Artscape in all its glory

I was all prepared to write a great post about Artscape, Baltimore's annual arts festival. Esthero's performance was so good that I was actually considering seeing her again at the 9:30 Club on Sunday night. There were multiple booths selling unique clothes and home decor. HP, Haagen-Dazs, and Stoneyfield were all giving away free samples...

Cut to Elise feeling not so great. Even though today's weather was cooler than previous days this week, it was still hot as hell. I thought that maybe the heat was getting to me. At just the right moment, my old New Haven neighbors, who have since relocated to Baltimore, appeared and drove me to their house. After an hour indoors, I was still feeling not so fresh. Just a few minutes later, it was obvious that I was sick.

Despite living in Mexico for ten months and experiencing more than my fair share of food poisoning, I am still not an expert on the illness. I have been sick for about five hours now and I have only recently accepted food poisoning as the cause. Last night before bed, I felt a little funny in my tummy. I thought perhaps it was the sushi dinner I had eaten four hours prior. The funny feeling didn't last long and I went to bed, but maybe I could be sick from a meal I ate nearly a day prior to puking. So the sushi is one possibility. And the other possibility, well, I hate to even mention this. I am such a strong advocate for healthy foods, but I think I might have gotten sick from a free sample of Stoneyfield Yobaby Yogurt. The yogurt was being served out of ice buckets, but I have no idea how the yogurt was handled before making it into the buckets, which were largely filled with water by the time I saw them. If it was the yogurt that made me sick, I sincerely hope that no babies partook in any of the contaminated yogurt (Yup. That's right. I was eating baby food.). Really, though, I don't much care why I am sick; I just want to feel normal again.

The worst part of all this is that I'm not in my own home and I'm not alone. My boyfriend, who has been fabulous through all of this, is with me and has mostly been without me in a house full of strangers. I have been huddling under an old war poncho (You would not believe how comfortable it is) in the guest room wishing that my step-mommy was around to take care of me. Around 8:30, we all decided that it was best I stay put so my boyfriend and my old neighbor went off to retrieve my car. My boyfriend has not driven in years so I tried not to think very much while they were gone. Now they're back, the car is fine. They're eating a real dinner while I'm writing this and trying to avoid the smell of food. My body has rid itself of pretty much all food that was in my system and I'm actually feeling pretty good. I hope that this feeling continues because I have a conference to help with starting on Sunday at three.

In conclusion, Artscape was great but food poisoning is no fun at all. Oh, and if you live in the DC area and want to see a great show, head over to the 9:30 Club tomorrow to watch Esthero.