this morning i woke straight up at 3:45. i couldn't for the life of me get back to bed. i read, i facebooked, i watched bad tv, and even tried to do some work. nothing. i was wide awake. i was also freezing. (the nice summer weather is apparently also on holiday today.) so i pulled out the big socks, and because i decided to waste the day, i've had them on ever since.
they're seriously the warmest thing i own. you can't really tell from the photo, but they're like a quarter inch thick of knitted cabled goodness that go up to my knees (although i usually wear them scrunched). i randomly bought them in prague during one of the coldest, oddest vacations ever. i wish i had bought more than one pair.
oh and for the record, i don't recommend waking up that early, especially on a bonus day. it just really throws your whole day off, and sort of kills the motivation. that is unless you're motivated to sit around all day playing video games, and eating slowcooked ribs. in that case go on and wake up at 3:45. it worked for me and i'm sure it could work for you too.