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December 05, 2005
i'll live
being unable to drive is quickly becoming one of my least favorite things ever. i can imagine ways that this could be much worse-- no internet or other communications, for instance, or if i had no health coverage, or if i had no friends in town to help out.
nevertheless, it freaks me out to be sort of helpless. at one moment, i'm thinking that the universe is trying to teach me a lesson: you are helpless. then i remind myself that it was a series of choices i made that lead me to the many injuries, near death experiences, etc that have occurred this year. is my fate controlled by external forces, or by my own unconscious compulsions? is it a cop-out if i say i think the answer is "both"? and what are these unconscious compulsions that have lead me along this somewhat self-destructive path?
in other shocking news, i might seriously consider an automatic for my next daily driver, should one come my way. in fact, there's actually an auto TDI jetta in my price range on the carmax site right now, but the timing isn't right, i don't really want to buy a car right this second.
thanks to everyone who has offered help. bb is loaning me his bug, which is an automatic, tomorrow, so i can take myself to the doctor, which everyone seems to agree would be a good idea. and sarah is taking moses to the vet for his arthritis shot, since even with a car i can drive, i don't think i can wrangle him while he's in his carrier, it's too heavy.
the ankle looks and feels better today, which makes me hopeful that i'll be driving spacepod again before long. but we'll see what the doctor says.
oh, and this morning i dreamed that i was transferred suddenly to NYC. I think I was living in the van, but it was like a Tardis, much bigger and more luxurious inside that it appeared to be from the outside.
Posted by lisa at December 05, 2005 12:07 PM
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keep the ankle elevated, take lots of anti-inflammatories (advil), and keep it iced.
i speak from experience here.
Posted by: xta on December 5, 2005 02:11 PM
laying on the sofa counts as elevated. right?
Posted by: lisa on December 5, 2005 02:58 PM
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you.
I think you may be freaking yourself out a little too much by thinking about a big life message behind a series of mishaps. Sometimes bad crap just happens all at once. Or maybe the message is "Watch where you step!"
Posted by: Lisa B on December 5, 2005 03:25 PM
thank you.
me? freak myself out? over nothing?
nawwww....
;)
Posted by: lisa on December 5, 2005 03:43 PM
hey- i hope you feel better! I was just asking britt if he had also hurt his ankle because he did the exact same things on saturday (raking, cookout lunch) and our yard is full of bizarre mega-gopher holes... I keep looking for that puppet from Caddyshack.
Posted by: marie on December 5, 2005 09:37 PM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.