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[lapsedmodernist]

- I seem to have totally fucked up my neck in my sleep last night. It is stiff and hurts, and hurts a lot when I try to, like, turn my head. My range of motion is severely limited.

- my hair needs washing and I absolutely cannot wash it with my neck in this sorry state.

+ Our office assistant recommended a chiropractor who turns out to be very close to my house, and I made an appointment for this afternoon.

- I am always a bit nervous about seeing new chiropractors. Although the one I saw this summer in New York was great--but she was recommended by my regular chiropractor. Anyway, this one I don't need for highly sophisticated cranial work and intraoral adjustments, but just to manipulate my neck back into a no-pain zone. I hope it will be okay!

+ apropos visited last week

- I was totally overwhelmed by the bureaucratic visissitutes of my job during her visit. Poor she had to take two field trips with me, into different cities (and in one case an industrial park within one of those cities), this was all part of a saga involving getting a passport mailed to me from Ecuador so that I could get it stamped with a Cameroonian visa.

+ Got the visa

+ Hopefully will be able to finally mail the passport back today.

+ The weather in Maastricht is in comfortable high teens/low twenties (in the seventies for Fahrenheit people), which is a relief after the heatwave of the East Coast

+ Red currant is in season, and I bought two huge boxes of it at the farmers' market on Friday. Already ate them; will buy more at the next farmers' market on Wednesday.

- Having a hard time with writing (actually structuring) my conference paper that is due today

+ Fortunately had a breakthrough while gchatting with apropos last night, and now I think I will be able to finish it. Just as soon as I am done with the passport.

+ Going to Berlin on Sunday, with Fionnster, to meet up with my parents. I think Fionn will love it there. There is a zoo for him, and the pool in the River Spree, and lakes to swim in, and the Legoland discovery center, and all kinds of amazing playgrounds. My parents have already promised him the zoo over Skype, and Fionn is very excited. Also I emailed my friend Lea to say I will be in Berlin, and she was like: can we take Fionn to the 1001 nights playground? Um, yes!

- I think Fionn is still freaked out by unfamiliar potties, which makes going on the train with him a bit challenging. It was definitely a huge issue for him when we took the Eurostar to London in February, he was terrified of the train toilet, but really needed to go...Hopefully he will find German train toilets more user-friendly? If not, I guess there is always diapers.

+ Every time I get dressed in the morning right now I am delighted by the fact that I got 4 amazing skirts and a vintage dress altogether for $30 at this huge great thriftstore near totalvirility's house. Lots of vintage stuff, awesome skirts, most of them $5 or $7 a piece. I think lots of great other stuff, too, but I just got bogged down in skirts. I think I will wear the blue and brown one with sequins today. Slightly more festive than I would usually wear to the office, but hey, it's summer.

Comments

[shaherezada.livejournal.com]

Дорогая Ника,
меня спасает от таких состояний моя массажистка Маша. Очень надеюсь, что хиропрактик поможет

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

Я тоже очень надеюсь, что поможет...кстати, было бы очень здорово повидаться в Берлине, может быть у Ники/вместе с Никой? Думаю, очень здорово было бы познакомить вас с моими родителями (особенно папой, который, как мы обсуждали, учился в МГУ (структуральной лингвистике) почти в то же самое время, что и вы).

[shaherezada.livejournal.com]

С удовольствием! А когда вы будете в Брл?

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

С 8го до 20го с мамой/папой и с ребёнком (правда, мама 17го уедет в Москву).

[shaherezada.livejournal.com]

Отлично!
Увидимся обязательно!

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

ura!

[cyberanya.livejournal.com]

wait, aren't you in Norway now?

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

norway fell through due to some issues Yana was having.

[cyberanya.livejournal.com]

oh, no! were you able to get your money back?

[paperthinwalls.livejournal.com]

i don't want to scare you about the neck thing, but i did the same thing to myself back in june, and it took three weeks to go away! in fact, it got worse before it got better. oh god, that sounds so negative, i'm sorry.....hopefully the same thing will not happen to you. :(

i even saw a doctor (eventually), who couldn't nail down the source of the pain. not a slipped disc, maaayyybee a pinched nerve, who knows? he prescribed me some vicodin, which was sweet and all, but didn't really address the problem.............

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

I definitely had this once before, and it took 3-4 days to get better...so I am hoping it will be the same this time around. The chiropractor, who I was not terribly impressed by, but who seemed competent enough, said that it was basically a sprain, which is kind of what it feels like. Doesn't seem to be a pinched nerve...Wouldn't say no to Vicodin, though!