The rumors of my death have been mildly exaggerated

Hi, I am still alive (barely) but managed to get the worst flu bug I've had in years. On the downside this means I've completely fallen out of touch with everyone, for which I apologize. I've also missed far too much work this week. But my silver lining is that I've lost those stubborn 3 pounds I've been struggling with :)

I'm going to stay the hell away from people until I'm sure I'm not contagious, this bug is nasty in the extreme.