Sick as a dog?

Have you ever heard this expression when you're really sick? I've never really understood it. I mean, what if your dog isn't sick at all? My mom used to say it all the time when one of us would have to stay home from work or school. "...Jennifer isn't coming to school today. She's sick as a dog!" I've been thinking about this expression as I've been lying on the couch the past couple days "sick as a dog." The more I think about it, the more I still don't understand it.

Anyway, I freaked out Sunday night at work when I felt a tickle in my throat and suddenly feeling the urge to drink a gallon of water in about a 30 second time span. This is how I can always tell I'm coming down with something. And knowing my interview at WBTC was coming up in just 5 days, I really freaked out! This is the one thing I didn't want to happen. I would rather go in there having not showered, wearing hobo clothes than go in there sneezing on everyone! It reminds me of a scene in "The Devil Wears Prada" when one of the girls, Emily, is delivering something to the editor-in-chief with a Kleenex in her hand, coughing like a crazy person. The editor-in-chief asks if anybody needs anything else after Emily has left the room and says, "...anti-bacterial wipes, perhaps..."

Luckily, I'm getting over this bug fast. I took off a couple of classes in order to rest and got someone to cover my shift at work last night. I pretty much only have a runny nose left and I'm hoping that will go away at least long enough for the interview, let's hope! Heaven knows nobody wants to hire someone who has infected the whole company with their germs. It's not really a good first impression, needless to say! Also needless to say, I will be bringing hand sanitizer with me to the interview!!!