No real update today...

[feren]

My wrists have been paining me a great deal the last two days. I'm compensating with an increase in my intake of Aleve, which is to say I'm upping my Naproxen intake. Naproxen is a wonderful anti-inflammatory and helps to some small extent. I guess I should go back to my general practitioner and get a referral to an orthopedic surgeon to see what they can do about cutting my wrists open and fixing things up, but man... that's just evil, evil, evil. I have no desire to let somebody cut my wrists open. What if they make a mistake? I'll be positively screwed because I depend on my ability to type to make my living. It's hard to enter Cisco configurations by repeatedly bashing your head upon the keyboard.

It's amusing to watch (because, as Homer Simpson once said, It's funny because it's not me!) but it's hard to be productive.

I came home this afternoon to find that Ra had been sick while I was away, and used clothes from my closet (dirty already, thankfully) to cover up the small pile of sick he left on the carpet. I'm not surprised that he was sick, he positively inhaled his food this morning after I fed him.

AC is gone from the office tomorrow which is a definite bonus. The downside to balance out this little bit of good news is that I'm working the swing shift. My boss has the late shift this week, but he has to drive out to Indianapolis and nobody else will cover for him. It does give me the opportunity to run some errands in the morning, though -- I need to get a haircut and stop by CVS for some supplies.

Last night I was in the mood for random violence so I unwrapped my copy of The Prophecy. I had forgotten just how commanding a performance Christopher Walken provides in this film, and I was really surprised by the sound track. I'll have to remember to try and pick up some more of that fellows work.

I've also recently succumbed to the siren's call that is Netflix. I'll activate my subscription on Sunday when I get home from New Jersey, and see what sort of films they've got. I have a 14 day free trial -- does anybody have any suggestions?

While I was reorganizing my furniture I found a receipt from the post office, dated 7/12/03. This is from the shipment I made the same day roho accompanied me to ship the gift for Genesis that he, kestral and I had picked up on a whim. I'm looking at the destination on my receipt and wondering... I purchased Global Express Mail shipping for my package, which means it should have arrived on the other continent by 7/19. I find myself wondering if it ever made its way to its destination or if it's still in transit. I guess I will just have to bide my time. If it ever arrives, and it arrives safely, I'm sure I'll be told sooner or later. But still, I can't help but wonder.

I'm going to go to bed shortly, but I thought I'd share something that yotogi just shared with me online....

Yotogi finds solid proof that Bruce Campbell really IS a god.
Yotogi says, "Bruce is hit by an EXPLORER. Bruce suffers minor injuries, no hospital stay. Asshat drunk driver STRIKES THE WINDSHIELD and is in critical condition. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&&&u=/ap/20030728/ap_en_mo/people_bruce_campbell_1"
Yotogi aahahahahs. "Hail to the king, baby."

Hail to the king indeed. Here's to a speedy recovery and a fruitful lawsuit, Bruce.

We will prevail and perform our function

Comments

[yotogi.livejournal.com]

Actually, according to witness accounts, Mr. Campbell once attended a book-signing in New England, inside a church. Someone cried out, "Do you know that you're a god?!" To which he replied, "Of course. That's why we're in church." I don't think anyone took him seriously. The statement carries a bit more weight now, no?

[gen.livejournal.com]

Did you find Viggo in Prophecy?

[roho.livejournal.com]

I did, and I wasn't even actively watching ;)
Bad Aragorn!

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

Sure you want a surgeon then? A surgeon knows surgery, yes, and will tend towards that as a solution. Since the wrist problem is likely carpal or such, which is a nerve problem, perhaps a neurologist would be better. A neuro is interested in the nerves, and is more likely to consider non-surgical treatment. If the neuro says it's time to operate, then you can be fairly sure it really really is - and the neuro would probably refer to a surgeon s/he trusted with that operation.

[feren.livejournal.com]

[Since the wrist problem is likely carpal or such]

Oh, I've known it's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for over a year and a half now. I went to my doctor in January of 2002 when they first started to really hurt, and she diagnosed me with relative ease. Since this is a pretty serious thing to me I went and got a second opinion from another doctor, with the exact same result.

Of course their solution was to prescribe pain killers and anti-inflammatories. There's nothing in this world that can't be fixed with pills, you know.

[feren.livejournal.com]

[which is a nerve problem]

This is a pretty common misconception, and I'm not sure where it originated from.

CTS is not really a nerve problem in most cases, although nerves are involved. A good (if basic) explanation of what Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is can be found here. Essentially it's a soft tissue problem -- swelling occurs in the Carpal Tunnel, but has nowhere to go and thus the pressure crushes the Median nerve, causing pain and dysfunction. The nerve's involvement is secondary, the primary problem is the swelling of the ligaments and other tissues.

Oh This is gonna hurt

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