Jun 17 2003
Sorry for no posts last
Sorry for no posts last week but I was out of it because of the surgery and it turned out to be a crazy week. A quick recap of my time since my last post:
Saturday was, of course, Field Day. And let me tell you it sucked ass until I heard that Beck broke his rib/hip/indie cred. It rained all fucking day and it was absolutely miserable out. The Giants stadium security Nazi's didn't make anything better but that is a loooong story and I won't get into it. I went to Field Day for the music and it became a game of survival. Cold, windy and rainy are not ideal festival conditions. Underworld were ACE. Played "The Hits" and their set was much appreciated by everyone that braved the weather. I spent much of the rest of the day in the VIP area under the stadium as it was A) dry and B) warm. Didn't see Blur but they looked wack on the monitors inside. Saw 2 songs of Bright Eyes and was impressed and missed Elliott Smith. Beck didn't play and that was great as the Beasties had to go early and as a result, so did Radiohead. Caught the last 5 Beastie songs and they sounded unrehearsed. Really guys, you've been doing this as long as i can remember. Is it that hard to rmemeber the lyrics to "Slow and Low"? The 2 anti-war songs they played made the group seem played. The rain broke right beofre Radiohead, which turned out to be a good omen. They were amazing as always, and the new stuff sounded awesome, although no "Drunken Punch Up At A Wedding." Blah. But a great set and a great end to a long day.
On Sunday, I just chilled out and got ready for my surgery the following day. Not much to speak of, went to bed ealy.
Moday started early, as I woke up at 4:30 as I had to be at the hosptial at 6:00 AM. My girlie and I took the car in as we figured it would be easier to get home that way. I checked in at the ambulatory surgery wing, got into a gown, talked to a few of the people that were involved with the whole process(nurse, attending, anesthesiologist, etc.) and waited for my turn to come. I was the first person scheduled for surgery that day. One funny thing they made me do was take a magic marker and mark which knee needed the operation. I wonder how many lawsuits happened before they started that practice.
When it was time, they led me down the hall into OR 3 and strapped me into a table, and stuck me with all sorts of needles for the IV and the local anesthesia. They put my right leg asleep by blocking the femoral artery. I remember rolling my legs back and forth a few times for them so they could stick me some more and the next thing I know, I am in the recovery room with this HUGE brace on my right leg and all the other patients staring at me. Peeing was the worst as my shy bladder was not cooperating but I managed to go twice while I was there. I had to stay there until my right leg "woke up" from the anesthesia and took a long time. I got a few shots for the pain as well. Finally around 7 PM I could wiggle two of my toes so they let me go. I got home at like 7:45 and didn't get a pizza delivered until around 9 PM. That was my first meal of the day.
Everyone at the hospital was very cool and extremely nice. Overall the experience wasn't as bad as i thought it would be.
I spent the rest of the week in a Vicodin induced coma. The pain was pretty bad and sleeping was even worse. I have to keep my leg elevated at all times so I have to sleep on my back which isn't very comfortable for me. Last night was really the first good nights sleep I've had since the operation and I even woke up twice then. My kitty enjoys our new 4 AM playtimes though.
Friday, I was supposed to go back to work, so i called in to the office to let them know I was on the way when my boss got on the phone and told me not to bother, I was fired. Ummm...WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ALL ABOUT? I won't comment on this as I still have to get my shit back from the office but let's just say I was surprised. I was all ready to raise some hell but then I realized I hated my job and this was a really good thing. They can pay my unemployment for the next 9 months. Fuck 'em. I'll use the next few months to take some computer classes and get into a new line of work. It's all positive from this end.
Unfortunately I still can't walk so I am stuck in the land of 1,00 Seinfeld repeats. ER in the morning, Law & Order in the afternoon. TNT has primetime on all the time. I read a great article from the NY TImes on Sunday about how Law & Order is holding up the NYC acting community as it tapes 3 shows here and they all need like 25 people per episode. A juicy part can land you over $5,000 a week during filming, plus residuals. Nice.
Other news:
- Looks like the ACC is considering expanding by only one team, Miami, instead of the three as originally planned. I am against the expansion thing in general, but if it happens this is the best way. By just adding the Hurricanes, the round robin conference scheule in basketball won't be affected, thus Duke/UNC and Duke/Maryland twice a year. We'll Know on Wednesday.
- This is very,very scary.
-An more proof that Dubya is an idiot. here are pictures of him falling off of a segway scooter.
My birthday is coming up on Friday. What should I ask for for my present? I am undecided.
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