Irony is the Shackles of Youth

Painkillers are the best thing ever invented.

I have blisters on my feet from walking in wet socks, leg cramps from walking in the snow, shin splints walking so much, and despite spending 30 minutes this morning shoveling, still can't move the car because there is a giant snow/ice ball behind it thanks to the snow plows.

At least miome should be home tonight.

I'm at home today sitting on my couch with the heating pad. My goal is to be in good enough shape tomorrow so I can drive and attend the meeting for my part-time job. So far I have more flexibility in my neck and less pain. I've also done a load of laundry because I was bored and it needed to be done. Nadia is thrilled that I'm at home and on the couch, because it means she gets to lay on me.

I'm going to do some writing this afternoon. No idea what I'll work on. Whatever catches my fancy.

And now, and oldie but goodie from Angel. To the Angel-mobile! Away!

Last night we had terrible storms go through. Think rain, lightning and nickle sized hail stones. My Cherokee Purple tomato plant didn't make it (though everything else is a little worse for wear, but still going strong). It's not too much of a loss since I haven't really been pleased with the fruit it's been providing. It's been low yield, the tomatoes cracked, and they tend to rot only a few days after being picked. I much prefer my roma. I think next year I'll experiment with a Broad Ripple yellow mostly because it was found in Indiana. XD

I have also managed to wrench my back at some point so I'm in pain. It started with my shoulder muscles and has migrated to my upper/mid back. I've taken pain killers for it but they aren't completely knocking it out. Ugh.

I think I'm going to do some reading this afternoon since that doesn't require me to move much or concentrate that hard. Unlike finishing my stats homework. I'll do that tomorrow when I'm better able to move around campus without pain.

If you've been reading this for awhile, you know that sometime in July the small pad that goes on the inside of the nose piece on my glasses came off. I found the pad, lost it, and found it again. I went and got a small eyeglass repair kit only to discover that none of the screws included were the right size. I've been wearing the glasses sans one nose pad for months with no issues.

However, during the winter I also wear hats. This causes my glasses to bump against my nose more, which in turn proceeded to dig the padless side of the nose piece into the side of my nose. In less than a week I developed a nasty blister. I stopped wearing the hat, but the damage was done. It was extremely uncomfortable for me to wear my glasses.

This is sort of a problem because without my glasses, I can't do anything. No seriously. I can't even type on my laptop because the screen is too far for me to see the letters clearly. The only way I can now wear my glasses is if I put a bandaid across my nose to protect the blistered part.

As you can imagine, this looks ridiculous.

I am NOT PLEASED and will hopefully convince some nice place to FIX MY GLASSES FOR ME. I really cannot afford new glasses right now. Besides which, this prescription is still good and I don't want to get new glasses. I JUST WANT MY OLD ONES FIXED.

RAR!