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My co-worker's wife had their baby this morning. It was 9lbs, 15oz. As far as I know, not a C-section birth. I can't. even. imagine. :O
Went to the doc's this morning. They took some X-rays and she had me perform some simple strength tests... everything went normally except when she had me hold out my arms in front of me, thumbs pointed down, and pressed down on my arms. I was able to push back with my left and keep it up just fine, but my right arm couldn't do it. She says that she's going to start me on physical therapy, because that's usually the solution for most problems, and we'll see how it goes in the next 2-4 weeks. After that, depending on the tests the PT people do and what they can gauge is wrong with my arm, she may then want to do an MRI, etc. It's possible that I've torn one of the muscles in my rotator cuff (ironic since it's a common injury for athletes and I am like the opposite of an athlete); if that's true I think I even know exactly when I did it. Regardless, what a pain.
I've started reading the 3rd Temeraire book, Black Powder War. There's a dragon in it named Arkady; when I was at the doc's and making an appointment with PT, the girl making the appointment for me's nametag read: Arkady. What are the chances, with such an unusual name?? Synchronicity, so freakish. As for BPW... I'm a bit weary of the constant traveling. On the one hand, I'm glad they didn't just close the chapter on China; on the other hand, if they were going to leave China I'd rather they get right back into the heart of things in Britain. That's not to say that I'm not enjoying the book. I'm enjoying the Tharkay character, and felt very bad for him re: his eagle. In the beginning of the book when it was Yongxing's secret funeral, I thought that maybe by starting this book off right about where book 2 left off NN was planning to contrive of a way to bring Lien to Britain with Temeraire and Laurence. After all, with Yongxing gone Lien has no home and no friends or family since her color is considered bad luck to the Chinese, and I've always secretly held a small flame for Temeraire/Lien, but her defecting to the French makes more sense, since I'm sure she blames Temeraire/Laurence for Yongxing's death. Plus it evens things up between the British and the French. However, that makes Temeraire and Lien outright enemies, which only makes me ship them more, lol.
So did I mention that I've nearly killed all my seedlings? :/ They were growing SO well. And then I repotted them, kept them out in the sun too long over the weekend, and overwatered. Now they are yellowing and some leaves are curling and so frail they're practically transparent. Cry. I guess I wanted them to grow up too soon. I'm now coddling them again; they're back in the guestroom under the Grow light and no inclement weather. I think they'll survive, but they look so pathetic compared with how they looked before. :(
Went to the doc's this morning. They took some X-rays and she had me perform some simple strength tests... everything went normally except when she had me hold out my arms in front of me, thumbs pointed down, and pressed down on my arms. I was able to push back with my left and keep it up just fine, but my right arm couldn't do it. She says that she's going to start me on physical therapy, because that's usually the solution for most problems, and we'll see how it goes in the next 2-4 weeks. After that, depending on the tests the PT people do and what they can gauge is wrong with my arm, she may then want to do an MRI, etc. It's possible that I've torn one of the muscles in my rotator cuff (ironic since it's a common injury for athletes and I am like the opposite of an athlete); if that's true I think I even know exactly when I did it. Regardless, what a pain.
I've started reading the 3rd Temeraire book, Black Powder War. There's a dragon in it named Arkady; when I was at the doc's and making an appointment with PT, the girl making the appointment for me's nametag read: Arkady. What are the chances, with such an unusual name?? Synchronicity, so freakish. As for BPW... I'm a bit weary of the constant traveling. On the one hand, I'm glad they didn't just close the chapter on China; on the other hand, if they were going to leave China I'd rather they get right back into the heart of things in Britain. That's not to say that I'm not enjoying the book. I'm enjoying the Tharkay character, and felt very bad for him re: his eagle. In the beginning of the book when it was Yongxing's secret funeral, I thought that maybe by starting this book off right about where book 2 left off NN was planning to contrive of a way to bring Lien to Britain with Temeraire and Laurence. After all, with Yongxing gone Lien has no home and no friends or family since her color is considered bad luck to the Chinese, and I've always secretly held a small flame for Temeraire/Lien, but her defecting to the French makes more sense, since I'm sure she blames Temeraire/Laurence for Yongxing's death. Plus it evens things up between the British and the French. However, that makes Temeraire and Lien outright enemies, which only makes me ship them more, lol.
So did I mention that I've nearly killed all my seedlings? :/ They were growing SO well. And then I repotted them, kept them out in the sun too long over the weekend, and overwatered. Now they are yellowing and some leaves are curling and so frail they're practically transparent. Cry. I guess I wanted them to grow up too soon. I'm now coddling them again; they're back in the guestroom under the Grow light and no inclement weather. I think they'll survive, but they look so pathetic compared with how they looked before. :(
