Get well soon, hopefully it's just an allergic reaction to dust or something and it will get better in the afternoon.

What equipment do you use for your illegal recordings? I have a small Sony minidisc recorder with a fairly good small microphone that I use for gigs, festivals and sessions ... but am considering getting one of the MP3 type recorders (like a Zoom H4) at some point (though possibly something like the Boss Micro BR would be more useful to me for recording my own stuff!)