Antlab in Panama

I've been in bed the past two days with swollen eyelids and vexatious red eyes sensitve to the light of day and glaring computer screens like a vampire of the rain forest. My North American immune system is at war with the Panamanian allergens this first month. First, I had a horrible case of hives from chigger bites and now, the eye thing. My stand-in physician, Doctor Kaspari, has diagnosed me with conjunctivitis caused by allergies and has compassionately provided me with benadryl and a candy bar to replace a lunch I slept through. The island has come together in efforts to aid me in my wellness: Matt put aside food for me from lunch to eat at a later time, Oris provided the benadryl, Amanda is bringing a shipment of benadryl in on the early boat, and homeopathic therapies have been suggested to me from a few. It's times like these that make me very thankful to not be sleeping in a tent, miles away from other people. BCI has proven to have a great community of scientists with caring hearts.

Now, the first case of hives is perfectly acceptable to me, as I do have a sensitive immune system to allergies, but this second case was definitely a low-blow to my draining good kharma as a result of my recent music liberation over the STRI iTunes network brought to me by ourtunes. Will I stop opening the doors of inspiration via iTunes network? Please. Tomorrow is a shipment of benedryl. Allergies, do as you wish but I am armed.