We went to see The Break-Up on Friday night and really enjoyed it. I thought it looked like a movie that I would like, but then I started to worry because it got so many bad reviews...and now I wonder what those critics were expecting. It's Vince Vaughn doing his typical Vince Vaughn type of humor, so I guess if you don't like that, you probably won't like the flick. I do, and I liked it a lot.
Nice series for the Sox, taking two out of three in Detroit this weekend. I have no idea if the Tigers are for real or not, but they somehow have the best record in baseball right now. Sully must be psyched. Now on to the Bronx for four huge games with the Yanks. It feels like we've played them about once a week all season.
Sopranos season finale tonight. There have been some weird episodes but overall I have really enjoyed the current season. The whole "Johnnycakes" plotline was pretty out there, but they wrapped it up well. I'm very curious to see how they leave things tonight. Apparently HBO is saying that this isn't technically a season finale, but that this season continues with the final eight episodes in January. Whatever. To me, that just sounds like a license to have no closure whatsoever tonight, and that's fine.
I had an MRI on my knee this week to see how it is doing, because it's been really sore lately. Doc says that the ACL is healing nicely but that I have some issues with the cartilage underneath the kneecap. And if that sounds uncomfortable, well...it is. He prescribed an anti-inflammatory and wants me to go back for some additional physical therapy. Wheeeeee! What fun...
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Sunday, June 04, 2006
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Not much happening
I've only got one more physical therapy session scheduled and they moved it from Friday to next Tuesday. Then I see the doc on Wednesday morning, and I really hope for full clearance at that point.
Got the script down to 107 pages with a little tweaking. The problem is that there are a couple of scenes that we want to add, so I haven't decided if we'll just put them in or if we really need to cut something else first.
The Spurs will win tonight. So will ASU in the college World Series.
Started season two of "Alias." Getting full seasons of good TV shows that you've never seen on DVD really is a beautiful thing. I think I might do that with "24" when we finish these. Another supposedly great show that I've never seen.
Sox are red hot. Just wait until we get Schilling back too. Back to back champs? It could happen!
Departure to Vegas countdown: 12 days. I can't wait!
Got the script down to 107 pages with a little tweaking. The problem is that there are a couple of scenes that we want to add, so I haven't decided if we'll just put them in or if we really need to cut something else first.
The Spurs will win tonight. So will ASU in the college World Series.
Started season two of "Alias." Getting full seasons of good TV shows that you've never seen on DVD really is a beautiful thing. I think I might do that with "24" when we finish these. Another supposedly great show that I've never seen.
Sox are red hot. Just wait until we get Schilling back too. Back to back champs? It could happen!
Departure to Vegas countdown: 12 days. I can't wait!
Monday, June 20, 2005
Whiffleball first draft
We finished the first draft of the "Whiffleball" screenplay. It clocks in at a beefy 111 pages and the first thing I need to work on is cutting it down a bit. In screenwriting, there is a vague but generally accepted rule that movies time out to one minute per screenplay page on average. So 111 would be fine for an action movie or a drama, but it's definitely a little long for a comedy. I'd like to trim at least 5-6 pages, which might be tough. Other than that, we just need to whip it into shape and get it as funny as it can be before we check in with that producer. It was really fun to write--Johnny and I had an absolute ball with it, continually e-mailing and text messaging back and forth with notes, comments and jokes. And if the angle with the producer never works it, we really could strip it down some and make it ourselves.
I'm scheduled for my last week of physical therapy this week. I'm hoping that the three sessions are all that I'll need but I should get the definitive word from the doctor on the 29th. But right now, I feel good. I can walk without the crutches and I'm sure I can bend it enough to fly, although it starts to hurt and get pretty stiff after a while. But that's nothing that will hold me back.
