Home!

And we're finally back home. I feel like I've run some sort of race, but the only prize was getting up the stairs to sit on my couch. Shouldn't there be a medal or neoprene sheet or something?

I'll be typing with my left hand for a while (which means a lot of deleting) but I'm here. I looked in the mirror for the first time today, and it's amazing to see my shoulders at the same height for the first time since I can remember. That means no more chiropractors following me around pushing it down, got it?

Sadly, the morphine is gone too. But I'm on some nice hydrocodone. Yum.

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Friday, June 27, 2008 link | talk (1)


 Left...

handed typing is not easy. One more night in the hospital. Thanks for all the good thoughts!

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Thursday, June 26, 2008 link | talk (1)


 Morphine...

is awesome. But it's still not enough to make that screaming judge on So You Think You Can Dance tolerable. My head hurts.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 link | talk


Surgery Update

Finally - it's been a very long day. Mick's surgery went very well - the doc removed a tumor the size of a softball! He'll hopefully be feeling much better tomorrow.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 link | talk (2)


 The Knife

For those of you not around all the time, I'm having some extra bone removed from my scapula on Wednesday.

Nothing to worry about. It just makes sense to have one place that everyone can go to get updates. Updates most likely posted by my mom. You know, instead of calling my cell phone while I'm in the hospital, trying to see what sorts of things I'll say on the morphine.

So look for a new post Wednesday evening-ish.

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Monday, June 23, 2008 link | talk (4)


 The Song of Summer

"On the Tequila" by Alanis Morissette. Note the shout out to Chicago in the bolded section. I've always said Alanis is wise, and this just proves it. Totally worth the extra two dollars for the bonus CD. Awesome.

Bring on the Tequila, oh
I'm fire on Tequila, oh

My friends and I meet hours before
We make some home-made pizza
We do some funny bits back and forth
My knees buckle, I laugh so hard
We might end three sheets to wind
And who knows where we'll wind up
All I know is there's a car waiting
And we'll figure that out after

I have to keep my eye on my old friend from high school
We've known each other for the longest time
She has trouble with her limits, so to speak
She can hoist a really good kick in the butt when she's excited
She doesn't do it so much anymore
'Cause we're all on to her

Bring on the Tequila, oh
I'm fire on Tequila, oh
Hostess most on Tequila, oh
Bestest friends on Tequila, oh

Then there's my other pretty friend from high school
The predator in me is put to shame by the predator in her
And now I've reeled it in
It'll be interesting to see how much she's done as well

Then there's my friend from Chigago
God, do I love all people from Chicago
All ready to light up the barbeque
And be the heartbeat of debauchery

Bring on the Tequila, oh
I'm fire on Tequila, oh
Hostess most on Tequila, oh
Bestest friends on Tequila, oh

Then there's my Canadian friend
What a fabulous mom she's become!
She's been tortured in this sense for the last many of months
For obvious reasons
She was like, "hey, where was this part of you when I wasn't pregnant?"
I laughed and did a shot in her honor
As I conversed with her belly

Bring on the Tequila, oh
I'm fire on Tequila, oh
Hostess most on Tequila, oh
Bestest friends on Tequila, oh

Then there's my Cupid friend
She sure knows how to dress, that one
She's a wise and worldly girl
But you gotta watch that medication
Our favorite beverage is taken to a whole other level on it
I'm not worried about her, I'll coast around the room
While I trust she'll temper

My brother came to visit me
And now he's used to hanging with me and cracking up
But he had no idea about my built up tolerance
No idea about how manipulative I've become
I would surreptitiously put it in front of him without him asking
In a pretty little shot glass
His smirk and cackle would only egg me on

Bring on the Tequila, oh
I'm fire on Tequila, oh
Hostess most on Tequila, oh
Bestest friends on Tequila, oh

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Thursday, June 12, 2008 link | talk