Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

I woke feeling better than I have in a while, listening to the sound of the rain (there's freezing rain nearby, but here in the city water is currently a liquid), with a half-remembered dream already receeding further from memory. I rolled over and wrote three pages in my paper journal, a slightly edited version of which I now type here...

20021211.1026
Rain/Freezing Rain
Peaceful

There's sort of a snow-day quiet but with rain sound as backdrop instead of the snow hush. I just woke from a dream tat was already mostly forgotten by the time I realized I was starting to wake -- it had something to do with shopping, and prescriptions, and being the last client someplace that wanted to close up for the day. Important thing is that I woke up gently for a change ... and I was convinced that it must be well after noon because I felt so rested, even though it turns out I only slept a little more than five hours.

My body doesn't feel good, but it definitely feels less bad now than it has for a spell.

All in all, this is pretty good compared to how I usually feel, and fantastic compared to the past two weeks. And I feel more rested than I have in a couple of weeks. Despite feeling like I only got half the sleep I needed, this is more rested than I've felt for a spell.

Anyow, I'm starting off more rested and with less pain than usual. If I can keep going long enough before my body decides it needs a break again, maybe I'll actually get things done today. Here's hoping.

In the time I've been writing this, a long thin stripe of pain along the bone in my left thigh has come and gone, my rigt hip has started complaining from the position I'm in, my rigt upper arm is tightening up a little, I've got a touch of eyestrain, and I'm feeling slightly dizzy and sleepy again. But the overall assessment that I feel better than I have in a couple weeks still stands so far...

I should eat something.

[fin] 20021211.1144

Since rising, I've noticed that my knees aren't as bad as I'd thought -- not especially painfull, really, but every so often there's one of those "Oh [expletive], my knee is about to drop me" moments. Standing up unkinked the hip. And I ate something. I'm getting tired again already, but for the moment I'm still up and kind of alert.

Homespun Ceilidh Band rehearsal for tonight was called off because of the weather. I've got to call and find out whether the weight management class I'm supposed to go to in Gaithersburg is still on. Water's a liquid now, but after the sun goes down it could get messy and I don't know what the conditions are like a little SW of here. Snow doesn't slow me down much, but driving on ice is a whole lot less fun.