Happy New Year

I couldn't sleep, so I figured this would be as good a time as any to post.

I realized that I haven't posted in a neutral mood in a while. There's a good reason for that: when I'm focused on sex I am usually either in sub mode or in Dom mode, and I usually post on here because I'm thinking about sex. However, this makes me look pretty bipolar, so I thought I'd give you a sane update.

I am still recovering from the car accident, they've found out I have a torn ligament and torn cartilage in my wrist. My knee is still a bit of a mess too, and I have to start back on physical therapy soon. So I'm spending a lot of time sitting in my room trying not to go stir-crazy, alternating with periods where I'm half asleep for a day or two because of painkillers. I'm working on getting surgery for the wrist, the knee is just a matter of doing the work.

I have no resolutions this year, I'm just not going to bother. I'm already working as hard as I can on getting better at life, so a new year's resolution would be either redundant or trivial. Either way, worthless.

I'm looking forward to being able to learn bass once my wrist is fixed. I'm still going to play lefty, partially because I am already used to it, partially because I don't want to count on my wrist ending up at 100%. (I'm right-handed, but my left wrist is fucked up enough that I can't bend it enough to fret with my left hand.) And Z pointed out that I will be pretty much the only female lefty bassist/vocalist in existence, which is pretty cool. (Once we all learn our instruments the idea is for us to play together - Z on drums, R on guitar, me on bass & vocals. Not because I'm any better at singing, but because I have the guts to do it.)

Happy New Year and all that. Random tangent: people who get upset at "Happy Holidays" make me laugh. Even for Christians, there are multiple holidays in December. Before I get into religion or politics, I'm going to end the post.

Update

I've been bad at updating lately, as my internet connection is fairly awful. However I just figured out how to post from my shiny new smartphone, so hopefully I'll be keeping up with it better. I was working a job with a lot of travel and where calling and emailing people was the majority of my responsibility, so I got a Palm Pre+, which I love. I'm having so much fun with it. After looking through the app catalog a few times, I remembered that I can post by email, so my last post was initially done that way. I plan on then editing any posts I write that way once I do get internet at a computer, so if you see "Sent from my Palm Pre" at the bottom, it's a work in progress. I figure that posting a draft is better than just not posting.

Theoretically, I should have plenty of time to write, as my job has ended. I was planning on going back to school or being in a new job by this point, but my luck is never that good. The night before my last day of work, I was in a car accident. My knee is pretty seriously fucked up, so I can't do much of anything. The worst part is that I can't drive, which even rules out non-taxing things like taking classes or working a desk job. And the opposite wrist is damaged enough that I can't use crutches either. Hopefully this will be resolved soon and I can get on with my life.

Car Crash

Monday night I was driving from my staging location (where I was launching canvasses out of & having phone banks) to the office to pick up supplies for Election Day. At the first intersection I came to I was driving straight through a green light and some kid turned left into me. My air bags went off, my car was totaled. I felt OK at the time other than being freaked out, but it turns out that was from adrenaline. Between the election being the next day & just how in shock I was from the crash, I didn't realize how hurt I was until Wednesday. Wednesday night I went to the ER to get checked out. My left wrist is in a splint. My right knee is in a brace, and is really fucked up. There's a spot on my kneecap that is completely numb, and the doc said that a nerve had been crushed and it will probably grow back in about 3 months. He also thinks I might have damaged the cartilage, which may or may not heal. If it doesn't I'll always have pain there. And since I'm already prone to arthritis & joint issues because I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Type III), the last thing I need is a permanent problem with my knee.