You'll get through the sinus stuff and be yourself again soon.
Good news on the interview! Try not to put an expectation on the date. It sounds like it'll happen, but at a pace that only they understand. It's hard for me to type with all my digits crossed for you. :-)
Hey, look at the bright side: at least Immigration isn't after you too!
When you feel up to it, post some more details in the Windows X.X forum about your difficulties and we'll try to help. With enough dinking around with it Windows can usually be made to cooperate.
Go read the [link|http://www.ananova.com/news/lp.html?keywords=Quirkies|Quirkies] for a while and you'll feel better.
Luck!
Cheers,
Scott.