It didn't occur to me until just now that this week may very well be the last 'spring break' of my life.
Oh glorious spring breaks! Whence have you come, and to where have you gone?!
So i'm working on capitalization and punctuation. i really hate it in informal typing; it just takes up those extra miliseconds between thought and the buzz of my fingers on the keyboard which can inhibit my creative flow. so, i apologize for my past illegibility, and simply explain the inconsistency of any ensuing entries.
:)
Thus far on spring break (started last friday) i have done a total of.....
0 hours of homework
abundant hours of sleep
ridiculous amounts of sitting on my ass
watched at least 4 movies
gone to rochester to visit nate's family
took an evening at my own folks' place
not called my friends enough
spent mucho mucho time w/nate
much blank 'space for thought' time due to my ass-sitting
etc
etc
i would like to say that i basically began my spring break last tuesday evening. the reason is as follows:
i sprained my foot; yes, my foot, not my ankle. how does one do this you ask? well, apparently i did it on the treadmill last monday afternoon.
i run frequently or use the elipticals (running machine), so i didnt think anything of my normal workout that day, until tuesday about 12-1pm when my left foot started hurting so much i couldnt walk on it. i thought i just had a cramp or stepped wrong for a minute, but as it turns out my brushing it off was worthless.
nate drove me home from work that afternoon after i called him whimpering and almost crying in pain. oh, i felt fine when i sat down- which i just couldnt understand! and it was the whole outside of my foot and into the heel- how weird!
anyway, adam, nate's older bro, and laura were both coming over that night to make/eat indian food @my place w/nate, emily (roomate) and i- so i couldnt cancel on them and go to the doc!! miss indian food?? are you kidding me?!! so i toughed it out for the night and decided to see how the darn foot was the next day.
not so good; actually kinda worse.
so i stayed home, missing some work and a class, hoping upon hope that it would just go away. i didnt need another injury! especially w/my left hand being hurt and in pain too!! sheeeeesh!
so, around 7pm, i finally relented to going to the doc and nate took me. the doc said i have a sprained foot, which is technically a torn or stretched ligament. i told him i didnt understand how i got it and why i wounldnt feel it for 24 hours after doing it (i didnt recall running funny, or turning it, or anything!). he said that it was endorphines. ah, i see. damn. says it's common in runners.
i was offered no crutches or anything and simply told to keep it elevated and apply heat for 7-10 days. hence- i started my spring break early. i spose it's better than a broken foot!!!
so, i have a gimpy left side: sprained foot and torn cartilage in wrist. how awful! i keep thinking how thankful i am to have nate to take care of me so much and be around- plus emily is great too. also, work is very flexible. thank god i didnt have any big spring break plans! all i can really do i take a short walk once in a while...so im gonna try and use emily's exercise bike to pump my blood. i started to get so stir-crazy on wed-fri last week when all i was doing was hanging around!!!
other than these frustrations testing my resiliency, i toughed it out for a Flogging Molly show last thursday night, which was awesome- as they always are. it made me soo happy to get out of the apt!! nate helped me hobble to and from the bus downtown, or gave me piggy back rides- so i cant complain too much. ;)
i saw the old classic movie "Patton" this weekend w/nate's fam, and it was pretty awesome for a war movie. it wasnt so much enwrapped in the war for the blood of it aspect, but for the character of the people, esp. General George Patton. He thinks he's some type of reincarnated military general from over milennia, which made him quite a nerdy subject for me to examine. for example he thought he was a Greek and a Roman general, one during Napoleon's time, etc etc. basically he was a historically literate poet nut who was a REAL person during WWII and had a descent film made about him. i'd highly recommend it.
then i caught a cold. well, then i knew i had hit the number 3- that is, if you're superstitious, you'd know that bad things come in 3's. so at least it wasn't worse. so yeah, im pretty banged up these days. shoulda knocked on wood harder somewhere, or maybe then i woulda just broken whatever limb with which i hit it??? who knows.
THEN, i got my application response to this dig in SW France that i applied to for 3.5 weeks this summer. I was ACCEPTED!!!!! i didn't think i'd have a problem getting on the crew because of my past dig experience, my study abroad, and of course- all my relevant college coursework. but, there's always that doubt in your mind. anyhow, im pretty excited to have that opportunity this summer and i will probably take it, depending on how my hand is doing and how willing the supervisors are in adjusting to my abilities to haul dirt w/one hand...
so yeah, go me!!!
The job search is on. as soon as i can strap on my nice, black heeled boots (need a strong, healed foot...) to go with some nice clothes, i'm out the door to go bug companies to hire me for a year at least starting this summer sometime. i don't really want to go back to serving (waitressing, for those not caught up w/the PC term) partially cuz of my hand, and partially cuz the work just plain sucks. it's rough on your body; the money can really suck you in; and you really don't get as much respect as you might think. so, i think serving's out. i'm thinking about finding a job in a jewelry store. i've always thought that would be interesting and i'm willing to learn the trade. nate complained when i told him and said that forever after i would 'analyze anything he ever bought me.' hahahha.... well, it's either that or have a poor girlfriend. i'd think he'd much prefer a sugarmomma than a gf w/empty, holey pockets. so, if you know anyone who's hiring, let me know!! or any descent-paying job, in which i can also get healthcare benefits if necessary!!
*sigh......
does anyone actually read this? if so, please let me know by leaving me a message! it'll help me know how often to update my blog!! AND it's reallyyyyyyyy nice to hear feedback and just to hear 'hello'!! like from you, chad!!
well, that's 'all' for now
take care, happy st. pat's on thursday- drink an extra Guinness for me.
