So I got my knee checked out, and the doctor thinks it’s just a bone bruise. My kneecap hit my thigh bone when I dove badly during frisbee a couple of weeks ago. It makes me feel a lot better knowing. Afterward I played Wii Fit and rode my bike a bit, both of which had been neglected for a week or so. I really need to learn to lay out properly.
This weekend I’m heading to North Carolina to go to a Jimmy Buffet concert with my family. It’ll be the first time we’ve all gathered in the same place for a long time. I got a new iPod for the trip, as my other one had long since died. I called it iValhalla. It’s syncing happily right now.
So far living alone is great. I haven’t really been lonely much. Walking around naked FTW. Now that moving out is over, I’m slowly but steadily getting settled in for real here.
I finished the entire Harry Potter series for the third time today. I’ve got a lot of excellent book recommendations though from the Rails programmers on IRC, so I should finally have some good books to keep me busy for a while.
The fly is up, and the pinnacle of everything is blurred together.
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The past couple of days have been a bit of a fiasco. Thursday, I went to the basement apartment to pick up more of my stuff, finding a note on the door from the landlord. “It would really help me out A TON” if we could be out by noon on Saturday.
Realizing that we’d have to bust our asses hardcore to make that happen, being a man down and restricted on time, I took a half-day of work today to come work on the basement. I made somewhat of a dent after 3 solid hours of working, but with that came the realization that there was virtually no chance of being done by noon the next day, what with Eric’s wedding going on. So we notified the landlord. I mean, we do have until midnight according to the lease. I don’t really feel that guilty about not doing the landlord any favors.
Also, my knee, which has felt weak now for about a week, chose today to protest even more. It has become uncomfortable to stand for any period of time. It doesn’t hurt exactly, but it’s uncomfortable. That’s kinda bad timing, as I’ve got to usher peeps in a wedding tomorrow, then I have to finish getting stuff out of the basement.
So, I’ve been a bit stressed out lately. Read the rest of this entry »
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Yesterday I went to the doctor, and he checked out my shoulder and ankle. My shoulder is just a sprain, and it’ll heal. That’s a relief. As for my ankle, I guess I just rolled it or something; he gave me a supporting brace for it. So it looks like I’ll be okay. I’m still gimpy, but hopefully I’ll heal quickly so I can get back to doing what I want to do.
I’m starting to think about my weight lately. I’m overweight, but not by a lot, and certainly not as much as I used to be. I like being active, playing frisbee and DDR, riding my bike, etc. Overall I’m eating more healthily than I used to. But I like food, and I tend to overeat sometimes. I eat when I’m not hungry because I’m bored. But why? I’ve been trying to start figuring that out. Is it just a bad habit, or is it something more?
I read part of an article recently about the psychology of overeating. It said that people might overeat because of a negative experience or thought process or something. I started thinking about that and I came up with an answer pretty quickly. Who knows if it’s at the root of the problem or not.
I used to hate going to the gym because I felt like everyone was there for vanity. People work out because they’re vain and want to look good. At least that’s what I thought. There may or may not be some truth in that. We’re human; we’re not perfect. So maybe subconsciously I don’t care about looking good because I don’t want to be vain like everyone else. Maybe I subconsciously choose to overeat sometimes to prevent myself from being as thin as I could be.
If that’s true, then how do I reprogram myself to think differently? And why should I bother? What’s my own motivation for wanting to be skinnier? That’s what I have to think about. Being thin would make me feel good about myself, but why should I need extra reasons to feel good about myself? On the other hand, when I overeat I feel guilty and bad about myself.
I guess I’ll mull it over for a while.
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Yesterday I rode my bike to the Sir for lunch, since I didn’t want to play ultimate later because of my weak ankle, and I needed some exercise. On the way there, I saw Nate and Stuffy drive past me, so I sped up to try to beat them. I got into the parking lot and turned, not paying any mind to the fact that the pavement was wet. My bike slipped out from under me, and I skidded.
I popped up immediately to avoid being gawked at by passersby, with only my hands feeling numb from trying to catch myself. I got to the Sir and washed my hands and elbows and then sat down. I felt shaken up but otherwise okay.
Later I realized that the fall hurt my shoulder, and I could hardly lift my arm without it hurting. I also found scrapes on my chest and hip, and when I woke up this morning, my neck was really sore. What I’m really worried about though is my shoulder. It felt a little better when I woke up, but as the day went on it got worse. I’ve been heating it and icing it for half the day, and that’s helped. I just hope there’s no permanent damage. I guess time will tell.
It was only my second wipe-out on this bike, which I think is pretty good. The first wipe-out didn’t even hurt me at all. But I’m not in real good shape right now.
At least my ankle doesn’t hurt anymore.
I hate being injured because most of the things I like to do involve running around. I guess I should be more careful from now on. I’m not quite as young as I used to be.
Other than that, the weekend was fun. The super bowl was pretty amazing. I also managed to send off my gimp hard drive that failed only a couple of months after I bought it. Hopefully I’ll get a new one back soon, and then the MythTV box will live again.
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