Things I Do When I'm Sick...

It's the last Saturday of the holidays and, since yesterday, I've been sick. Just a stupid cold with a wicked cough but I've been laid up in bed for nearly two days. So, to make myself feel better I thought I'd make a list of things that I do to make myself feel not so useless and feel a little more human...

First - I draw. I love to do arts and crafts but I'm normally so busy with school work that I don't really get a chance to indulge myself in my true passions.

These are a couple that I've done just to make me feel a little better. (I hate being sick...I'm constantly on the move so being forced to stay still irks me...I'm also stubborn...)

Another thing I do is catch up on my own personal reading. In this case I'm re-reading this series:

The Belgariad was one of my first ventures into epic fantasy. It has a special place in my heart though I'm really not sure why I have double ups of many of the books. (Queen of Sorcery is sitting on my bed...two books nearly finished in two days...a bonus of being sick.)

Then there is staying hydrated. Along with water and orange juice, Bungaberg Ginger Beer is a staple for when I'm sick. (Thanks flatmate for buying the liquid goodness) Plus fruit - feijoas, bananas, oranges...

Trying to stay healthy though I did have a bag of crispy M&Ms this morning...there is something to be said for comfort food...

Then, when I'm not coughing some video games always work as a great distraction. 

These are my go to games. Yes - I'm replaying The Last of Us for the third or fourth time...this time I'm done with normal - bring on the hard level...don't know if I'm brave enough to do Survivor...

Then there is sleeping. I had myself a 'nana' nap this afternoon...more from the fact that I had spent half the night coughing but still...

A hot bath is also great but, after about ten minutes, I start to feel lazy. 

Finally - I bought myself a gift. Say hi to Albert...look at that attitude...

Anyway, these are some of the things that I do to keep myself occupied while sick. I also, apparently, take bad photography. That's next on my hobby list...learn how to take semi decent, arty photos...

I'm going to fix myself some dinner now...peace all. 

Wekend Round Up #5

School's back from summer...
I'm lucky enough to have the opportunity to be an Assistant Head of Department for this year. (An ASSHOD if you will...heh heh)
My timetable is much the same as last year but that's good.
I am teaching a class that uses iPads.

And that's my round up and now for the good stuff.

First up - although it's an ad for whisky the story in the ad is beautiful and a little but on the heart warming side. Plus, it highlights a problem regarding literacy. Being an English teacher I find the story is more important than what they are trying to sell.

Next is this awesome trailer for the new season of Hannibal.

It's based on the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and deals with Hannibal Lector before he meets Clarice. This has given it a new spin and, if you haven't seen the first season, you need to. Warning - it is gruesome and dark. Yet brilliantly done.

This tumblr - Disney Bound is one of my favourite places to check out. I love tumblr for many reasons but Leslie Kay creates outfits based around Disney. It's really neat and I'm a fan of cosplaying every day if you can!

There are numerous others but I'll let you explore! :)


Next, I've just bought the Burial at Sea DLC for Bioshock Infinite. And, once I figure out why it won't download properly, I will be playing that!

Finally, I'm going to end with this ad from the Superbowl. I'm a kiwi so I have very little knowledge about the Superbowl and I hear more about ads rather than the actual game. This ad spoke to me - especially with the number of 'colour' coded toys that seem to be on the market. Seriously, stop marketing things toward 'gender' and start marketing them to the kids who want to play!

Anyway, that's all from me for this week. Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.

Peace and pancakes,
Jaime