I actually had two things that I enjoyed about being sick enough to be home from school.

1. Getting to watch afternoon movies and all afternoon cartoons.
2. In the evening, I slept soundly to the harmonious hiss and cool spray of our Hankscraft vaporizer (the large circular brown and white one).

i'd always try and slump over to my vhs shelf and watch a few movies if nothing was on television. if i wasn't feeling too bad i'd usually bust out a comic book or play a few video games

In the mornings I would find myself watching those early morning workout shows that just had music and people doing excersizes. Mostly because I didnt feel like getting out of bed to change the channel

Feeling the comfort of being at home and not dealing with the pressures of school.

thecrow174 wrote :
Feeling the comfort of being at home and not dealing with the pressures of school.

Same here dude...

Watching the Price is Right, cartoons I would miss while being in school, and instructional tv blocks.

I also remember a couple times when I was sick that one of the networks were airing Godzilla marathons. That's how I got hooked on Godzilla.