I am in Madison for the weekend. Steph hauled my broken ass to Madison from Milwaukee today so I could have a little fun this weekend and get out of my couch watching, internet surfing, complaining, routine of the last week or so.

I am staying with three lovely ladies, Casey, Allison, and Steph who are taking great care of me. Actually, I don’t think I want to go back to Milwaukee to Frank at the end of the weekend. I will definitley have some pictures when I get back so stay tuned.

My back is still sore but I go back to the dock on Tuesday and see what he has to say. I am getting excited to see when I can get back on the bike.

Okay, I have people waiting for me…………………………

later,
g.

PS. Give me a call if you are in Madison and want to watch me lay on the couch.

I don’t want to turn this blog into an online auction but I have one more thing to sell before I put it on ebay. I have an 30 GB Color Ipod Photo that I bought at the end of May and am looking to get rid of. It is in great shape and I still have the box and there is no engraving on it or anything.

Why do I want to get rid of it? Well, I am sick of organizing the songs on the thing. I get car sick when I am on the computer (not kidding) and see no end of song organizing in sight. Today I had enough so I want to get rid of it. I can leave the songs on it if you would like. There are over 4,000 songs with some good and some crap.

Since it is a Ipod photo I could even put some pictures of myslef on it for you. Clothed, scantily clothed, or not clothed at all. I guess it depends on whatever you would be willing to pay more for!

I am thinking around $250 ……………………………………………let me know

later,
g.

PS. Six more weeks of winter.

I am assuming that anyone who had the ability to go online and actually read this blog has seen the movie Groundhog Day. The movie staring Bill Murray and the ground hog Pauxataunee Phil (sp?). It is a classic and if you have not seen it well………..skip this post then.

Everyday for me feels like FRICKIN’ Groundhog day. I think I have entered the week after/no noticeable improvement/antsy/crappy medicine feeling/ depressed/feel sorry for myself stage of recovering! I get up in the morning and call Frank to put my brace on or otherwise I can’t get out of bed. Today was exciting though because it was shower day! Instead of getting dressed immediately Frank put my brace on and I took a shower. Then he switched my wet brace pads with dry ones, dressed me and then put the brace back on. I try to shower at least everyother day becasue it is a hassle.

Then I eat breakfast and go online to check my email and see if I have anything good. Nope, not today! Should I walk to the coffee shop? Probably not because I am not sure if I am suppose to be doing that yet.

If I do go to the coffee shop can I handle everyone staring at the freak with a brace. Then there is the question………”I hope you don’t mind me asking but what happend?” I am tempted to say that it is a new Australian fashion and simply having my collar up was not enough so I went for a collar extension! I could also throw in a Derek Zoolander “blue steel” look just for effect. However, I usually tell them the truth.

I then sit around thinking all day of what I can do or should do but usually end up falling asleep. Around three o’clock I will put on some blue jeans and get out of my lounge pants so at least it feels like I could do something or if someone were to come it would look like I had not been sitting around like a sack all day. That sort of makes me feel good.

Frank runs, goes to work, goes to the gym cooks dinner while I sit and watch. He has been a great help but I feel terrible asking him to do everything even though he does not mind. This is coming from a guy (myself) who is rather stubborn and likes to do everything himself and not ask for help. Becca would get soo pissed at me because I never asked for help which I agree was deserved but now I am forced to ask all of the time. See I can change!

At night Frank takes off the brace and I have my pee bottle and pills by the bed because once the brace if off I am confined to the bed.

Then what do you know the morning comes and it starts all over again with nothing really changing except the color of the shirt I wear! Groundhog Day Sucks!

I was just looking at my arms though and since I have not been able to shave I am getting pretty hairy. Maybe I could change stuff up a bit and try waxing again. Plus, with my medicine it probably would not hurt as bad ripping out all of my hair. The only problem is that I can’t get all of the hard to reach areas. Could I get any help?

Sorry for all the complaints but it is the truth………………………

later,
g.

I slept really hard for 12 hours last night and woke up still tired! I had to get out of bed though because Frank had to go to work and I needed him to put on my back brace before he left. Otherwise, I would have had to stayed in bed all day because I can’t put it on myself and cannot get out of bed without it on. I know I slept 20 hours or so the other day but I don’t think I could have managed that one!

I still don’t have much of an appetite but because it is my routine I hobbled down the stairs and to the kitchen for my cereal and coffee. My parents were in town this past weekend so I am drinking Alterra coffee and eating Natural Ovens Granola which is awesome. Otherwise, I would be drinking Sam’s Choice Coffee and eating Aldi Oatmeal. Thanks mom and dad!

I figured since I can’t really move I should watch what I eat a bit or try to eat healthy and avoid the “cold pizza” for breakfast diet. Anyway, I went to pour myself a nice hearty bowl of Natural Ovens Granola that according to the box is suppose to have flax seeds, oats, almonds, sunflower seeds, and even cut Cholesterol.

I don’t know if they changed the recipe or what but that is all that came out of the box were these chocolate nuggets with a few pieces of oatmeal. I basically had a bowl of extra large chocolate chips for breakfast. It was great! Plus, according to the box I only had 8 grams of fat and 220 calories. This is the best shit ever! I highly recommend it!

I am not sure what today holds? Maybe I will watch a movie and fall asleep 10 minutes into or maybe I will hobble down to the paper machine and buy a paper. If anyone is in the area stop by and visit because I should be here.

Okay I should go for some reason I cannont be on the computer too long because I get sweaty and a headache…………sort of like car sick but on a computer? Really wierd.

later,
g.

This morning I was able to shower and shave which felt great. It is crazy how I always took those things for granted but now showering and even shaving my face is a big ordeal. I have to shower with my brace on and then when I get out Frank has to change the pads on my brace so I am not wet all day. Otherwise I would be really happy because as those who know me water is one of my favorite things!

I also shaved half of my face and Frank did the other half because I can’t take my brace off unless I am lying down and to get my chin I had to take the brace off. He did a pretty good job. I was starting to look pretty grizzled and mountain manish but I don’t think that is quite my look???

After doing all of that I was pretty tired. Basically I get all cleaned up, looking and smelling good, only to take a nap. At least I feel clean napping. I cherish my showers because I can only take one ever other day which does sound sort of nasty but it is the best I can do. If I smell I am sorry!

Aside from that I am selling my Schwinn Homegrown mountain bike with full XTR if anyone wants to buy it. I don’t really feel like listing it on ebay or anything so if you are interested give me an offer. It is a good bike and a few years back it was top of the line. If you do buy it just be CAREFUL!

It is crazy how little things make me tired but I am going to watch a little tv and hopefully fall asleep. Talk to you all soon.

later,
g.

PS. I might have some spelling errors and punctuation issues but until I get back to normal I am going to allow myself not to proof read my blog!!!