Ache Replacement

Maybe it's the weather, which has been foggy and dreary with surprisingly meh air quality. Maybe it's watching athletes at the top of their prowess from my comfy chair while "I'm sitting here doing nothing but aging." But dang, these body aches! Most of the fallout from the fall seems to be on its way to healing, but my IT band issues are reasserting themselves, I spent way too much time in the bathroom this afternoon, and I'm more than ready for spring to assert itself inside and out...

Silly Site o' the Day

Listen, I can't be bothered chronicling my life at the moment, I'm too busy watching the Olympics and working. So here, enjoy this video about algospeak:

 

Via Laughing Squid.

All the Celebrations

At last, it's not nearly as cold outside now as it's been. Heck, it's even above freezing into the evenings now, and the enthawening has begun (although I predict the snow will still stick around at least until the end of this month). Plus, it being Mardi Gras and the Lunar New Year and the start of Ramadan and Adar and whatever else I missed (oh yeah, a lot of NYC kids being out of school this week), the commute was a lot faster! Even the buses related to the nurses' strike which have been taking up almost all the lanes on Fifth Avenue alongside Central Park were nowhere to be seen today. And since I got in early I treated myself to an early departure (still suffering from a bit of insomnia, although no longer caused by post-falling pain) and got a seat easily on all the public transit. Happy whatever you celebrate!

Silly Site o' the Day

So you think your day is long? Look at how far you've traveled through space in your lifetime (via BoingBoing).

The Ides of Rest

Aside from general house organizing (finances, washing up, etc.) it was a deliberate do-nothing day to allow my body to heal more through rest and sleep. I do miss activity but I don't think it's the best thing for me at the moment. I probably should have done more reading, but I tend to read comics in bed in positions that wouldn't be the best for my right arm area...

You Just Keep Me Hanging On

This was probably my best Valentine's Day ever. Robin and I unboxed our sugar-free chocolate hearts, took some silly photos, then went out shopping (the driveway is almost clear of ice, although I did a slip-and-slide over some of it when exiting the car of my coworker who drove me home Thursday evening)  at the strip mall in Scarsdale that also contains the bank where I want to deposit checks from my mom's estate, as well as our favorite sushi place. Alas, the bank was closed but the sushi was terrific, as always. We got in some Olympics-watching and a bit of a kip before venturing out again locally for a fancy-schmancy dinner. Not sure when I'll be back to the fancy place, the ribeye I ordered was fattier than me, but we had a lovely romantic time nonetheless. So wonderful to be able to spend an entire day with my valentine. I can see doing this, oh, for the rest of my life.

Done Fall on a Friday

No no, not me. I actually slept through the night and didn't even need the neck pillow to prevent that rhomboid muscle (I assume) from flaring up and causing my right arm to tingle or throb in pain. That seems to be taking the longest to heal, and its pain has shifted from nighttime to daytime, which is actually a good thing as sleep is probably the best healer. Taking things easy over the weekend, more or less, and watching Olympics certainly helps, although I fear Friday the 13th got to the male skaters today...

Re, Re, Reinjured

It was a good thing a fellow exec assistant gave me a ride home today, as I arrived home about a half hour earlier than usual and was able to relax and eat dinner before tripping on the entranceway between the kitchen and hallway, and grabbing a wall to steady myself which of course was the exact wrong thing to do. I mean, I didn't fall again, but now the right hand is hurting all the way up to the arm and the part of my back behind my shoulder blade that has been giving me trouble in the night (and is the reason I'm so exhausted during the day, as I have to get up and take pills at 3 AM and who's going to go back to bed at that point with a 5:15 AM alarm?). So yay, more pills and my recovery time has been lengthened. Thank goodness I'm working from home tomorrow and Monday. Right now I'm wearing one of those airline neck pillows, that seems to help a bit, might try to sleep with it. In the meantime, Olympics reruns await!

Silly Site o' the Day

Back at the office today, pretty good all in all even though the morning commute was rough. I have to learn not to sit at the window seat while I still have this arm pain. But enough about me, here's the latest valentine from Randy Rainbow:

 

Silly Site o' the Day

The pain has started localizing so it's easier to pinpoint where to put the Voltaren and how not to move my right arm (mostly upward). Goodness only knows how going into Manhattan with my backpack will leave it tomorrow. But it's going to be good practice in looking downward when I cross streets. Are NYC bodega cats legal yet (via Laughing Squid)?