It's a case of NOT wanting to wander into the kitchen to make coffee at 4am and abruptly feel a squishy, crunch and wetness beneath your barefoot and realize you've murdered a blameless lizard. And now you have to, before coffee, hop to the bathroom, trying not to spill lizard viscera onto the floor, and meanwhile, a small child comes wandering out and being like 'why are you screaming?' and you yell 'go back to sleep!' and then 'why are you yelling WAHH!' then the child runs into the bedroom and wakes up Daddy, who goes 'ahhh my shoulder ahh get off' and the child screams 'why does everybody hate me!' and then the older child comes out and says 'what did Hattie do?!' and Hattie says 'I did nothing, everybody is yelling at me! WAHH!' and Daddy is laying there senseless and his wife is making dry-heaving noises from the bathroom - interrupted by angry, urgent pleas for nobody to enter the kitchen, which of course both children now must absolutely do, because they're 10 and 12. Sounds of 'Eww gross I stepped in something!' And Daddy going: 'Why did you tell them not to do something, when that is the one specific way to make them actually do that thing!?' And meanwhile the children are wretching and going, 'Ewww lizard guts!' and 'Hattie, don't touch them, why are you picking them up?' and 'I want to take them to school today', etcetera, and now you have to go out and calm the entire situation ... and generally thats the kind of scenario we're trying to avoid, I think.
I am also getting restless nights with left shoulder pain, but not sleepless enough to work out the odds of this coincidence. Work up early, again, and there's absolutely no chance of getting back to sleep because I'm flying to Japan in a few hours and I'm mildly stressed by the idea of 20 hours in transit followed by 2 weeks of completely new experiences and then another 20 hours in transit. Anyway I was delighted to find that you had posted, your update has made me smile and now I can feel less stressed about jetting off on a ridiculously long journey because you've reminded me that it could be worse. I can feel the guilt of leaving my cats, at an expensive but only slightly plush cattery, falling away as I contemplate 2 weeks of lizard less winter in Japan.
And, in addition to the fact that your posts always make me smile, I'm sure that the lightness that your humour brings will last for a couple of weeks at least. I'll be thinking of Jeremy/Jemima whilst wondering why I ever believed that going to an intensely populated Tokyo was a good idea, and then again whilst perusing a mock-up of Howl's Moving Castle in the middle of a hugely popular theme park designed to make me waste money. Indeed, I still smile when I think about the bear saga. I'm sure I'm not the only one of your readers who continually find solace in your ramblings so thank you for posting. I would send a warm hug now but I fear that painful shoulders would wince at the thought, how about a ✋ or would you prefer a polite 🤝?
It's curious because, I hardly watch television, but I do watch YouTube videos made by travelers in Japan. It's a whole genre, frankly. Yesterday, I watched an in-depth look at staying in a capsule hotel in Kyoto. I watch videos about making ramen, and about taking trains and ferries to Islands, from Tokyo. And videos made by westerners who buy and renovate country houses, there. And videos made by westerners who are addicted to Japanese street wear for some odd reason. This is all my YouTube feed supplies me with, these days. My children watch them with me, if they're home from school; but their inspiration to move to Japan is because of My Neighbor Totoro. I think you're going to have a really good time, and I want you to message me about it when you return, if you'd like.
I also want to say, I do appreciate your appreciation of my writing; I'm glad you found me, here, and vice versa. What I do is not everybody's cup-of-tea, so it's lovely to know there a like-minded folk out there. I'll keep writing. I like doing this, and my greatest ambition is to write 2, even 3 times a week. I'm working on that, I promise.
Enjoy your journey, and stay safe - but I think you will be, there! What a fun adventure.
Despite the fact that you are clearly in desperate pain, you have clearly not lost your sense of humor, which is just rather stunning. I hope you feel better very soon. Maybe by then, Jeremy/Jemima will have moved on to better accommodations..
In most circumstances, taking matters too seriously is a recipe for needless, extended suffering. There are genuine exceptions and traumas, but fortunately for most of us, most of our lives are just plain silly, whether we realize it or not. Mind you, there's some awful things happening, especially nowadays, as we all know. I really do somewhat want to sit in an armchair by a fireside with - like, half the planet - and just keep their morale up, in some way. That's really how I feel; that's what I feel I was born to do. But my point is, as I've said before and I'll say again, no doubt, I do appreciate you being here, Kris H. Keep your chin up over there; I now times are tough, but we'll get through them. Also, thanks for being part of what I do; you're part of my support network, and you're keeping me going. Have a good day now.
Good luck with the lizard!🦎 I had frozen shoulder twice, and it sucks! I remember that sleeping was the most painful. I highly recommend a cortisone shot and physical therapy. The PT hurts, but it works. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!!
Thanks so much. I just arrived home from the ultrasound-assisted cortisone shot. That was a bit more unpleasant than I expected. I also found a way to get five sessions of physical therapy for free. (Australia still has the remnants of its socialized healthcare system, though the neoliberals still want to dismantle it and replace it with one like the United States’). You had two frozen shoulders? That’s just awful. Once I’m on the other side of this thing, I’m actually taking up yoga and doing more upper-body strength training. I’m in pretty good shape (compared to most men my age) so this whole thing came out of left field on me. But thanks for the kind thoughts; take care over there, Melinda. All the best!
