You'll miss them when they're gone
Sep. 22nd, 2005 09:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
julietKnees are not fun, I should point out; there are definitely two distinct categories.
Anyway, have not updated in Some Time due primarily to being damn busy at work. This whole 'promotion' thing has its downsides (though, yes, I do actually *prefer* being busy); especially when combined with my exciting new working-8-till-6 regime (need to make up hours Monday-Thursday so I can go to college Fridays).
[yawns extensively]
So, on the topic of knees: finally got physio appointment last week (& saw him again this week). Last week was fairly depressing, as I was told that my knees are permanently screwed. Exercises to strengthen them should manage the pain (possibly remove - we'll see), but I have to do them for the rest of my life, & if I stop, the pain will come back. [sigh] FWIW, this is inflammation of the pad under the kneecap, secondary to hypermobile knees. However, this week was a bit more encouraging, partly as I'd had the time to process the concept of permanently damaged knees; partly because the nice physio (who is really quite cute) assured me that as long as I kept with the exercises, there's no reason I shouldn't go snowboarding again. (and hopefully, by extension, I can expect to maybe be able to go walking again. Hurrah). I now have exercises to start off with, & am booked in at St Thomas' Knee Class for 6 weeks from mid-October (a knee class. What a splendid concept).
Better things have also been happening - such as the rather splendid Cat-Rescuers Dinner at Manna on Tuesday, courtesy of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
marnameow & sbp. The Chef Salad is still ace (I can never bring myself to order other things, because it is just *so very good*); and they had vegan chocolate torte. Mmmmmm. [collapses into happy chocolatey vegan puddle] I may have drunk a *smidge* too much of the tasty wine, though. I blame Marna, she kept ordering more :-)
Poptimism last Friday was also Massive Quantities of Fun, even if we did have to get up ungodly early the next morning to visitdogrando's parents in Chichester. Where we acquired, among other things, about a dozen quinces (I have promised to make them into quince jelly for Pete to have in his yoghurt) & a rather nice carved wooden elephant.
Other things... Marna's & my JAM won 2nd prize (of 3) at the allotment produce show, talking of sticky sugary things. Go us. We won a whole 2quid. Andkitty_goth & I were going to see some poncey play or other (I think it may have been Sartre) but bailed owing to being a bit weary. So we had a nice night in chatting instead.
Tomorrow is my induction day at college; Saturday I am off to Bournemouth for the weekend *all on my own*, an event to which I am greatly looking forward.
Anyway, have not updated in Some Time due primarily to being damn busy at work. This whole 'promotion' thing has its downsides (though, yes, I do actually *prefer* being busy); especially when combined with my exciting new working-8-till-6 regime (need to make up hours Monday-Thursday so I can go to college Fridays).
[yawns extensively]
So, on the topic of knees: finally got physio appointment last week (& saw him again this week). Last week was fairly depressing, as I was told that my knees are permanently screwed. Exercises to strengthen them should manage the pain (possibly remove - we'll see), but I have to do them for the rest of my life, & if I stop, the pain will come back. [sigh] FWIW, this is inflammation of the pad under the kneecap, secondary to hypermobile knees. However, this week was a bit more encouraging, partly as I'd had the time to process the concept of permanently damaged knees; partly because the nice physio (who is really quite cute) assured me that as long as I kept with the exercises, there's no reason I shouldn't go snowboarding again. (and hopefully, by extension, I can expect to maybe be able to go walking again. Hurrah). I now have exercises to start off with, & am booked in at St Thomas' Knee Class for 6 weeks from mid-October (a knee class. What a splendid concept).
Better things have also been happening - such as the rather splendid Cat-Rescuers Dinner at Manna on Tuesday, courtesy of
marnameow & sbp. The Chef Salad is still ace (I can never bring myself to order other things, because it is just *so very good*); and they had vegan chocolate torte. Mmmmmm. [collapses into happy chocolatey vegan puddle] I may have drunk a *smidge* too much of the tasty wine, though. I blame Marna, she kept ordering more :-) Poptimism last Friday was also Massive Quantities of Fun, even if we did have to get up ungodly early the next morning to visit
dogrando's parents in Chichester. Where we acquired, among other things, about a dozen quinces (I have promised to make them into quince jelly for Pete to have in his yoghurt) & a rather nice carved wooden elephant. Other things... Marna's & my JAM won 2nd prize (of 3) at the allotment produce show, talking of sticky sugary things. Go us. We won a whole 2quid. And
kitty_goth & I were going to see some poncey play or other (I think it may have been Sartre) but bailed owing to being a bit weary. So we had a nice night in chatting instead. Tomorrow is my induction day at college; Saturday I am off to Bournemouth for the weekend *all on my own*, an event to which I am greatly looking forward.
