DH has been after me for about a year or so to take some time off. Go somewhere. Rest. This weekend I finally took him up on his offer. After a little bit of hemming and hawing (OK, a lot of hemming and hawing) I decided to avoid wasting any of my precious time off on traveling and just hole up in a very nice downtown hotel. I found a great deal at a little boutique hotel with a lovely view, twenty-four hour room service and a patio with a hot tub.

Last night I went out to dinner with a couple of girlfriends, (Hi, Denise!!!!) followed by a luxurious nine hours of sleep. I’d forgotten that it was even possible to sleep that long.

Today it became clear that I had cleverly managed to time the weekend off to coincide with the onset of the latest version of the Pacific Northwest Creeping Crud. I managed to venture out for short while this morning, walked around in the rain, got a latte and shopped at Nordstrom. By noon I was done for the day. I spent the afternoon resting. Sounds dull, but it was actually nice. I knitted and watched the clouds roll past the Brewery Blocks. It was really beautiful.

My big evening plans are to eat, sit in the hot tub and then perhaps watch a pay-per-view movie. By tomorrow I should be completely healed and ready for our local FCC Chinese New Year Celebration.

Researchers at the University of Iowa are reporting that they have observed chimpanzees “skewering a tree creature for supper with a spearlike tool”. To the best of my knowledge this is the first time chimps have been seen making weapons.

The bush baby-stabbing chimps were most commonly adolescent females.

Don’t mess with the ladies.