ARCHIVES - 1996 to FOREVER

I still need my cane to go anywhere, though.

I think that I won't even try to go back to work until Wednesday. The last time that I did this, I was off for two weeks; I don't want to repeat that.

Sitting around and doing nothing is pretty damned boring... the web doesn't refresh itself often enough (not enough people writing interesting things)... there is work that I could be doing, like taxes, but I really shouldn't be doing stuff like that when I'm on the drugs. That would be dangerous.

I have managed to do some of the stretching exercises today, and I'll do the full bunch tomorrow.

It's strange to know that I can't call my buddy Jess... I'll get used to it, but it's hard. I'm still thinking about Mom frequently.

I have been pretty lucky in that I haven't lost many close friends or relatives until recently, but I have the feeling that I'm due for some payback... I don't like that at all.

Speaking of Mom, I found a phone number for one of her friends in Missouri and called and left a message on her answering machine for her to call me... I'm sure that she'll know what it's about.

Mom had a lot of friends that I don't know, unfortunately.

I also got her ID for yahoo and checked her mail, but I didn't see any there from people that I didn't know, and that kinda surprised me.

20:00...
I starting to get something, the left side of my neck is swollen up and it's hard to swallow. I feel like I've got a fever, but the tylenol 3 that I'm taking wouldn't allow my body to do that.

Actually, I'm feeling pretty crummy all the way around.

But I'm really happy that my back is better. It's hell thinking that any moment the wrong movement will put you in excruciating pain.

I stayed up too late last night, and I didn't get up until 10:00 this morning... it takes about two hours for me to get the kinks out and the joints lubricated.

Plus, of course, I'm moving slowly so as to not irritate my back.

And in addition to everything else, I've got a low-grade headache.

And the answer for all of that is... sleep, and that's what I'll do.