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Last 2 Months = World Cup Fever...and then just Fever

So as you may or may not have noticed I haven't written anything for awhile. My past 2 months can be categorized into 2 distinct categories: #1 World Cup; #2 Hospital. 1. World Cup - It is incredible how much World Cup match times can affect your schedule, social life and health. Matches aired in India beginning at 4:50pm and ending at 2am. During the first week of matches I would jet out of work at around 5:30pm, head to a local bar/restaurant and watch all of the matches while stuffing myself with Kingfisher and Mutton Biryani. The next day I would sleepwalk into work and try to justify my odd behavior to my some of my non-sports loving colleagues. After a week of this, I gave up on the bar/restaurants and decided to watch the matches from the comfort of my own home. The problem with this was that somewhere around 12:50am when it's 0-0 at halftime, my mind started to tell me that it is okay to go to sleep and watch the highlights in the morning. I would then slink off to b