Planes, Trains and Tonsils

Like silk, I don't travel well.
My wrinkly, dishevled appearance is greatly enhanced by general malaise and crank.
No, not the drug - the mood.

crank·y1 /kræŋki/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[krang-kee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, crank·i·er, crank·i·est.
1. ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
2. eccentric; queer.
3. shaky; unsteady; out of order.
4. full of bends or windings; crooked.
5. British Dialect. sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.

Hm, I like the idea of being "full of bends" or "bendy" if you will.
**Source: dictionary.com

Number 5 also applies. While I am neither feeble nor sickly I am infirm.
Tonsillitis. The medical mystery? No Tonsils.

My business trip to Denver caused a sudden regrowth of tonsils and apparently, the bacteria that loves to nest in them.

Those damn mountains and thin air.
*shakes fist*