Nerves

I had to give a talk this morning.

It was to explain something about work that I've done for longer than I can care to say to people from other countries.

I do this fairly often.

I've known about this one since before Christmas.

Since late January, in fact since the day after the last talk I gave, I've woken up at 3:00am worried about it at least twice a week.

This morning I walked across the road without noticing a car turning into the street. I think my mind thought I wouldn't have to give a talk if I was in hospital or the morgue.

Over the past week it's also tried to persuade me I'm suffering the followign ailments and should stay home instead of giving this talk:
pneumonia
whooping cough
tonsillitis
anaemia
possible heart attack
Parkinsons
non-Hodgkins lymphoma
leukaemia
scurvy
gum disease
arthritis
muscular degenerative disease and
Alzheimers

Of course, now it's over I feel great!