Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Timely Medicine

I played D&D with local friends on Sat afternoon, then came home and played D&D remotely (using Google Talk) with friends back in MA. Except...I didn't. At least not on time. Our start time is supposed to be 5 pm (my time), but we didn't start until almost 6.

The problem: I had to stop my other game prematurely in order to get home by 5. Also, I had to sit by my computer and wait without having any idea why there was a delay. (I tried calling two different phone numbers, but no answer on either line.) Now, I totally enjoy playing D&D with those friends, but I couldn't help but feel that the rest of my night was tainted by the late start. It was unlike me, but I ended up writing an email to all of them to try and start on time in future. I won't know til June if they paid attention to it...

Recently I started going to a chiropractor for tendonitis in my shoulder. Since he's an older man with lots of knowledge and experience, I asked him for a recommendation for an acupuncturist. He recommended Chris Slama in North Portland, so I went to him last Friday. I was supposed to be there for 90 minutes but ended up staying for almost two and a half hours. His questions were very thorough and he said all of the right things to make me feel like he knows what he's doing. I went back yesterday for an herbal tea, which I took last night and again this morning. I'll keep track of my progress. Hopefully I can get back to the point where I'm happy with my body again.

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