Author: Keiran

Vacation, had to get away

Vacation time is finally here!!! I cannot wait to get out of this place and on that plane so I can see my bestest friend Emily again. Last night I was in that panicked and frenzied “oh god oh god we’re all doing to die!” … I mean the “oh god oh god I’m not ready at all!” phaze of my pre-travel routine. Today I’m nice and calm and ready to go. Mostly. There’s still worry that I forgot something, but then I always have that worry. haha.

Mom is coming up to Toronto too, for a few days. She flies out with me tonight, then she goes home Tuesday morning. Since she’s never been to Toronto (much less any of Canada), we’re going to show her around town and also go to Niagara for Sat/Sun.

I’m all bouncy excited ready to go, and I’ve still got an eternity to go until the plane even leaves. At least I get off work in 2 hours.

My boss turned in his notice last week. His last day is the 17th. I’m not sure who we are going to report to after he’s gone. At least he’s going to do my review before he goes, so that’ll be good. hah. A few other high-up people turned in their notices last week as well.

I wanted to write more, but I can’t seem to concentrate at all. Oh well!!

It’s only a matter of time before you shatter

I had my knee appointment yesterday, and as predicted, I got corticosteroid shots in both knees. The shots themselves were less painful this time, although the left knee always hurts worse than the right. That part was a plus. I got home, had a quick bite to eat, then hopped in bed — my usual post-shot routine. Nap only last about 1.5 to 2 hours since I had difficulty getting comfortable.

This time, though, my knees don’t want to play well. They seized up pretty badly after the shots, considerably worse than they have in the past. Getting up/sitting down is incredibly difficult, and I look pretty pathetic when I try to walk. I wasn’t able to sleep much at all last night. I tried my bed, and could not find a comfortable position. I ended up carefully making my way down stairs to attempt sleeping in the recliner. I was able to fall asleep there, but couldn’t stay asleep for more than 1.5 hours. So, since I went to bed last night, I’ve only had 3 hours of sleep. Grrr. I’m exhausted and sore and just want to pass out, but I can’t sleep.

Obviously, with this lack of sleep and inability to walk/sit/stand, I’m not going in to work today. This is the first day I’ve had to miss due to the injections. And it couldn’t be at a worse time, since I’ve had a ton of time off for doctor’s appointments this month. Sigh. Oh well. What can I do?

You can count on the bad bad weather

I keep meaning to write and meaning to write and I keep getting sidetracked. Gotta love the insanity that is life.

It has been raining here on an almost daily basis for the last couple of months. It’s absolutely insane. I mean, I don’t think we have even broken 100 yet, and that’s highly unusual for Dallas. We’re only just finally getting regular 90 degree days – in a typical summer, those are a daily occurrence for a minimum of a month by now. It’s so freakishly weird. We were in a drought for the last two years, and now in a matter of 6 months we’ve received MORE rainfall than we normally get in an entire year! There have been tons of problems with flooding, and some cities near DFW have declared a state of emergency because of all the flood waters. It truly doesn’t seem like summer at all.

My friend KD and I went to see Transformers on the 4th. I was kind of expecting a cheesy movie, but it was really amazing. They did a great job with it. It had rained some while we were watching the movie, and on the way out of the theater that created a problem for me. You know the red paint they use for fire lanes? When wet, that stuff can get very slick. One second I was walking and talking, laughing about the movie — the next I had slipped and was falling. Yup, another fall for me; and I landed on the same leg as I did 3 months ago. There were some short concrete poles there, and I grabbed at one as I fell. It didn’t stop me, but it did slow my fall, so my leg didn’t get as badly beat up, but I still had some bruising and knotted muscles, etc. For a day or two after the fall, the arm that I grabbed the pole with to slow my fall was in some serious pain too. I pulled a bunch of muscles on that side of my body from grabbing the pole. Figures, I just can’t stay uninjured for any length of time.

I ended up getting another injection in my tailbone last week. I went to a new doctor this time around, and things went a lot smoother. The best part about it — the injection was done in his office! He has a small surgical room set up to do the injections there. That is a HELL of a lot better than having to do it as day surgery at the hospital!! A lot cheaper too! Another benefit — no anesthesia this time. I was a little nervous about that before the shot, but afterwards I was fine. I really have NO clue why I had to be knocked out for the shot the first time. The injections in my knees are more painful than that! I am having a little bit of pain in the area still though, but in comparison to what it was pre-shot, it’s incredibly minor. I do have a follow-up visit in a few weeks, so I’ll bring up the fact that there’s still minor pain then. It’s not significant enough to worry about trying to get in sooner.

Today, I’m off to the knee doctor. More than likely I’ll be getting injections there as well. I’m kind of hoping I do, since I am going on vacation and need to be able to walk easily.

Last week, I got a jury summons. UGH! They wanted me to report on July 31st, but with that being only 3 days before I leave for vacation, that wouldn’t work. I sent in a request for postponement until after I get back from vacation, so I’ll likely be doing jury duty some time in August. I hope I don’t get picked. Or, if I do get picked, I hope it’s for a cool case. hahah.

God I can’t wait for my vacation to get here. Only 16 more days!! WOOO HOOOO!!!! We’re finally starting to get plans set up better, (my fault there) and it’s starting to sink in that it’s getting close and I’m getting more and more excited. I need to work on my various lists so I can make sure I have everything I need to take with me. I just ordered a couple of books last night for the flights. I’ve already got some Canadian money bought, but I need to buy more. I think we’re going this weekend, because mom needs to buy some too. I’ve had a couple of shopping sprees, buying new clothes & shoes for the trip. And, as stated above, I’ve had tons of doctor visits this month, making sure that I won’t be in pain. Yay!

I have the need to ramble more, but I’m stuck on what to ramble about. So I’ll go and pretend to work some more (already done for the day) until either it’s time for me to leave, or I think of something else to write.