated towel over my face in an attempt to ease my ever-dripping nose.