My back/neck issues have been getting progressively worse - I went to the chiropractor again Wednesday, and for the first time that I can remember, I felt worse after leaving. I was out shopping for a new blanket because, in a flash of insight, I had realized the other day that my issues might stem from being cold all night while I sleep. I'd noticed every morning that I would have the blankets scrunched up around my chin when I awoke, and that meant my shoulders were all scrunched up as well, so I figure the constant tension all night might be messing up my alignment. Anyway, I couldn't find the type of blanket I was hoping to, and the longer I shopped, the worse my headache got, until it bordered on migraine. I finally settled on a down comforter (not by choice, but by lack of other options), and then headed home, but stopped off first for some chinese takeout. By this point, my headache was so bad the woman at the restuarant even commented on it. I finally made it home, and couldn't even eat - it was so bad I had to lay down, door closed, lights off (I took some motrin before I did so). Finally, after almost an hour, I felt well enough to get up & eat. Did alright for the rest of the night, and before I went to bed, I changed the sheets & added the new comforter. The next morning, it felt like that had been the best night's sleep I'd had in the new place! Wasn't a bit cold, wasn't overly sore or out of joint (a little, but it was just the first night, so I expected that). I don't remember waking up the entire night, which is also odd for me. Last night, I burned a little sage & walked it through the house, to kind of "clarify" things again, and for a change, was actually looking forward to going to bed. Slept great again, and felt better yet this morning, so I think I may have solved that particular issue! YaY!! :-P
Band practice was cancelled last night, because the guitarist was having issues (yet again) with his wife freaking out on him - happens every time he's supposed to come to practice, and apparently, only on that night. We rescheduled it for tonight, but now I'm not really feeling like I want to go. I will, because I'd feel like a dick if I didn't, but seriously, if we don't start playing out soon, I might just quit. I wouldn't storm out or anything, because I'd always be open to helping them out if they needed a substitute bass player, but, even though I'm still learning new songs, I'm really getting bored. I'm supposed to call a guy I met at work to jam this Sunday. Seems like a pretty cool guy so hopefully, it's a good time & turns out to be something I can keep doing. The other guy I was supposed to jam with last Tuesday? Never called me back, so I'm kind of figuring he just said I might be able to join them, because he'd had a few & was being social, rather than really meaning it. It's a little frustrating, but I'm not mad at him or anything, just wish it would have happened, because I think it would have been fun.
My ma bought a car at an auction a week or so ago, on her own, with the help of a friend who has a dealer license. She didn't tell either my brother in law or me that she was going to, and she pretty much ignored all the advice each of us had given her. Now, she's already had an issue with this car (just a check engine light) so she took it to a mechanic who told her that the engine in it has either been out of the car at some point, or isn't original. Somehow my ma got in touch with the previous owner who told her the engine was out to fix a timing belt issue, and that even after they'd had it repaired, it kept messing up, so they got rid of it. The lady told my mother, "It's a piece of junk, get rid of it!". She called the mechanic to tell him what she'd found out & the mechanic told her that there's no reason top pull the engine just for a timing belt issue, so there must have been some other issue. Well, I'm thinking it must have been a major issue to have had the engine out, you know? Anyway, my ma calls me asking what she should do - I told her that 1) if a car was at a dealer, then went to auction, it's because the dealer couldn't sell it, which is a bad sign in itself, 2) the lady's story doesn't make sense, which tells me that there's more to the story, which makes me nervous about what else could be wrong with it, 3) the mechanic said the motor had been out, which indicates some sort of major repair about which you're unaware. All of this means, to me, that this vehicle is likely to be a money pit, and that she should try to get rid of it & find a better car. She told me that she could take it back to auction, but was nervous that she mi8ght lose anywhere up to a couple thousand dollars if she did. I countered with "well, you could put a thousand dollars into fixing the timing belt issue, and then still have the motor "blow up" and have to spend upwards of $4000 just to put a used replacement engine back in it. you have absolutely no idea what could be wrong with it, but the stories and the indicators are not good.". I then told her she should ask my bro-in-law for his thoughts & she told me that, aside from he fact that the whole family has the flu, he's mad at her for buying it in the first place. I told her I was too, but that she was an adult & it was her mistake to make. I politely "chewed her out" a bit about how she has two guys with a lot of experience with cars giving her advice, & while I'm not offended personally, it's a bit insulting to be trying to help someone and have them totally disregard/ignore all of their experience and guidance by doing her own thing, without doing any research beyond "well, I sat in it & it fit me really well, and it was cute, so I liked it & decided to buy it!". I told her she should apologize to him, and ask him for his advice/help (and this time, to actually listen!) And now that she's made this mistake, she wants me to research the car by going on that car fax website - I'm like, "seriously, what is that going to tell you? They may have had some backyard mechanic work on it, and that never got reported, so you still won't know what the possible issues are! Besides, you wouldn't listen to me when I told you how to research cars & what to look for - why am I supposed to help you now?". This is the thing that really bothers me about her - she wants to do her own thing & won't listen to anyone, but if she fucks up, she expects everyone to help her out & fix it. I won't do it; she needs to learn a lesson here. If she will actually accept our help and our sincere attempts to find the best car for her, for the best price, I'll be more than happy to help, but there's no reason to if she's just going to ignore us. I'm sure my bro-in-law feels the same way. I feel bad, but I can't force her to do anything - if she wants to make her own decisions, she can deal with her own mistakes.
Oh, and I still haven't heard from CC - in her last email, she mentioned that things will likely slow down when she starts repeating classes (she's a professor now!) and I assume that might happen in January, so I'm not going to sweat it until then. I'm going to send her a "happy holidays" -type email near the end of the month, just to kind of remind her I'm still around, but I'm not expecting a reply until after the new year. I'm hoping foe one, of course, but not expecting it.
Shit, just realized I won't be able to do my next workout tonight, due to band practice being changed - well, maybe I can hit it right after work, before I have to head out!? Gonna try, because I don't want to "fail" this quickly!
Stepfie, still sending positive energy your way - hope things are going alright!
11:59 a.m. - 2011-12-09
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