Lizards 🦎 🦎 🦎 are lovely, I love them. Maybe you're wife can learn to love the lovely, lively, long limbed, limber lizard 🦎 😆
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It's a case of NOT wanting to wander into the kitchen to make coffee at 4am and abruptly feel a squishy, crunch and wetness beneath your barefoot and realize you've murdered a blameless lizard. And now you have to, before coffee, hop to the bathroom, trying not to spill lizard viscera onto the floor, and meanwhile, a small child comes wandering out and being like 'why are you screaming?' and you yell 'go back to sleep!' and then 'why are you yelling WAHH!' then the child runs into the bedroom and wakes up Daddy, who goes 'ahhh my shoulder ahh get off' and the child screams 'why does everybody hate me!' and then the older child comes out and says 'what did Hattie do?!' and Hattie says 'I did nothing, everybody is yelling at me! WAHH!' and Daddy is laying there senseless and his wife is making dry-heaving noises from the bathroom - interrupted by angry, urgent pleas for nobody to enter the kitchen, which of course both children now must absolutely do, because they're 10 and 12. Sounds of 'Eww gross I stepped in something!' And Daddy going: 'Why did you tell them not to do something, when that is the one specific way to make them actually do that thing!?' And meanwhile the children are wretching and going, 'Ewww lizard guts!' and 'Hattie, don't touch them, why are you picking them up?' and 'I want to take them to school today', etcetera, and now you have to go out and calm the entire situation ... and generally thats the kind of scenario we're trying to avoid, I think.
Ah, the joys of family life 😆
I am also getting restless nights with left shoulder pain, but not sleepless enough to work out the odds of this coincidence. Work up early, again, and there's absolutely no chance of getting back to sleep because I'm flying to Japan in a few hours and I'm mildly stressed by the idea of 20 hours in transit followed by 2 weeks of completely new experiences and then another 20 hours in transit. Anyway I was delighted to find that you had posted, your update has made me smile and now I can feel less stressed about jetting off on a ridiculously long journey because you've reminded me that it could be worse. I can feel the guilt of leaving my cats, at an expensive but only slightly plush cattery, falling away as I contemplate 2 weeks of lizard less winter in Japan.
And, in addition to the fact that your posts always make me smile, I'm sure that the lightness that your humour brings will last for a couple of weeks at least. I'll be thinking of Jeremy/Jemima whilst wondering why I ever believed that going to an intensely populated Tokyo was a good idea, and then again whilst perusing a mock-up of Howl's Moving Castle in the middle of a hugely popular theme park designed to make me waste money. Indeed, I still smile when I think about the bear saga. I'm sure I'm not the only one of your readers who continually find solace in your ramblings so thank you for posting. I would send a warm hug now but I fear that painful shoulders would wince at the thought, how about a ✋ or would you prefer a polite 🤝?
It's curious because, I hardly watch television, but I do watch YouTube videos made by travelers in Japan. It's a whole genre, frankly. Yesterday, I watched an in-depth look at staying in a capsule hotel in Kyoto. I watch videos about making ramen, and about taking trains and ferries to Islands, from Tokyo. And videos made by westerners who buy and renovate country houses, there. And videos made by westerners who are addicted to Japanese street wear for some odd reason. This is all my YouTube feed supplies me with, these days. My children watch them with me, if they're home from school; but their inspiration to move to Japan is because of My Neighbor Totoro. I think you're going to have a really good time, and I want you to message me about it when you return, if you'd like.
I also want to say, I do appreciate your appreciation of my writing; I'm glad you found me, here, and vice versa. What I do is not everybody's cup-of-tea, so it's lovely to know there a like-minded folk out there. I'll keep writing. I like doing this, and my greatest ambition is to write 2, even 3 times a week. I'm working on that, I promise.
Enjoy your journey, and stay safe - but I think you will be, there! What a fun adventure.
Despite the fact that you are clearly in desperate pain, you have clearly not lost your sense of humor, which is just rather stunning. I hope you feel better very soon. Maybe by then, Jeremy/Jemima will have moved on to better accommodations..
In most circumstances, taking matters too seriously is a recipe for needless, extended suffering. There are genuine exceptions and traumas, but fortunately for most of us, most of our lives are just plain silly, whether we realize it or not. Mind you, there's some awful things happening, especially nowadays, as we all know. I really do somewhat want to sit in an armchair by a fireside with - like, half the planet - and just keep their morale up, in some way. That's really how I feel; that's what I feel I was born to do. But my point is, as I've said before and I'll say again, no doubt, I do appreciate you being here, Kris H. Keep your chin up over there; I now times are tough, but we'll get through them. Also, thanks for being part of what I do; you're part of my support network, and you're keeping me going. Have a good day now.
Good luck with the lizard!🦎 I had frozen shoulder twice, and it sucks! I remember that sleeping was the most painful. I highly recommend a cortisone shot and physical therapy. The PT hurts, but it works. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!!
Thanks so much. I just arrived home from the ultrasound-assisted cortisone shot. That was a bit more unpleasant than I expected. I also found a way to get five sessions of physical therapy for free. (Australia still has the remnants of its socialized healthcare system, though the neoliberals still want to dismantle it and replace it with one like the United States’). You had two frozen shoulders? That’s just awful. Once I’m on the other side of this thing, I’m actually taking up yoga and doing more upper-body strength training. I’m in pretty good shape (compared to most men my age) so this whole thing came out of left field on me. But thanks for the kind thoughts; take care over there, Melinda. All the best!