Rachel is back! My roomie is alive! She was missing since Monday morning so I was quite worried until her mother stopped by yesterday to pick things up. Apparently she had appendicitis (ouch) and was in the hospital. I find it ironic that she had an infection in her appendix and while I got an infection in my urinary tract - I wonder if I would rather have the feeling of excruciating pain over the feeling of constantly needing to go use the ladies room. Both seem particularly cumbersome - practically collapsing from pain? or running to the rest room every half hour. But things are better now for the both of us - she has no more appendix and I am on antibiotics, and all is well with the world.