stitchwhich | I was mistaken

I'm pretty sure, after getting worse as the day progressed, that I have the flu. Which I appreciate since it comes hard, yes, but like March, leaves easy. And much quicker than a cold does.

I've been whiling my hours of grumpiness/sleeplessness away online. I've found (and purchased after getting Arni's opinion) a new camping mattress. This one. It holds up to 450lbs and will fit inside my little Viking tent. Supposedly it's practically impervious to punctures and has no 'stretched plastic' sag. Amazon had it for about $90, which is a lovely low price and included free shipping. Who was I to argue? My only complaint is the patterning of the thing. Camo. Ugh. But as I plan on creating a linen slipcover for it, I won't have to see that for very long. I need it by the first weekend in April so I can camp at "The Battle of Clontarf" up in Havre de Grace, MD. I expect it will be a tad cold there during the night but between my tiny tent, my sheepskin cover and my handy-dandy Coleman propane heater I an gonna be snug as a bug in a rug.

I've been enjoying web-browsing in between bouts of playing catch-up with eLists gone too long ignored. Like what I can read here, a museum weblog that I learned about after reading of someone's search for Viking-era toys. One entry in the blog had a picture of two dolls in it and although those were not what I was looking for, well, there were all these other neat entries and then I was caught. It has been really fun to browse. Especially since so much of it has to do with their Egyptian collection.

And then there's This English-usage site with tests and fun stories about the uses and antecedents of English words.

That should keep me silent ('cause my throat really hurts) and happy (don't come near me, I'm a really grumpy sore meanie right now) until this flu passes.

[edit] This is prety darn handy too: http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/EnglandYork.htm

[more editing] And thanks to

pearl my new screen saver is this: