Sick Day

Yesterday, I was sick. I had one of those nasty throat/head cold things that just plain ole' wiped me out. I stayed home as to not expose anyone else to the germs, because I'm a nice person like that. I stay home to work fairly regularly, snow days and on those days when I just need to be sure I won't be interrupted, and I'm pretty productive when I do, so I figured it wouldn't really be a problem; I'd stay in bed late to get the extra rest, do some work and only sneeze in my own home, not in the office. But the best laid plans...work...apparently a few sniffles and I don't remember what work is. For the first time in a very very very long time I was unable to resist that call of the comfy couch, the DIY Network and last week's TV shows streaming over the internet.

On average I watch 5 or 6 hours of TV a week. I'm one of those people who could totally just get sucked into anything. Those old TVLand marathon weekends, you remember, when they would show 48 hours straight of something that you really should only ever see an hour of like...Adam 12 or green acres or something...those were like crack to me. So knowing my TV addiction can be readily activated by crap, (I'd be less embarrassed by it if it was educational TV, but no, I love the cheesy garbage...I own Relic Hunter on DVD...although How It's Made has been known to transfix me as well), I try to limit my weekly TV time. But yesterday, with every intention of doing work, I watched 10, yes 10 hours of TV. I'm surprised my brain still works. This is not appropriate behavior for someone of my academic profession, and all my colleagues would probably find it appalling. (so why do I feel compelled to tell the whole world about it on my blog?)

I did turn it off and pulled out a paper that I need to proof read, but the silence just killed me and it went back on. My compromised immune system made me weak. I needed the rest. [Insert whatever lame excuse you want]. I feel so guilty. Ugh.

I did manage to sew the tiny seams and weave in the ends of Thalia. It's pretty no?

There will be more information coming on this project. On the body shots for one, when both hub and I can find the time to do it. It's hard to photograph yourself. And after those, there maybe some mods to attack. Just for fun I tossed it on over my thermal shirt yesterday, no way was I going sleeveless since I only emerged from under the blanket like twice all day and found the outside world to be too cold for me. People tell me it was in the 70's, but I don't believe them. Anyways, I digress about the weather. There is some gapping under the arms, and I'm not entirely sure my whole chest doesn't hang out. I haven't decided what to do with it yet. Since it was a test knit, mods where not allowed. I detest frogging, but I still have hope for this one. It might just sit for a while. I haven't really decided. Maybe the thermal shirt didn't really help and I should just wait and see. Maybe washing and blocking will help. I'm a big fan of blocking. I still have to type up some of my notes on the pattern for the designer and once I do that I'll post more on the whole process.

Next up: finishing a sock. Just like I promised.