runny nose and parched throat

it's that time of the year again. the annual cold. i always get really sick once a year, around the holidays. i felt i was starting to get sick about a few weeks ago and took some stuff that was able to circumvent it from festering. this time, however, it won. i've been bending over the bathroom sink, blowing out what seems to be an endless stream of snot. (i do this at home, ONLY at home, instead of blowing into a tissue, because i can wash my hands immediately afterwards without having to touch anything in between like a doorknob, and i don't want to go through ten boxes of tissues...because i have THAT MUCH snot.) my coughs make my lungs feel immensely huge and hollow while my throat feels full of goo. i've been sucking on zinc lozenges and drinking a glass of psuedo-emergen-c daily. i think i'm getting better though. in my experience, it helps to sweat so i sleep in a lot of warmth - under a heavy down comforter and wearing snuggly pj's - and i've been wearing a sweatshirt over whatever else i'm wearing around the apartment. i'm actually taking dayquil today so hopefully this won't last much longer.