Hooray for Sputnik 2!

[wiseheart]

Got my second jab today. Still no sign of sprouting excess hair or barking, so I guess I'm not about to turn into the space-faring dog Laika, after all. (For the very young among us, she was the first ever space traveller - sent up by the Russians somewhen in the 1950s or 1960s or whatnot.)

Other than that, I was on kitchen duty today. I cooked for the next two days in advance, which is fortunate because I haven't managed to do the weekly laundry as well, so that will have to be done tomorrow. Not having to cook on the same day is a relief.

No creative activities whatsoever today. All I did was to pre-pick the next stitched card. It will be a large egg that was originally supposed to be beaded but I think I'll go for metallic thread instead. We'll see.

I hope you're all having a restful weekend.

Comments

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

That story about Laika chills me to the bone everytime.
Imagine starving all alone far far faaaar away from Earth.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Actually, she died from overheating, according to Wikipedia. Not that that would be any better. But at least she'll never be forgotten.

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness, I hope that went more quickly. She must have been terrified.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Let's hope she passed out from the heat early on.

[meathiel]

Laika was at the end of the 50s, if I remember correctly.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yep, I've just looked it up. 1957, IIRC. I was one year old... *g*

[bk_forever]

Yay for the jab.

I'm hoping to get my first one soon.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The jab itself doesn't hurt a bit. After the first one I had no side effects at all, either. Now, after the second one my arm is a tiny bit swollen and red around the needle mark, but they say it's to be expected and will go away on its own. I hope they are right.

[bk_forever]

That doesn't sound too bad. I've got some friends who have suffered with fever and exhaustion after their vaccination.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I know. I consider myself lucky. It's just inconvenient.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Metallic thread sounds fun.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

But not easy to work with.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

The card looks like it will be very pretty. I spent most of Saturday watching Chinese TV again...and will probably do the same today.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

As good a way to spend your time as many others. Have fun! :)

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

I think that actually I´d prefer Sputnik to Astra. Have been a lot of accidents with this one recently in Austria!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Every vaccine may or may not have side effects. I had none after the first jab but now I have some mild ones after the second one.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

The card is lovely, I imagine the metallic thread one will be also. Glad your vaccinations have gone well with relatively few side effects.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The metallic thread one is almost finished. I'm just tinkering with the middle part. Haven't quite figured out what design I want to use for that.