if you celebrate. I have no idea whose even playing. M is at a party while I’m spending most of my Sunday at the office, trying to get ahead before my week off (I’ll be working from home during the last two weeks of my recovery). It’s a beautiful day, too — however spending time in a quiet, empty office is nice. I even spruced up my workspace a bit. And look, my coffee cozy collection has grown:
My surgery was postponed a week because my surgeon went down to Haiti. Pretty awesome, eh? While it does me proud that I’ve selected such a compassionate ortho-pod, I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. Naturally the disappointment was short lived — what’s one more week of discomfort and anxiety? Nothing I can’t handle… and geeze, Haiti is in need! In hindsight, I didn’t realize how much of crunch scheduling surgery after a big work deadline would have been. Now I feel as though I have plenty of time to get everything settled before my 3 week hiatus from society.
Anyway, less than a week to go. I’m ready to have my knee back.
We’ve been getting rocked by rain.
I’m talking power washing, umbrella breaking, highway flooding, and waterfall-ing rainstorms! Oh, and there’s been thunder and lightning — an event rarely seen in these parts! Here are a few semi-interesting pics shot from my phone during this morning’s commute. There’s only so much you can capture while stopped in traffic… actually, that last one was taken from my office building. Nice view, eh?
That’s one eerie looking Alcatraz island.
My New Year’s goal of steering clear of my laptop Monday – Thursday evening has been working out very well for me. Not only does my brain feel less cluttered, but my wrists have been singing in relief.
Speaking of relief, my knee surgery is rapidly approaching. It’s safe to say that I’ve gone from status: denial, to status: get this freaking thing out of me, now! After 9 months of frustration and pain, I’m very much looking forward to getting this taken care of so I can move on with my life. However, to say that I’m nervous is an understatement. I’m terrified! I’ve been sedated for a wisdom teeth removal and an endoscopy, but I’ve never undergone anesthesia before. Aaaand they tell me that I need to take an EKG and chest x-ray beforehand… don’t these people know that I’m a hypochondriac?!?
So, the next two weeks of my life will be a little crazy. The spring semester begins on February 1st, and my surgery is on the 3rd. My supervisor expressed sympathy because work will be so hectic before I go on leave… doesn’t matter, I doubt that I’ll be with it for a good week or so after the fact. Hooray for prescription painkillers.
I turned 33. I feel especially blessed, happy and healthy this birthday. We’ll have to keep it down to one candle though… it’s Spare the Air Day.