Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Nature, Cysts, Back Pain, Dynamite

Went to the Headlands in April and saw an otter swimming in the lagoon. Then he came up to the shore and stuck his head up and looked right at us a couple of times. Were we lucky. Then last weekend we went up to Point Reyes to the lighthouse and saw a baby whale and its mother swimming all the way around the lighthouse. Lucky again. Of course, both times the camera was full and we couldn't get a pic, but so what--it's all up here. Wonderful times hiking around. Got an MRI this week for my "Bad BACK" and found out I have a cyst on my joint. The doctor said these things don't usually cause pain, however, since I am experiencing pain right there, in that spot, specifically where the cyst is, maybe that's what's been killing me for over a year. I went on-line and researched cysts on the L5 joint and found they were the most common place in the spine for cysts and they can compress a nerve and cause a lot of pain. I am praying praying praying that this injection will kill the pain. I'm hoping she accidentally nicks the cyst and pops it. Nothing worse, except for teeth pain. So sick of Vicodin and sleep medication. It was really interesting to read about what's inside a cyst: blood, hardened gel, fluid, calcium deposits. Blegghh. I've become my uncle Bob. "Hey can you look at this lump I got on my back? Maybe I should go see a doctor and have that thing scraped off!"

As for reading--some more of Tobias Wolff's stories. Read "The Liar." LOvvved it. So This Boy's Life in a short story. I look at the cover of his book and see him looking at me and then when I get home there's a pic of Ray Carver looking at me and they're saying--WRITE A STORY! I've been listening to the radio in the morning and hearing them talking about people with kids and people who choose not to have kids and I thought maybe I'd write a story about that. That's all I'll say, don't like to take the power out of it if I talk too much.

Students in my Creative Writing class decided (at my pushy suggestion) to name the high school lit mag at Hercules, The Dynamite Factory. I am so stoked about that b/c Hercules used to be mostly a dynamite factory and there's a lot of history behind that name. In my research I also found out that there was a whaling dock outside of Richmond, which I just find fascinating. The kids in Hercules used to go out to the dynamite factory after it closed down and they hung out, skateboarded, and graffitied inside. Someone had taken photos of that before they tore it down, so it was really groovy to look at all those photos and read about the buffer zone for explosions. I think it's a great title, and most of the kids do, too. Last year, our magazine was called Sui Generis, which I like, but it somehow wasn't quite right for our class this year.

32 comments:

Unknown said...

Well, it seems that most chiropractic patients started wearing sacroiliac belts (aka SI belt) around their pelvis as it is recommended by most chiropractors across America. By providing the correct balance of resistance and resilience, the sacroiliac belt re-establishes the joint’s normal motion, relieving stress and instability at these weight bearing structures.

There are many good SI Belts out there, but as far as quality, comfort, and prices are considered - Serola Sacroiliac Belt seems to be the best in the market. I'd say it was well worth my $38 investment when I was in severe back pain.

Visit their website for more info: http://www.serola.net/products.php

Hope this info is helpful to you. Good Luck!

Anonymous said...

soma and viagra prescriptions free viagra viagra and cialis buy viagra in canada generic soft tab viagra viagra buy viagra substitute buy viagra australian viagra larger forever sublingual viagra viagra and alcohol viagra shelf life where to buy viagra viagra discount herbal viagra reviews

Anonymous said...

buy viagra pills online buy viagra online - buying viagra online guide

Anonymous said...

viagra online without prescription generic viagra kamagra - viagra online reliable

Anonymous said...

viagra online without prescription buy viagra online in usa - cheap viagra that works

Anonymous said...

generic viagra viagra dosage 150 mg - buy viagra pay with paypal

Anonymous said...

viagra online without prescription purchase viagra in malaysia - cheap viagra online pharmacy prescription

Anonymous said...

viagra online without prescription buy 100mg viagra online - buy viagra melbourne

Anonymous said...

generic viagra cheap viagra online us - buy brand viagra online

Anonymous said...

viagra 100mg generic viagra reviews forum - viagra online to us

Anonymous said...

buy soma online soma grand parking - buy generic soma online

Anonymous said...

buy soma online soma drug reviews - want to buy soma

Anonymous said...

buy soma buy soma online usa - much does soma cost street

Anonymous said...

buy soma online order soma cod - soma pills street value

Anonymous said...

buy soma online buy soma online usa - buy aura soma london

Anonymous said...

buy soma whats generic name soma - soma perfect drug

Anonymous said...

buy soma online soma drug recall - drug interactions soma suboxone

Anonymous said...

cialis 20mg cialis online free sample - cialis no effect

Anonymous said...

tramadol online tramadol 800mg ibuprofen - illegal buy tramadol online

Anonymous said...

buy generic tramadol no prescription tramadol 50 mg kaufen - buy tramadol online in the usa

Anonymous said...

buy carisoprodol cheap carisoprodol online - 350 mg of carisoprodol

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol buy tramadol online visa - tramadol dosage weight dogs

Anonymous said...

buy cialis online cialis online for sale - cialis online discreet

Anonymous said...

xanax online xanax 59 - xanax 25 mg

Anonymous said...

buy cialis online cheap cialis online pharmacy - should buy cialis online

Anonymous said...

http://buytramadolonlinecool.com/#59473 tramadol online ireland - how get high tramadol

Anonymous said...

buy klonopin online long klonopin high - klonopin weight loss

Anonymous said...

generic tramadol tramadol online free shipping - tramadol buy usa

Anonymous said...

http://landvoicelearning.com/#44827 buy tramadol online tennessee - buy tramadol online prescription

Anonymous said...

http://buytramadolonlinecool.com/#63102 tramadol shipped with no prescription - tramadol hcl 50 mg recreational use

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online without a prescription tramadol addiction detox - tramadol purchase online no prescription

Anonymous said...

carisoprodol 350 mg ketamine carisoprodol - take soma carisoprodol