Canada Day and OMG OW.

I am in a ridiculous amount of pain.

My shoulder, omg, I can't even pretend it's okay because it's already brought me to tears this morning.  Poor M didn't know what to do with me, just rubbed my back and stayed quiet.  I'm now on advils and will be for the rest of the day, and he adviced I get some A535 to rub on it.

I must've slept on it wrong, or something.  It was a bit tender yesterday, but my god this morning was awful.

Anyways, for some positivity to balance the negative, I had a blast at the mug-bogging races yesterday.  Think of this:

• Two long parallel trenches;
• Mud;
• LOTS of water;
• Nearby crowds;
• And a tonne of trucks blazing through the trenches

This all equals MUDDY FUN!  I got splashed at one point, but not nearly as badly as the people lining the fences!  And also: hotdogs, chips, popcorn and cotton candy!  :D

Alright, I'm off to catch the afternoon part of the Canada Day Celebration (HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!).  Missed the pancake breakfast and parade this morning, but got to spend time with M instead, so that was lovely (in spite of the pain).  Have a great day all!

Stupidity and Books (Exclusively)

Okay, change of plans. I decided to bike down to see the rest of the Canada Day celebration, and that was sort of a dumb idea when you've a sore shoulder. 

This is what happened:

1. Ride bike down the bike path next to the road, both hands on the handles
2. Purse slips off hip and slides forward, bumping against legs and generally being annoying
3. Remove right hand from handles to adjust purse
4. Leave only left hand on handles, which is attached to left arm, which is attached to a very sore shoulder
5. Don't pay attention to the road ahead
6. Ride off the curb
7. Take all the impact not absorbed by the shocks with my left arm and shoulder
8. Nearly puke from the pain

Ahaha oh god, not my most shining moment.  I basically popped some advil, craddled my arm the rest of the way into city centre and prayed that the pharmacy was open so I could buy some A535.  They were, thank fuck.

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I did wander into the local independent bookstore afterward though, and bought Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.  M and I are going to watch the movie, but he told me I had to read the book first.  And I will, once I'm finished the two other books I've been working my way through for the last few months. 

( Babbling about A Study in Scarlet and Madam Curie, A Biography )

Anywho, I think this post has gone on long enough.  My shoulder is now nicely numb from the lotion and I think it's time for a cuppa before reading? watching a movie? playing a game?  Not sure yet, but whatever it is, it'll be nice and relaxing.  :D 

Happy Canada Day!