First actual cold of the year

I suppose I shouldn't complain. People in my department had been getting pretty seriously sick all year. By some stroke of good luck, voodoo magic, or zinc & Vitamin C (or a combination of the 3), I avoided it. Aside from some minor sniffles, I've been pretty healthy all year.

But three trips in four weeks and I was basically guaranteed to get sick, right? Today is the first day that I actually canceled class due to illness. Mostly, I had to cancel conferences with my students. There was no way that I could talk to ten people today, given that I have very little voice left. 

I'm drowning this cold in tea, water, vitamin C, zinc, and dayquil. I plan to feel better tomorrow.