Sick day

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I've been trying to adjust from my native schedule (sleep 02:00-10:00) to one compatible with this semester's classes (sleep 23:30-07:30). It hasn't been going well, so I've spent the past two weeks chronically sleep-deprived. Now the inevitable has happened and I've got the cold that zeightyfiv brought home.

Day 1 - Sore throat, leaden fatigue.
Day 2 - Sore throat, fatigue, joint aches, vertigo.
Day 3 - ???

I can't decide whether the vertigo is irritating or entertaining.

In the mean time, have a link: The Fibershed Project is really cool. If you like crochet or knitting, you should check it out.

Comments

[serenissima]

Vertigo sucks. I had a bout of some illness that included vertigo years ago when I was still in NJ. It was genuinely frightening and one of the nastiest experiences of my life; fortunately, it lasted less than a week. I think I took antibiotics. I hope you feel better soon.

I am staying up late looking at this Fibershed thing. It sounds like a worthwhile endeavor. I remember hearing from ABC's Made in America segment that it's virtually impossible to find American-made textiles. I peeked at the Marketplace... hoo boy. I'm all for saving the world, but those clothes are way out of my price range. Also, it's convenient for the blogger that a tank top can serve as a bra for her, but that would never work for me.

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Thanks. The vertigo is gone today.

The made-garments in the Fibershed marketplace are *very* far out of my price range. But their yarn isn't that much more than the high-end things I see in my local yarn store (until you add on shipping costs). I'm generally happy to put in labor myself, for the satisfaction of being able to say 'I made it'.