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warning: the following reenactment may contain full frontal nudity

Clara fall down go boom.



I was getting out of the shower last night and I was injured by the joint efforts of my bathtub and bathroom mat. The attack came out of nowhere. I stepped on the carpet and it shot out from under me. I went up high and came down HARD on the edge of the tub.


I don’t know that I have ever had so much pain. All the air left my lungs, I was gasping and writhing in agony, my back a riotous mass of excruciating spasms. I eventually gasped Jeremy’s name loud enough for him to hear me and he came to rescue me.

Scary stuff though. I’ve probably only bruised it badly, thank goodness. Words like pinched, slipped or herniated were haunting me. They said worse case there could be a fractured vertebrae. If it still hurts on Monday or hurts worse rather, I’ll get an x-ray and we’ll see.



For now though I’m taking it easy, icing it on up and relying on my houseboy to take care of me. Poor Clara.

polaris 22

This years Polaris was a great success.

Jeremy and I found some toys we wanted; though mine was much bigger...

I'm hoping you all recognize these swords?

2 days later...

waxing melancholic

Well I’ve done it again.

Remember when I had a wee mishap concerning my eyebrow and some nair?

Yep I’ve marred myself again.

This time I got wax strips and ruined the end of my brow. Now these days I go to a professional for this sort of thing but time and money are of concern this month so I decided to spend $7 and take care of my stray hairs at home.

After complaining that they didn’t work I discovered that I just wasn’t pulling them off fast enough so the next one I gave a mighty yank – and away came half my eyebrow. Luckily I find it hilarious so I’m not traumatized. Just sort of, well used to it by now. Le sigh.

bday boy

Well the ‘holiest day on the calendar’ has come again. Sigh. I speak of course of Jeremy’s birthday. I thought I was bad with my tiaras and daily reminders for my birthday….but at least when it’s over it’s over. Jeremy drags his out for weeks somehow.

I took the easy out and got him this massive Lego Star Destroyer that he wanted. I did a really good job of fooling him into thinking he wasn’t getting it though. I did a lot of ‘there’s no way in hell I’m giving up my table for a year for a 3 foot piece of plastic’. And so on.

It worked. He was quite surprised.

He always takes his birthday off and when I came home I found him exactly where I left him that morning – cross legged on the floor surrounded by Lego. He had made serious progress though. Apparently he did nothing else all day.

He’s having withdrawals now…I got this email fromhim a couple of hours ago:

…………………..can't focus on work………………..must build Lego…………………….experiencing "plastic block" withdrawal……………..i'm so cold, so very very cold……………..gonna start turning tricks for Lego……………

mancold

Hilarious. This is so accurate it’s spooky. I have firsthand knowledge remember?