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TUE
6.23.98 finally...
rest?
The day after our mini tour in San Fransisco had ended, you'd think that I'd be able to rest. I didn't, really. After helping get the kids off to school I had to go to my doctor and get my knee checked out. I had an appointment to see Dr. Miller at 10:30am. The problem was that there was a lot of walking involved to get to his office and my knees were sore again. The verdict? Dr. Miller was very doubtful that I tore any ligaments or cartilage. He said that if I did tear something, I wouldn't be able to walk on it at all. OK, that was reassuring, but he still was going to take x-rays of my knee just in case. I mean, it hurt like hell and it felt as though I tore something. So I thought it was in my best interests to go get the knee checked out. I was able to leave the hospital with some pills that would ease the pain and reduce swelling. And I was able to get x-rays done on the knee. I scheduled a follow-up visit for next Monday, and off I went to pick up my son. Oh, and by the way, my wife had taken the day off to be with me so I thought that was a nice gesture on her part. Spent much of the afternoon getting caught up on journal entries. The tour to SF put me very much behind on my writings, and I had a lot to cover. My wife and I saw the X-Files movie tonight. I'm just starting to get into the TV series. I don't watch too much TV nowadays, but sometimes the band is off on Sundays, so I'm able to watch The Simpson's, King of the Hill, and the X-Files. I enjoyed the movie version of the X-Files. I found it entertaining and suspenseful. It was great getting back on the computer after a whole week out of town. I didn't go through withdrawals or anything like that, but when I finally got home to check email and update my web sites, I realized I kind of miss the routine of working on my web sites and surfing the Internet. I vow that one day I'll get a nice laptop computer with around-the-world access so that I can browse the Internet and check email while on tour. I seem to always go through withdrawals however, when I've had an exciting week with the band. I guess the adrenaline my body uses to pump myself up for these important gigs finally dissipates, and I kind of go through a period when I'm depressed and out of sync. This presents a problem when coming back because I'm expected to pick up the "slack" where I left off, and the only thing I'm thinking of is getting rest. Well, at least I'm home for awhile anyway... |