Silver lining

I'm so ill that I can't breathe through my nose at all, and breathing through my mouth is painful to my sore throat. But I just had the fantastic realization that being home sick from work tomorrow will mean I can work on the pair of socks I'm knitting for the boyfriend's dad. Oh joy! I wonder if he would take issue with wearing socks that I knit while stopping for sneeze/nose-blowing breaks every 2-5 minutes...