Rouze up, O Young Men of the New Age! set your foreheads against the ignorant Hirelings! For we have Hirelings in the Camp, the Court & the University, who would, if they could, for ever depress Mental & prolong Corporeal War. William Blake, Preface to Milton I have had some insight into a revision I…
Category: injury
Over at the League
I have a post up over at the Women’s League of Ale Drinkers today on Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. It’s a fascinating book on why people who can synthesize information across borders of various kinds, find the narrative hooks and figure out what people really want and…
Poking Around
The photo doesn’t show it well enough, but there’s the result of yesterday’s attempt to do a very common thing: give a blood sample. It’s been a normal part of life since I was a teenager. Phlebotomists vary greatly, but I’ve never had one as bad as this. Altogether, four needles of various sizes poked…
Bootless (but Corseted)
I was all pleased to be without the boot any longer, despite the swelling today (pushed things too much yesterday, I guess — missing the whirlpool at physical therapy, sigh). But my trip to the orthopedist this morning resulted in another appliance, an ASO, which naturally I have already dubbed “the ankle corset” (nice lacing)….
Review: Burn After Reading
Okay, so it’s been nearly a week since I saw the film — guess it’s about time to write a review. Short version: very funny, laughed a lot. It’s a bit slighter than the best Coen Bros. films, but a hoot absolutely. It lacks the charm of The Hudsucker Proxy, the heart of Raising Arizona…
What it Is (Now)
More colorful now — not as swollen, at least in the morning. The picture doesn’t really do justice to the purples and blues, but I think you can get a sense of the omnipresent brownish hue of the whole foot up to the calf. The ankle tends to be more painful in the morning but…
Given the Boot
Yes, I have been booted now, which is a definite improvement over the crutches and Ace bandage. I taught today — up and down to the third floor a couple of times — so my foot was quite swollen by the time I got to the orthopedist. Crutches are painful! It was easier to limp…
The Latest
Oooh, lookit the purty colors! Yes, the continuing saga of my ankle — how very dull. Well, according to the receptionist in the doctor’s office, I have a heel spur. Huh? Well, yes, that makes sense and certainly explains the extensive bruising (not) as well as the persistent swelling (no, my leg is really not…
Fabrications
I’ve decided the true story of my injury is very dull. I need suggestions of tales I might tell others, including my students whom I will be seeing tomorrow. Any ideas? The bruising is getting more colorful, as it tends to do. Will have to get another picture soon. Still no word on the x-rays,…
X-Rays, Crutches and Painkillers
Taking bets now before the x-rays come back: is it only a sprain? torn ligaments? or an actual break? Judge the evidence for yourself, including early Sunday: and today, bruising now visible as the swelling fades, those along the side of the joint made the doctor tsk at me (he’s already written a prescription for…
K. A. Laity 