Other random thoughts to start off the week ( in classic, cliched writer/dot dot dot style): we've been watching season one of Alias on DVD and it's fun and entertaining. A lot of the plots are pretty goofy but you just have to have an active imagination, suspend disbelief a little, and buy into everything they are selling. From what I've heard, the storyline of the show takes lots of big, broad turns so it will be fun to be able to fly through those on DVD, as opposed to waiting all summer to see how things turn out...(*cough*..."Lost")...my favorite show on TV this summer has to be "Entourage" on HBO. I loved season one and season two is off to a great start. Jeremy Piven as Ari the agent is one of the best characters on the tube right now...conversely, the worst show I'm watching is "The Comeback" on HBO with Lisa Kudrow. I love the idea of the show a lot, and the format. But her character is just brutal to watch and it makes the entire show painful and annoying. And yet, I'm still giving it a chance...I predict that the Red Sox will be in first place before I get dealt my first hand at the WSOP...I still haven't pre-ordered the new Harry Potter book yet because I don't know if I want to go get it at midnight or just have it mailed to me. I must be getting older. That, and just being in bookstores now feels different after B&N...Robert Horry is pretty damn clutch...I think it's going to be dreadfully humid here in Arkansas this summer, and that's something I haven't had to deal with lately. Although it probably won't hit 120, either.
That's it from me for now. As usual, nothing exciting going on.
I'm scheduled for my last week of physical therapy this week. I'm hoping that the three sessions are all that I'll need but I should get the definitive word from the doctor on the 29th. But right now, I feel good. I can walk without the crutches and I'm sure I can bend it enough to fly, although it starts to hurt and get pretty stiff after a while. But that's nothing that will hold me back.
Other random thoughts to start off the week ( in classic, cliched writer/dot dot dot style): we've been watching season one of Alias on DVD and it's fun and entertaining. A lot of the plots are pretty goofy but you just have to have an active imagination, suspend disbelief a little, and buy into everything they are selling. From what I've heard, the storyline of the show takes lots of big, broad turns so it will be fun to be able to fly through those on DVD, as opposed to waiting all summer to see how things turn out...(*cough*..."Lost")...my favorite show on TV this summer has to be "Entourage" on HBO. I loved season one and season two is off to a great start. Jeremy Piven as Ari the agent is one of the best characters on the tube right now...conversely, the worst show I'm watching is "The Comeback" on HBO with Lisa Kudrow. I love the idea of the show a lot, and the format. But her character is just brutal to watch and it makes the entire show painful and annoying. And yet, I'm still giving it a chance...I predict that the Red Sox will be in first place before I get dealt my first hand at the WSOP...I still haven't pre-ordered the new Harry Potter book yet because I don't know if I want to go get it at midnight or just have it mailed to me. I must be getting older. That, and just being in bookstores now feels different after B&N...Robert Horry is pretty damn clutch...I think it's going to be dreadfully humid here in Arkansas this summer, and that's something I haven't had to deal with lately. Although it probably won't hit 120, either.
That's it from me for now. As usual, nothing exciting going on.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Long time, no blog
Hi there!
I haven't updated the blog in a while mainly because there isn't a ton of stuff going on. I can't do my blog like Kevin Smith does his and tell you what I had to eat every day and stuff like that. But the last couple of weeks have been fairly interesting, so I'll get caught up now.
A couple of weekends ago, my friend Johny Kinsman and his girlfriend Lindsey came through town and stayed here for a couple of nights. He is a buddy of mine from back in Massachusetts. He's an actor living in L.A. now and they had gone back to Boston to pick up some stuff and a car that they were driving back to California. John co-starred in and co-produced the movie that we made in New York almost three years ago. Anyway, we always like throwing around new movie ideas and things like that and I had one that I had been saving because I thought it was something we could produce ourselves very quickly and very cheaply if we could just take a week or so and go to Cape Cod at some point. It's a goofy comedy idea about some friends that put on a whiffle ball tournament.
Well, John loved the idea. We ended up staying up until 4 AM on that first night, just throwing out ideas, characters, and scenes. Then he stayed an extra day so we could work on it even more. Although the more we worked on it, the bigger the whole thing became. Then he got back to L.A. and met with a new friend of his, another writer. Apparently this guy knows a producer who makes straight-to-video movies with budgets of a few million bucks, and this producer is actively looking for scripts right now (comedy and horror). So that's what we're aiming for now. Meanwhile, the story itself has gone from a subtle, pseudo-documentary small movie to a much broader, wilder, "Dodgeball," type story. We've been working on it essentially every day since John left here, with me writing script pages and e-mailing them to him, with him sending back changes, comments, etc. It's working pretty well, as we're almost done with a first draft. I think we're on page 73 of what will probably end up being a 100 page script. And we're already planning to write a vampire flick as a follow up after we sell this one for a few hundred grand. Piece of cake!
