Ellington

Several coworkers and friends in my life have gotten sick recently. It's probably the change in the weather. Luckily, I have an amazing immune system. Seriously, I'm not even trying to brag. How many times have I called out sick to work in the last year? None. Nada. Zilch. So how does one acquire an immune system of steel? That's a hard question to answer. But I can tell you my regimen for anytime I feel the slightest cold or illness coming on:

• Take two Echinacea vitamins every five hours.
• Go to the gym and workout till you break a sweat.
• Eat a quart of hot and sour soup from Chopstick, a Chinese take-out place on Ellis Ave.
• Have a dance party by yourself to Of Montreal's "Sunlandic Twins" album.
• Drown your sorrows in OJ and water.

Now, if you still get sick, let me know and I'll give you a refund on my advice. But this is what I do, and I haven't been sick since 2005.