Busy Week to Bed Rest

The headline is somewhat true. I'll start from the beginning...
Last Wed. I had a meet and greet at one of the local TV stations here in town. I met with one of the meteorologists who is a friend of my dad's cousin. She showed me around the station and introduced me to a handful of people. As I was leaving we stopped by the News Director's office and we chatted for a bit. I really enjoyed meeting him - we had a lot in common. One of his kids attends the same high school I did so we chatted about that for a bit. The station isn't hiring right now but he told me to keep in touch and not to make any decision until talking to him first.
Thursday I interviewed in Louisville. It seemed to go well, but at the same time I just got a really strange vibe from the station as a whole. I was their first candidate so it's going to be awhile before I hear back. Also, the management team isn't completely sure what position they really need at this point. They are still trying to determine what is most important - it was a bit confusing.
Friday I was back to work, but not without drama. I pulled out of my driveway only to realize that my front left tire was completely flat. I spent the next hour and a half to two hours at the tire store. I finally made it into work and haven't been back since ;)
Monday I attended Opening Day for the Reds. I've never been to Opening Day so when I was offered a ticket I couldn't resist. It wasn't the best weather for a baseball game, but we had fun. I had tights and jeans on, three layers of shirts, a poncho and my high boots.
Tuesday I had another interview. This one was at a station here in town. I met with three different people and felt as though I hit it off with two of them, but the News Director just seemed very distant and not very prepared for me to be there. I don't know, I just don't have a good feeling about the visit. Again, I was the first candidate they've met with and the News Director is highly considering an internal candidate. If that happens then a totally different position will be open. I don't expect to hear back until May-ish.
After that day everything went downhill. I don't know if it's due to the weather at the baseball game or just coincidence, but I have been stuck in bed. It started out as a sore throat and then my temperature began to rise. I wasn't able to get a doctor's appointment until yesterday and as soon as I opened my mouth he was stunned. He told me strep is going around, but he couldn't remember the last time he saw a case as bad as mine. I apparently, have sores all over my tonsils and down my throat. The rapid strep test at the office came back negative so he took another to send out. I won't hear back about that one until Monday. If that is negative he wants to check for mono - how wonderful. He's treating it as strep right now with antibiotics and also prescribed me Vicadin for the pain because it's been so bad. The good news, my fever is finally gone. The "bad" news is that I can't tell if my throat is getting better or the pain medicine is just doing it's job. Either way, I've been house bound since Wednesday and won't be back to work until I hear back about the strep test.