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- What's for Dinner: Manhattan clam chowder
When someone is describing the snowstorm that is looming right over you, words you don't want to hear include: historic, epic, major, powerhouse, dangerous, hazardous, life-threatening, record-setting, and paralyze.
Help.
- Mood:
- What's for Dinner: Roast pork with mushroom gravy, twice baked cheddar potato, and peas
Last night I had a crazy dream. In it I was sitting on my bed doing homework, surrounded by open textbooks and a notebook. I had plans to go see a play later, but wanted to get some work done before getting ready to go out. Apparently I fell asleep though, because I was woken up by Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers dancing and singing Cole Porter's "You're the Top" in my bedroom. They were dressed in tails and top hats and carrying canes. As I groggily came to in my dream I realized I had overslept and wondered how and why the location of the show had gotten moved to my house. They danced their way out of my room as they finished their number, and I got up to head downstairs to find out where they went. Then my alarm went off and I woke up for real.
I'm hoping to catch the second act tonight.
- Mood:
- What's for Dinner: Roasted chicken, au gratin potatoes, and cauliflower
I've had no desire to post anything lately. From the day my basement room flooded I felt like I was living under a black cloud with things going wrong. I dislocated my knee, had some sucky days at work, and my laptop got hit with a pain in the ass virus, among other things. All the blah felt really oppressive. I was even having trouble sleeping which is rare for me. 
Things finally started looking up on Thursday though. Due to some people shifting around at work a spot opened up on our 2010 vacation calendar for Black Friday and I was told I could have it. Woot! I had my doctor's appointment in the afternoon to have my knee checked. I was really nervous about it because of all the other stuff that hadn't been going well. The office had called a couple days before and told me to come in early and get a scrip to go get a new x-ray down the hall in the medical complex before the appointment. I was expecting a wait for the x-ray, but my mom and I were really surprised when the waiting area was totally empty. They do the x-rays in the same office as the walk-in medical aid unit (the same place I originally went when I hurt my knee) and it's normally pretty packed. This time I was in and out of there within 15 minutes.
We walked back up the hall to my doctor's office and it was only 2:00...my appointment wasn't until 3:00. There was only one other patient in there though and they called me back within 10 minutes. The doc came in and said that whatever was on that previous x-ray that the medical aid place told me was a fracture and what he thought might just be a defect in the bone was now totally gone on the new x-ray. 
Was it a flaw on the first x-ray? All the praying I did? The prayers others said for me? (Many thanks to all of you, btw.) The holy water? The Arnicare gel? The world may never know.
Anyway, he said he considered it just a basic dislocation. Since I went to physical therapy when I dislocated the knee before, he told me to just start doing those same exercises to strengthen the muscles, keep the brace on, gradually start putting more weight on my leg, and use my own judgment as to when to ditch the crutches. If I don't feel improvement he said to call and he can send me to therapy again. As long as I don't have any problems, he doesn't need to see me anymore. He wasn't in favor of any type of surgery at this point; that would be a last resort, which was a huge relief. 
As soon as some folks had heard about my dislocation, they freaked me out saying I'd probably need surgery. Sooo glad they were all wrong.
On the way home as I got into the turn lane to get off the highway and onto the back roads, the traffic lights in that intersection went completely dark. One second there was a yellow arrow in front of me, and the next nothing at all. When we got to my house, 3 miles later, the power was out here too. I suggested to my mom that perhaps I was now radioactive from all the x-rays and causing power disruptions. 
My glow must have faded though because the power came back on after a couple hours.
I was playing around online today and looked up Capricorn to see what the stars supposedly have in store for me in 2010. I thought this was kind of interesting:
1st January 2010 to 17th January 2010
This is a negative period for you. You will have a disturbed sleep pattern and become apprehensive and anxious about your future. Frequent hospital visits might also take place.
Also, something I've never read about Capricorns before:
Capricorn governs the knees, bones and skin, so its subjects may be liable to fractures and strains of the knees and other defects of the legs.
Insert spooky music here.
- Mood:
- What's for Dinner: Garlic shrimp pasta
It's January and birthdays are coming fast and furious. Well, maybe not furious, but fast for sure. A big happy birthday shout out from the kitties and me to our awesome friend, Holliday.
Be sure to visit Holliday's blog and leave her some good wishes.
and landed in your neck of the woods. Nice place you have here. Will visit again soon. Wishing you a spiffy Tuesday! 
Happy New Year AD. 
Merry Christmas, Francine. 
May 18, 1928 – January 24, 2010 
After a few minutes I got the hang of it and was cruising right along. I didn't even maim or kill anyone.
Maybe he was the only person working and he wasn't allowed to leave the store, but he could have at least looked out the window and indicated that to me. So I finally ended up just hauling my crutches out of the back of the car and getting out to pump the gas myself. I really don't know why getting help has to be so difficult sometimes. 
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