The other morning, I must’ve had some yogurt that was a bit past its prime. Tasted a bit tangy, but it’s yogurt – so I figured that was somewhat normal. Eh? Apparently, not-so-much. I’m guessing that was the culprit (still not sure).

What followed at a point thereafter was a somewhat-familiar bout of dizziness and what had to be one of the more violent series of regurgitations of my adult life. I’ve had food poisoning a couple times before (once, as a teenager – and once, not long after Ponzi and I met). If you’ve ever had food poisoning, you know what I’m talking about. It’s no picnic.

I’m feeling okay now – but I’m also feeling absolutely ROTTEN. I was supposed to speak at the DoItWithDrupal.com conference, as I had teased a few times before. Flight was booked, stage was set, and I was packed to go at 5am on Wednesday. My body was starting to clock out on Tuesday evening, and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to make it. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it – and spent seemingly as much time in the bathroom as I did in the bedroom.

Since Kat watches my schedule, she was able to get ahold of Jeff from Lullabot.com to let him know what was going on. I wasn’t sure how long it would last, but held hope that I could at least participate virtually. They were able to cover for me (much like I was able to cover for Giovanni at PodCamp a couple months back).

I’m sure the last of it left me yesterday afternoon. My body is on the mend, and I’ve been taking it slow with the food stuffs. I wanted to formally apologize to the Drupal community and for the attendees and organizers of the “Do It with Drupal” conference. It’s in their name that I’ll be donating a few hundred dollars worth of groceries to a local food bank tomorrow. No yogurt, though.

Food Poisoning Leading to Food Donation