cold vs allergies

well, well, well...if this isn't how life works...the infamous first annual wafflepalooza is this weekend, so i don't have a lot of time to deal with a tickle in my throat which started on monday...and then my eyes began itching... but i felt pretty good otherwise. now it's a little more stuffy up north and the rest of my body is a smidge achey too...granted, i have worked out the last few days...so how do i know if it's allergies:

excuse the swear word, but it's how i feel (image found on web)

image found on web

or a common cold???

i have taken meds for both and i am still at square one...