Mucoused Out

I would love to solve the riddle of my sinuses. Why the hell do I get sinus infections so often? Any time I contract some semblance of illness, it settles into my face. Not. Cool. My little bro came down with a cold two weeks ago, and I worked like the dickens to avoid getting it. I seemed to evade it for awhile with distance, enormous quantities of grapefruit seed extract, and Emergen-C. Then I decided it would be a good idea to fly to Chicago and back in one day for an audition. Clearly, I am retarded. I had a few hours to kill in Chicago after the audition, so I walked around in freezing temps and went to a museum full of malady-carrying children. Again, retardation station. My flight back was (obviously) completely full and running late, so I spent hours with many strange coughing people, only to arrive back into Denver fatigued, chilled, and exposed to all sorts of delicious colds and illnesses. Mmm-mm-good. So of course, I woke up the next day with that familiar, friendly buzz at the back of my nose and pharynx. Hurray! The cold wasn't too bad; I've seemed to keep it entirely in my nose and face. No throat action, which is a huge blessing, since I've had this silly but very lucrative competition to sing in this week. However, the snot emanating from my face is unreal. It is hideous, sticky, green, incessant. No amount of Guafenesin, phenylephrin or pseudoephedrin has been able to kick it. Mild control, that is all. So here I sit, red nose and lips like I can't kick a dirty coke habit. My trash can is a fount of used tissues. Why does this happen? Every effing time? Oh, and did I mention I'm currently uninsured? AWESOME!