My back is still pretty sore.

The brace seems to be doing its job, but it’s also creating some pretty damn nasty bruises on my butt from where it pinches when I sit. We’ve done a lot of adjusting, but I think it may be time to call the company who made it to see if they can’t flair it out a bit at the bottom. I’d post a pic of the bruising, but no one wants to see my butt.

It gets pretty boring around the house, and I’m not allowed to leave except to go to my neurosurgeon’s office (and my next appointment to check my progress isn’t until late next month). So I’ve been filling my time with movies, computer games, and anything else that is mildly entertaining. I broke down and installed MSN Messenger on my computer so I can IM friends and such.

Today’s plans: um…. nap followed by another attempt to get past the level in Far Cry that currently has me stuck (I can’t figure out how to get over the lava flows).

Hopefully, some sort of inspiration will strike me soon and I’ll post something clever on the site. Until then, you’re stuck with the usual mental diarrhea that has made this place famous.

My internal alarm clock went off at 4:00 am this morning.

Well, that’s when the narcotics I’ve been prescribed gave away to the signals being sent via my battered neurons in my back. Ain’t nothin’ else out there that can compare to waking up in intense pane (just kinda puts a glow on your whole day).

We’ve been playing around with schedules… trying to find the best possible times to get certain things done during the day, so that I’ll be on a routine when my wife goes back to work on monday.

We’ve decided that I get my lovenox injection first thing in the morning (around 6:40 am). My wife gives it to me, as I can’t look down at my own damn stomach. Then it’s drugs and such and business as usual until about 8:00 pm, where my wife gives me a sponge bath (can’t shower for at last a week yet). She dresses me in clean clothes and I’m good for another 24 hours in that respect.

When you’re locked in a damn body brace, with a layer underneath and a layer on top (to hide it), it gets pretty damn warm. The brace itself is made of a hard plastic about 1/4 inch thick with a thin foam pad on the inside. Sweat starts to collect in the brace shortly after putting it on, and any wrinkles in the t-shirt you’re wearing under the brace become nearly unlivable after a few hours (and leave you with those nasty read creases in your skin).

You have no idea how damn good a sponge bath can feel!

There isn’t much other news. I am getting quite a few hits from here as of late (about 100 in the past few days), yet there’s no link from there to here (curious). If anyone knows why… let me in on it!

I’ve been in the hospital since Monday and it’s looking like I might just be here for a few more days.

I’ve had some complications so to speak (my intestines just kinda shut down and refuse to start up again and now I’m running a low grade fever). Great times! I had planned on having some swell write-up about it all by now, but then again, I was supposed to be home by now (this is the first time I’ve gotten access out of the hospital.

Oh… and for those who are dying to see it… I present to you, the loyal viewer… a photo of my naked ass:

Yes… those are bruises that run completely around my body. Feels really great too!

I’ll post something more if and when I ever escape from this place.

My appointment for my surgery is in about an hour.

At 8:45 PST this morning, they wheel me in and do their thing. Thee and a half hours later, it should be done.

I won’t be able to update or reply to email until at least thrusday or friday.

See you then!

I’ve managed to post 200 messages of meaningless dribble since I’ve installed Movable Type last September.

Yay, me!

Last night was my 14th wedding anniversary. I picked up a lovely white gold and tanzanite flower bracelet from Zales. They packed it in a cute teddy bear. She loved it!

Then, we went for dinner at an italian restaurant, Tomato Street, The food was less than stellar and the service was slow, but we had a fantastic time. We talked to each other and laughed quite a bit during the 2 hours it took between walking in and leaving (the food took forever to come). Afterwards, we went home and sat around, drinking beers and talking till midnight.

I am truly blessed to share my life with my wife.

In other news… today is my last real day of work for a while. I’m taking a personal day tomorrow so I can get all those things that need to be taken care of prior to my surgery done. I still have some tasks due here at work that I just don’t have time to finish… so I’m taking my laptop with me and will fill in the blanks while I’m out.

The guys are taking me out to lunch today, and I’m hoping that we can have a beer or two after work (since I won’t see any of them for quite a while).

I realize that this post isn’t all funny and stuffs… I’ll try to do something more entertaining later.