sneeze

This is a blog post that I more or less composed in my mind early this morning when, at 5 AM, I awoke with a runny nose and started sneezing. Just like I have every morning at 5 AM for the past month and a half. I do not, as far as I can tell, have a cold. I do not experience the same runny nose or sneezing at other times of day. Is it possible that I'm allergic to 5 AM? (People can't actually be allergic to a time of day, can they?) Or, more plausibly (if only marginally so), is it possible that something about my circadian rhythms makes me more vulnerable to allergens in my environment…
This air purifier ad from Sharp is a little creepy, in a Spongebob Squarepants way. I love how you can see their fluorescent organelles! Unfortunately I don't see anything here that resembles a virus, but with swine flu all over the news, this serves as a good reminder to wash your hands. Ad by Takho Lau for ad agency M&C Saatchi of Hong Kong. Found via Next Nature