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Getting Better

I went to the doctor yesterday. My mommy drove me there. The car ride actually resulted in a lot of pain later that evening, but the doctor gave me some nice pills. Percocet, natch, my new best friend, along with some cyclobenzaprine. Both of which made for a good night’s sleep last night, hooray. Sitting down seems to cause the most pain, which really blows, considering we have a long car ride coming up on Thursday. But I’ll survive. While I was at the doctor, I also told her that the sleeping aid she had given me a few months ago didn’t work. She also gave me a prescription for low dosage Ambien, which obviously I won’t be trying out for a while, unless I feel like going into a coma. I told her that my uncle has hallucinations when taking Ambien, and she told me not to worry about it, that I would be fine. Ooookay. She also reassured me that she has never had a patient who did weird things in the middle of the night while taking it. Heh.

Long Legs Asleep and Awake

I took these through the window in the kitchen. In the first one, he’s sleeping peacefully. In the second, I have woken him up with a tap on the glass. Mr. Grumpypants!

Aaron Spelling

I had meant to write a nice long post about the death of Mr. Aaron Spelling over the weekend, but my plans were derailed when my back went out. I do have a couple of things to say, though.

Ow! My Back!

This weekend, I officially turned 102 years old when I threw out my back. Threw out my back. Me. GODDAMMIT. I’ve never done something like this before; I’ve had back troubles like pulled muscles or pinched nerves and all that, but never this. The geekboy, the freakmom and I were bringing some things to our storage unit Saturday afternoon. I simply bent over wrong and felt something >>pop<< in the bottom of my spine, and then I couldn't stand up straight. All bent over like an angry old man from a sitcom. Except I was crying and hyperventilating because it hurt so much. Ugh. Long story short, I was finally able to straighten up and get in the car to go home. I spent the rest of the day on the floor with ice and Aleve and later, I got my hands on some sweet, sweet percocet. I'd never had that before and I can't believe I waited this long. Heh. The poor geekboy has basically been my cabana boy the entire weekend - getting me things and picking things up and helping me put on my shoes. Wait until I have to ask him to shave my legs for me.

Anyway, it’s now Monday and I am feeling a bit better. I still can’t bend over at all, I have to move slowly and carefully, and it still hurts. But it’s slowly improving. I’m really not supposed to be sitting at my desk right now, but I am tired of reading magazines and watching VH1. Ugh. I think I’ll go to the doctor later today. The scary part is that on Thursday, we’ll be in the car for 9 1/2 hours on our way to Canada for vacation. Depending on how I feel, I may spend the duration of that ride prone in the backseat, in a babbling percocet haze.

Papa Spelling Is Dead

Some of you are probably coming here today to see if I have anything to say about the death of Aaron Spelling. I do, but it won’t be up until Monday. Hearing the news this morning was a sad way to wake up on a rainy day…rest in peace, Papa Spelling. You were a genius.

Papa Spelling

Get well soon, Papa Spelling.

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Getting Closer

Every day, we’re a little bit closer to getting the new townhouse.

Settle For Brian

Hey ladies! Why not settle for Brian? He owns his own tux. [thanks rona]

Thank You Lt. Ehren Watada – Home

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Ehren Watada is the “first commissioned officer to publicly pledge to refuse deployment to the unlawful Iraq war and occupation.” He’s currently awaiting his fate. What’s interesting is that he doesn’t describe himself as a conscientious objector – he simply believes that this war is illegal and will not fight in it. Civil disobedience!