Far from the Maddening Crowd...: Update en Mi Vida: Medical Appts & More

Update en Mi Vida: Medical Appts & More
Current mood: peaceful

Hmmmmm...my days have been spent going from one medical appt. after the other...a litany in fact. I've never been to the doctor so much in my life All I can say is...thank gawd I have a kick ass medical plan & the team of people helping me to feel better are so top notch in the bedside manner department...very patient, very kind...I'm blessed & thankful for that...

So, I went to my first physical therapy session just yesterday at 7:00 am in the morning! It's the earliest date I could get since the surgeon told me to start immediately, there I was groggy & fueled by my skim milk/ splenda infused coffee, even the therapist asked why I was there so early if I'm off of work...still, I can't believe I dragged my boo-tay out there at that hour but I think when you're bound & determined to do something, you just make your mind up to go...so, after evaluating me for 30 minutes & filling out the necessary paperwork, I started working on bending my wrist, makin' a fist & just basically bending my Anakin/ Darth Vadar elbow so it can start getting a "range of movement" (a PT term) again...it took all my muster to do so & I won't even tell you the pain I felt but it feels good to move somethin'!

Anyway, my therapist is thorough & knows what she's talkin' about & at the same time very personable...we're going to get along just fine...she said I can call her my physical "terrorist" since I'm going through some hurtin' as we go through the process...ha! She used to work at UCSF & we were chit chatting about Hawaii travels to each other & how I may go next month...

So, I'm doin' a lot of reading of junk mags like Star, Intouch & US...again I know more about the lives of Brangelina & Tomkat, more so than my own brothers or sister...I hate Tomkat b/c they are just way, way hyper for me & I know for like, the entire world ...I like the discretion Brangelina possess or they are at least trying to hide it ...okay, so a marriage broke up but at least they tip toe on the d.l., like, the old fashioned way...tomkat is just I don't know sooo, smug? is that what I want to call them? I have also caught the Bobby Brown new reality show on Bravo...my fave part is when Whitney says, "Hell to dah' no!" when she doesn't want to do something...it's a friggin crazy, hilarious show & they're a train wreck...I can't take my eyes off of it...hey, it's better than watchin' Britney & her fallin' a _ _ backwards in money, husband, KFed...

My other literature is reading some of Oscar Penaranda's work... I met up with him at the Fillmore Jazz Fest just this past weekend & we caught up with each other, he used to be my middle school teacher back in da' day & he's related to me, via cousin-wise...it was a nice mellow afternoon with good conversation & great live music...he has an upcoming play coming up at the end of the month, so I'll check that out

So, recent new restaurant jaunts I've been to? I've been to Deep Sushi in Noe Valley on Church St., my roommate's man knows the owners...nice small space & funky sushi =) We ate something called the Marilyn Manson b/c it had a spicy, kick to it & their warm salad was good with some sauteed aioli sauce & tuna tartare...

I've also been to a gourmet pizza place near my apt. that my co-worker friend inro'ed me to...it's called Pizzeta 211 & it's on California & 23rd...nice, cozy joint...I had a spinach, feta, olive oil pizza & my friend had a tomato & anchovi deal going on...we had some Italian cervezas & just good time catchin up conversation...work gossip, movies we've seen & just chillin' out...a nice, evening with someone who has become a very, very, good, good friend...I'm comforted by our relationship & it's surprising me a bit how well we get on...love the friendship, don't know how else to describe it

Oh, one more place, there's a joint on 19th & Valencia that serves great food 24/7 by my other friend-co-worker took me there last Sunday for brunch...I had the best egg's benedict in my life or maybe since I've been on this diet for a month, anything that has a little fat in it tastes divine to me

So, a few more things I have decided to take a poetry writing workshop to get those creative juices going, also Oscar said he would support me too & look over things for me & I have another friend named Edgar Poma, who I work with who is like a kuya/ big brother to me & is a fantastic writer so I have all this great coachin, now I have to just basically do it...I'm excited, my one friend actually knows the instructor who's conducting the class, b/c she used to intern at the place for him...it'll be good & it'll keep me busy as I go through my recovery time...I told my boss this week that I'm takin' another month off & he's so good to me b/c he practically told me, "Of course you can!" Did I ever tell everyone that I have a great boss? We have our moments but we get along so famously, it's uncanny...

Hmmm, so as you can tell I've become adept at typing with my one arm now...again, surprising what you can do when you put your mind to it...though I admit, I've taken some breaks watching a movie on the Independent Film Channel, some Sean Penn movie with Josh Lucas in it (the guy in Sweet Home Alabama)...Sean Penn is a superb actor can I just say that, my roommate tells me he likes to hitchhike in Marin & someone else told me that they've seen him in Berkeley hangin' out a few times...one day I want to see him or Benjamin Bratt in the street; I've only seen Sharon Stone at the Kabuki with her ex-hubby awhile back & Tracey Chapman, it's funny when you see a celebrity, even when you don't like them that much, it's like, "Oh my gawd is that who I think it is?" So, trying to recall all my brushes with fame (more like, semifame with semi-celebrities mostly...ha!) I've met: Captain Kangaroo (I was 7, some book signing & I waited in line!), Erin Grey (the woman in Battle Star Gallactica, a tv show that was a rip off of Star Wars, they all had perfectly feathered hair), Victoria Pricipal (Pam from Dallas! when I was 11) Al B. Sure, Expose, Sweet Sensation, Dino, Renel (radio DJ, here in SF), Antonio Sabato, Jr., Shemar Moore, LL Cool J, Dean Cain, Sharon Stone, Jill Scott, The Oais' lead singer, Dave Henderson, Jose Conseco, JT Snow, Yo Yo Ma, Janice Markitami, Cecil B. Williams, da' former mayor Willie Brown, Erykah Badu...there might be few more but that's what I can recall...funny, funny, funny...

The London coverage on tv is freaking me out a bit b/c I absolutely love that city & when I was there this past March, I totally mastered using their tube & double decker bus system...I pray for everyone there...gives me chills, gives me chills...

Okay, so I'm being taken to two bday parties one in Concord & the other in Vallejo...Concord is beach themed & the Vallejo one is Star Wars themed, this will definitely be interesting on the Star Wars theme b/c the celebrant is like turning 30! Yes, we are all big kids

I'm also on Sunday doing a craft day thing with my roomie & our friend Maria...I'm going to teach them to make earrings & a simple beaded necklace ...Should be fun...I don't have use of my one hand but I can instruct...

Mmmm, I've been ordered to exercise more by a dietician, so that's part of my medical appts. these past few weeks, so I've done walks up & down Geary, near Chrissie Field, near the wharf & recently around Lake Merced...hopefully, I can lose a bit of poundage doing all this, too...again, i just need to go ahead & keep doin' it.

So, I've had a novella to write b/c I haven't posted in awhile & I'm on my way to being my old self again, feels good ...I'll try to update as much as possible now that i'm feeling better...

Ahhhh, Six Feet Under is on, gotta' go...