# Cabin Fever!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 29, 2000, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabin-fever/47710 "2000-12-29T20:32:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabin-fever/47710/1 "2000-12-29T20:32:49Z")
Oh god, I want OUT OF MY HOUSE! I don’t drive, as many of you know. No, I’m not a loser, just never got around to getting my license. I’m not hard to entertain-set me down in a big ass room full of history books and I’m happy as a clam. Yes, I have the Internet…but… I WANT OUT!!! The roads are bad, and I can’t go anywhere. I want to go to the Carnegie library in the worst possible way. I want more books-I have some on order, but they aren’t here yet. I’m re-reading three V.C. Andrews books at the minute and posting on the SDMB and at SAAN. I’m waiting for my next installment to come from the Franklin Mint for my Titanic Portrait Doll-it’s taking facking forever! I have a headache from staring at the computer for a while, and shortly, I think I’ll go and take a nap. I want to go back to school. I want to see my professors, and get into my classes-great ones: Contemporary Central America The Middle Ages History of the British Empire Elementary Russian Language and Culture 1 I want to debate in my classes. I want to go to the library and look up obscure European royalty from the past two centuries. In short: I’M BORED!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabin-fever/47710/2 "2000-12-29T20:43:57Z")
[slight hijack] If you want some GREAT books to read, and you get a chance to get them, try **The Camulod Chronicles** by Jack Whyte. I’ve mentioned them on the boards before, but here they are again: \* The Skystone The Singing Sword Eagles’ Brood The Saxon Shore The Fort at River’s Bend Metamorphosis: The Sorcerer \* Do not be misled by the titles. They’re not fantasy (As I thought when I picked up the second one in an airport), they’re historical fiction which chronicles the birth of the Colony which would become Camelot, sired by two great thinkers who turn out to be King Arthur’s great-grandparents. It’s told from a completely historical perspective, with all of the magic taken out. Brilliantly written, very informative about the culture of Britain in the late 4th century when the Romans left, and it totally ruined me for Merlin (he’s no longer a sorcerer in my eyes, just a brilliant General and then some). If you haven’t already read them, I’d suggest it. If you can’t get out of the house, e-mail me your address and I’ll Fed-Ex them to you if you promise to return them. ---
**Author:** ![OESGal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecae2f/32.png) [@OESGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OESGal)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabin-fever/47710/3 "2000-12-29T20:44:21Z")
Go outside and yell, “Can anyone drive me somewhere?!” See what happens 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabin-fever/47710/4 "2000-12-29T21:41:55Z")
Why are you home? Are you recovering from an injury? Do you work from home? Taking care of kids? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabin-fever/47710/5 "2000-12-30T01:04:48Z")
College student, on winter break. No where to go, don’t really know too many people…I’m kind of shy. I feel a bit better after my nap…_sigh_ I just want to get back to school. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabin-fever/47710/6 "2000-12-30T08:34:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*I want to go back to school. I want to see my professors, and get into my classes-great ones: > Contemporary Central America > The Middle Ages > History of the British Empire > \*\* With an eye to the two above interests, and from one history buff to another, may I recommend Thomas Costain’s four books on the Norman/Plantagenet era? The Conquering Family The Magnificent Century The Three Edwards The Last Plantagenets (my favorite of them) Should be available at the library. ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabin-fever/47710/7 "2000-12-30T10:13:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > **College student, on winter break. No where to go, don’t really know too many people…I’m kind of shy.** You can come over here, I’ll keep you warm. :maniacal grin: –Tim