Early warning signs:
Scene I
M: Do you want a cup of tea?
bethini: I don’t care.
M: Do you want to watch Spongebob?
bethini: *dribbling audibly* What? Yes, please.
M: Maybe you should have an early night.
bethini: It won’t help. Nothing helps.
Scene II
bethini: I think that works well.
boss: Are you alright? Your eyes are doing that wandering thing.
bethini: *struggles to maintain eyeball control* I think I might need to go home early.
Bad signs:
- Subject has no interest in knitting, food, or reading. Not even Twitter.
- Subject does not give two squirts in a bucket about this development.
- Subject whining frequently about feeling too hot, reluctant to expend energy to correct situation.
- Subject’s naps as rich with weird and vivid dreams as a fruitcake is with fruit. (The dreams are the fruit.)
Promising developments:
- Subject interested in Tumblr, slowly graduates to Twitter.
- Subject develops rudimentary opinions.
- Subject cuddles balls of yarn in bed, begins adding projects to Ravelry queue.
- Subject’s naps become restorative instead of exhausting.
The road to recovery:
- Subject begins reading a new book and knitting.
- Subject showing interest in whiskey.
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