Sheltering in Place

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

I know I missed a memo somewhere, but what is your countdown/count-up? 848/31, 849/32? I can guess the 800’s, but what is with the second number?

Signed,

-Confused

[King Bob]

I think injured days.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

That makes sense. Since we are all old, though, and with your exception, we’re all virtually injured all the time. DM essplain yourself!

[Drunk Monk]

&43 (26) - the parenthetical number is my days in chronic pain. 

 
While you were off galavanting in Europe I added my days of pain. It’s getting hard for me to track things so I keep a lot of notes here. This thread has been part self reflection, part self pity and a lot of me trying to remember what the hell is happening.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

5000 Quatloos to King Bob for being right.

To DM I’m sorry for the need to record the days this way.

[Drunk Monk]

KB seems to actually bother to read the D00M4M and it’s probably rotting his brain.

As for my health, it couldnt happen at a worse time. Y’all know how my summers go and my summer rollercoaster ride is launching right now despite the feckin pandemic. I’m getting offers like sdcc, stuff I e worked towards all my life, and if i wasn’t crippled by this goddamn stenosis, it’d be fire. Now I’m like wtf? Is this where I go out like Elijah? Inna ball o fiyah?

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850\33: work I guess…

[Drunk Monk]

Just woke myself with a coughing fit. The nortriptylene gives me wicked cotton mouth and makes me cough, but it occurred to me that i should Covid test again. Someone I sat next to for the immortal dinner came up positive. 

851/34: work, test, plus a CHSA meeting.

[Drunk Monk]

I was having a blissful festival camping dream. It had gotten dark and I couldn’t find my space but then found some one set it up for me. I was running amuck and the drugs were coming on when Yuki barked to tell me the box  arrived 

852/35: Twin meetings then limp thru Kung Fu. It’s really just tai chi I’m doing now - KF at tc speed. I wonder if I’ll ever get back up to proper KF speed. Ironically I was just invited to demonstrate at a Chinatown festival as a vip. I don’t really demo anymore - especially not now - but rarely even back then.

[Drunk Monk]

852/36: Stacy, Tara & Alex returned late last night after a successful trip along the PCT from Donnieview lakes. They said it was hot - in the 90s - and had hoped to finish in some hot springs but they were full so they came home a day early.

Today I have one meeting and the usual workload. Happy Friday?

[Drunk Monk]

&53/37: I’ll hobble through Kung Fu - that’s been awkward but I’m grateful for my Kung Fu brother Ted giving me the space. Even though I just go and do my own thing regimen in a corner there, stuff I could do on my own, I’m more committed when I’m at a school where others are practicing. It’s been a struggle though. Not being able to vent my rebellious qi in over a month now is really affecting my ability to control my anger. But my pain hobbles my expression of anger too.

Stacy is talking about doing a hike. That would be good. I’m two weeks out from the next scheduled backpack trip and remain hopeful. She says I should try to make it to the Advocate tree at Nisene in full pack to test myself. That won’t be today’s hike but it’s a good plan.

I tested negative yesterday btw.

[Drunk Monk]

854/38: Yoga then a full work day (to make up for missing the upcoming Friday) - pack for the week and weekend, laundry, unclog the shower.

[Drunk Monk]

Threw my shoulder out working at my workstation a bit too long last night. I was struggling to finish a task and overstayed my welcome. Still hurts this morning. It’s so frustrating because my workstation is awesome - best I’ve ever had - but now my spine imposes a time limit.

855/39: I have some meetings and hope to get more workstation time because I’m trying to get ahead for the backpacking trip that I might not survive. Need to call the landlord about the shower - I managed to get it to drain again but oh so slowly. It needs professional attention. Then up to sf for a screener of Bullet Train - this one’s already paid for with my Den article. I’ll stay in svale tonight.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Ooooo! Bullet Train! I was thinking of seeing that one. You going to Alamo Draught House?

[Drunk Monk]

The screener is at CGV Van Ness

Someday I’d love to see something at Alamo…

[Drunk Monk]

856-40: There’s an all staff telemeeting first thing, then I’ll visit my mom, stop by the post office to pick up her mail, and then go home.