Other than that, the physical therapy has been keeping me busy. I go three times a week and the knee is gradually getting better. I still can't bend it as much as I'd like, but at least it's stronger than it was. I hope that it improves even more over the next few weeks, especially the range of motion. I have two more P.T. appointments this week and three scheduled for the following week, with a follow up doctor's appointment after that. I hope that it just keeps getting better...since the WSOP Main Event starts three weeks from today.
I've been playing a lot of poker too, with mixed results. There are two things that bother me about it: first off, there is just no way to simulate the actual tournament. Any on-line tournament just moves too fast compared to what the structure will be like at the real thing. For example: in No Limit Hold 'Em tournaments, there are two forced bets called "blinds" on every hand. They are at a set amount and they go up in stakes periodically. In any on line tournament, the blinds go up somewhere around every six to ten minutes. At the Main Event, they only start at $25-$50 (out of $10,000) and go up every two hours. This means that players can be patient and wait for good hands, which is a style that fits well with how I play. But on line, I can't do that at all. The other thing is that I'd really like to log some time at real-life tables before the tournament starts. But as it stands now, it might have to wait until I get to Vegas. I definitely plan on playing some warm up action out there on July 5 and 6. And in another week or so, I should find out what my first day will be for the tourney: July 7, 8, or 9.
So that's what I've been up to. Nothing really new or earth-shattering. I'm starting to get pretty stir cray at home and I really hope the doc clears me to start driving again after I see him on June 29. I've lasted this long, so I guess I can make it a few more weeks.
I haven't updated the blog in a while mainly because there isn't a ton of stuff going on. I can't do my blog like Kevin Smith does his and tell you what I had to eat every day and stuff like that. But the last couple of weeks have been fairly interesting, so I'll get caught up now.
A couple of weekends ago, my friend Johny Kinsman and his girlfriend Lindsey came through town and stayed here for a couple of nights. He is a buddy of mine from back in Massachusetts. He's an actor living in L.A. now and they had gone back to Boston to pick up some stuff and a car that they were driving back to California. John co-starred in and co-produced the movie that we made in New York almost three years ago. Anyway, we always like throwing around new movie ideas and things like that and I had one that I had been saving because I thought it was something we could produce ourselves very quickly and very cheaply if we could just take a week or so and go to Cape Cod at some point. It's a goofy comedy idea about some friends that put on a whiffle ball tournament.
Well, John loved the idea. We ended up staying up until 4 AM on that first night, just throwing out ideas, characters, and scenes. Then he stayed an extra day so we could work on it even more. Although the more we worked on it, the bigger the whole thing became. Then he got back to L.A. and met with a new friend of his, another writer. Apparently this guy knows a producer who makes straight-to-video movies with budgets of a few million bucks, and this producer is actively looking for scripts right now (comedy and horror). So that's what we're aiming for now. Meanwhile, the story itself has gone from a subtle, pseudo-documentary small movie to a much broader, wilder, "Dodgeball," type story. We've been working on it essentially every day since John left here, with me writing script pages and e-mailing them to him, with him sending back changes, comments, etc. It's working pretty well, as we're almost done with a first draft. I think we're on page 73 of what will probably end up being a 100 page script. And we're already planning to write a vampire flick as a follow up after we sell this one for a few hundred grand. Piece of cake!
Other than that, the physical therapy has been keeping me busy. I go three times a week and the knee is gradually getting better. I still can't bend it as much as I'd like, but at least it's stronger than it was. I hope that it improves even more over the next few weeks, especially the range of motion. I have two more P.T. appointments this week and three scheduled for the following week, with a follow up doctor's appointment after that. I hope that it just keeps getting better...since the WSOP Main Event starts three weeks from today.
I've been playing a lot of poker too, with mixed results. There are two things that bother me about it: first off, there is just no way to simulate the actual tournament. Any on-line tournament just moves too fast compared to what the structure will be like at the real thing. For example: in No Limit Hold 'Em tournaments, there are two forced bets called "blinds" on every hand. They are at a set amount and they go up in stakes periodically. In any on line tournament, the blinds go up somewhere around every six to ten minutes. At the Main Event, they only start at $25-$50 (out of $10,000) and go up every two hours. This means that players can be patient and wait for good hands, which is a style that fits well with how I play. But on line, I can't do that at all. The other thing is that I'd really like to log some time at real-life tables before the tournament starts. But as it stands now, it might have to wait until I get to Vegas. I definitely plan on playing some warm up action out there on July 5 and 6. And in another week or so, I should find out what my first day will be for the tourney: July 7, 8, or 9.
