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It’s 2 a.m.; do you know where Morpheus is?
After an unbelievably stressful week, I had a great ride Friday night and went to bed feeling, for the first time all week, nearly human. I was planning to go watch a schooling show on Saturday, and was finally able to really put the source of my stress out of mind.
Unfortunately, after a period of significant stress, the same pain issue that made life unbearable for me in the far north kicks in. And so, this morning, I woke up barely able to walk. It took several hours before I was able to drive to the store, and several hours after that before I felt human enough to be around other people. Well, besides the people I had to be around at the store, but they don’t expect me to talk or be friendly. By that point, of course, the show was over or well on the way to being over.
So no show watching for me. It’s unbelievably frustrating that what should have been a minor issue is having such severe trickle-down effects.
I am still planning to ride tomorrow, though. The worst of the pain is gone and I’m continuing with the maximum dose of Aleve in anticipation of any residual pain tomorrow morning. Assuming, of course, that I ever get to bed.
On the plus side, Halloween is coming and I live in an apartment complex that has quite a few kids. I’m not sure if they actually trick or treat (the last few neighborhoods I’ve been in weren’t big on it), but I hope they do. I actually like Halloween—it’s such a kids’ holiday. There’s the undertone of coercion, the license to run wild, and the stash of candy as a reward. Oh, there’s the ugly side of Halloween, I know, but I’m talking about the kids and the fact that this is the one holiday of the year when we drop all moral and religious strings and just say, hey, go wild. Be kids. Have fun. Have some chocolate.
Chocolate makes everything better. Hmm. I should try hot chocolate. Warm milk usually puts me right to sleep.
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On Oct 26, 2008, risingrainbow said:
Umm, hot chocolate sounds like a great idea. I hope you get to ride.