so...

well, today was there. i got to witness a car accident and end up on the police witness report. of course it took an abominably long time for said police to arrive. it is a good thing no one was seriously harmed, but still, over a half hour for both police and ems to arrive seems a little much. or maybe it's just me.

later on, got to see A Prairie Home Companion. great movie. especially if you get the in jokes for those who are familiar with the radio show. but still enjoyable even if you don't. the whole audience was laughing almost continuously throughout. altman's style seemed a perfect complement to the dry wit and easy conversational nature of garrison's writing. the only problem is that you have to stop laughing quickly to hear the next joke. but overall an hilarious movie. go see it.

enough for now.

zen

more on pain

yesterday was all about pain. i awoke in the morning to discover i couldn't stand up straight. between the back spasms and just overall agony, it took close to four hours to finally get enough mobility to get fully vertical. great fun. throughout the rest of the day spasms the likes of which i have not known for several months have visited me.

overall, a rather trying day physically.

otherwise though, not a bad day at all. i got out in late afternoon and evening, got some errands done and then just spent some time walking around. it was nice to be out of the apartment. ever since my great cleaning project slowed almost to a halt, its become a little depressing again. i really need to find the energy to get it going again. i actually was all set to go for it, planning my day around it. however the pain on waking in the morning forced a re-evaluation. but i dont feel like the day was a loss. i got to talk to some folks i dont see often and have some fun visiting with them, so all told, pretty decent as days go.

so there it is.

i keep thinking i need to try to make a serious go to this whole blogging thing. maybe either making a schedule or even posting regularly. i dont know. might be a bit ambitious for me. guess we will have to see.

maybe next time...

zen

Pain

today is all about pain.

after sleeping an extremely long time, somewhere in the neighborhood of 14-15 hours, i awoke to discover an almost total lack of mobility. this is not as uncommon as i would like, but today was much worse than usual. after several hours, a shower long enough to run all the hot water out and an excruciating set of stretches on my exercise ball, i have regained enough motion to actually consider sitting in front of the computer for a few minutes. this is not something i would normally do while experiencing strong back pain as the way i sit in my chair tends to exacerbate the pain, not alleviate it.

in other news...

i was recently offered the position of Apprenticeship Administrator for the stagehands local here in salt lake. it will be a decent amount of work, and provide a half time income as well, so that will help with some of the more traumatic efforts to keep the budget balanced. but more importantly, it gives me a chance to have some impact on a program i have long viewed as important but very... unsatisfactory in its execution. hopefully i can do some good while in the position.

thats about all that is happening. life progresses, i try to learn from it, and keep moving on.

c'est la vie.

zen