This is the time of year where I usually inform my current employer of the likelihood of me coming to work each day looking like I've been doing drugs or drinking heavily. I'll be wearing dark sunglasses (well, I do THAT all the time), I'll have bags under my eyes for sleepless nights due to extreme congestion, and said eyes will be bloodshot and glazed looking. That's my general appearance over the 3 months or so of extreme pollen production.
People have often commented that I look "stoned", but I always assure them that, "It's just allergies. I don't do drugs!" to which I often get the response, "Uhuh. Allergies, RIGHT..." Of course then I usually offer a retort about volunteering to take a drug test or something, to prove my innocence. You'll find plenty of drugs in my system, but they're all prescription or over the counter medications. I've never done drugs in my life, and I don't plan to start any time soon! (Drinking on the other hand...well, you never know.)
At any rate, I usually look pretty glassy eyed and geeked out during the spring and early summer, and I have our wonderful pollen producing flora to thank for it. I know the pollen production is necessary for the survival of the plant species; I just wish I wasn't so bloody allergic to it! Spring is such a nice time of year, but it's always ruined for me because I spend so much of it (usually indoors) suffering with allergies!
Again, those of you out there who also suffer from seasonal allergies can relate to what I'm talking about. As for the rest of you...well, consider yourself lucky. Allergies may not sound so bad, but to those of us who suffer them on a yearly/cyclic basis, they can be a living hell!
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