Journal Entry
Well, Karen will not be cooking in the new kitchen today anyway... neither the oven or the cooktop are working. I tried a few things, then gave up on it... my head isn't working right. Not right enough for electricity, anyway.
She'll take the turkey over to Kims and cook it...
And now, for earlier...
I was eating free turkey. Well, I wasn't really, I was eating free ham and candied yams. The hospital gives free meals to those of us fortunate enough to work the holidays.
Speaking of turkeys... I x-rayed one tonight. His girlfriend had hit him in the nose with a large glass ashtray... while the was in the midst of beating her up. I got to x-ray her too...
You'd need a LARGE oven for those two...
The comedian Red Foxx said it, I'm just repeating it...
He's really pissed at the pilgrims for shooting a turkey.
If they would've only shot a bobcat, we would all be eating pussy for thanksgiving...
Shortly after I got to work tonight, I twisted my right knee when I stepped on the cap of a needle-casing. I felt my knee kinda give, but it didn't hurt. Not then, anyway. I was in CT, warming the machine up to do a patient. It takes a few minutes, and I was sitting down. When I got up I knew immediately that something was wrong; pain does that, that's what it's for.
I took some Tylenol after I sent the patient back, but it didn't improve any. And my knee crackles and pops when I walk, and it hurts more too. And it hurts when I'm just sitting.
So I asked the ER doc to take a look at it. He said that there was an effusion (blood in the joint) and that I should get a brace and take an Aleve three times a day for ten days, then if it's not all better, I need to see an orthopod and get it scoped.
I'm glad that it happened now instead of several weeks ago... I'd not have got the kitchen done, that's for sure. Of course, I don't really know how much this is going to limit me, I just know that right now, it hurts like hell.
Damndamndamn, it's always something. Especially as you get older... however, both of my knees are the same age... to the best of my knowledge, anyway...
And damndamndamn I'm tired. Luckily, except for one vicious spurt, I haven't really been busy tonight. Actually, I would like to be a little busier, just to keep awake, but that would require that I walk around, which would be painful. DIYDADIYD.
That's Damned If You Do And Damned If You Don't. Pronounced die-daddy-iid. I just made that up, just now. What a brain... worthless but fun. I coined an acronym. Seems like I've done that before...
And back to now...
My leg hurts. Additionally, I'm very disgruntled by the electrical situation, and I need to go to bed before I do any more damage.
In case you can't tell, I'm very frustrated. There's not enough time, or enough money, and I'm not nearly smart enough.
Things will look better after eight hours of sleep, I know that they will...