So that's what I've been up to. Nothing really new or earth-shattering. I'm starting to get pretty stir cray at home and I really hope the doc clears me to start driving again after I see him on June 29. I've lasted this long, so I guess I can make it a few more weeks.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Great weekend
We had a very enjoyable and relaxing holiday weekend in Memphis. Beth got out of work a little bit early on Friday and she had taken the dogs over to her parents' house during her lunch break so we were able to pack up quickly and get on the road. The only snag at all came when we stopped to fill up just outside of town and it ended up taking almost half an hour. The "pay at the pump" machines weren't working so every gas-buying customer had to go inside and pre-pay, thus clogging everything up.
Friday night in Germantown was very low key. We had some pasta and then watched one of the documentaries from the Seinfeld DVDs. Kevin arrived on Saturday and we spent the day just hanging out and catching up. He's got a great new job in Washington, DC, so we heard a little bit about that as well as the Little League team he's coaching. I've known Kev since he was in the 4th grade and it's great to see him finally catch a couple of breaks and to be doing something so rewarding. He also flies back to Boston once a month to continue his former job as a tour guide at Fenway Park. Nice gig!
On Sunday afternoon I caught Revenge of the Sith for the third time because Casey hadn't seen it yet. I think he really enjoyed it. And I loved it (again) because this theatre had a digital projector--the first time I've been able to see one in action, and it was great. Incredibly crisp picture, no reel breaks...just awesome. Every theatre should switch. Any, my brother was very psyched to see the flick. He even popped in the Episode II DVD beforehand to get warmed up. On Sunday night we intoduced Kev to The OC by showing him a few of the classic episodes from the season one DVD. That really cracked me up because he just doesn't seem like the type who would enjoy that show at all but he did. But then again, Casey doesn't either but he has gotten completely hooked as well, calling it the TV equivalent of bad crack. He's got a point. Kev and I stayed up until about 2:30 AM, just talking and catching up (and having a couple of shots of Cuervo that Kev served up in plastic mini Sox batting helmets). We capped the night off with a little bit of the Larry Bird: A Basketball Legend DVD, which was a perfect way to end the night.
We headed home at about noon on Monday and then went to the Hillis house for barbecued ribs for dinner. They were excellent--definitely one of Jim Bob's specialties. Then we even managed to get a little more unpacking done at home. My friend John Kinsman, an actor living in L.A., is back in Boston right now to move some stuff out and he'll be stopping here sometime this weekend so we need to get the guest room all set. And Beth leaves on Friday for a wedding in Connecticut. Throw in physical therapy for me today and Thursday and it will actually be a pretty busy week around here.
Here's a picture of me with my brother, my niece, and Kevin
Friday night in Germantown was very low key. We had some pasta and then watched one of the documentaries from the Seinfeld DVDs. Kevin arrived on Saturday and we spent the day just hanging out and catching up. He's got a great new job in Washington, DC, so we heard a little bit about that as well as the Little League team he's coaching. I've known Kev since he was in the 4th grade and it's great to see him finally catch a couple of breaks and to be doing something so rewarding. He also flies back to Boston once a month to continue his former job as a tour guide at Fenway Park. Nice gig!
On Sunday afternoon I caught Revenge of the Sith for the third time because Casey hadn't seen it yet. I think he really enjoyed it. And I loved it (again) because this theatre had a digital projector--the first time I've been able to see one in action, and it was great. Incredibly crisp picture, no reel breaks...just awesome. Every theatre should switch. Any, my brother was very psyched to see the flick. He even popped in the Episode II DVD beforehand to get warmed up. On Sunday night we intoduced Kev to The OC by showing him a few of the classic episodes from the season one DVD. That really cracked me up because he just doesn't seem like the type who would enjoy that show at all but he did. But then again, Casey doesn't either but he has gotten completely hooked as well, calling it the TV equivalent of bad crack. He's got a point. Kev and I stayed up until about 2:30 AM, just talking and catching up (and having a couple of shots of Cuervo that Kev served up in plastic mini Sox batting helmets). We capped the night off with a little bit of the Larry Bird: A Basketball Legend DVD, which was a perfect way to end the night.
We headed home at about noon on Monday and then went to the Hillis house for barbecued ribs for dinner. They were excellent--definitely one of Jim Bob's specialties. Then we even managed to get a little more unpacking done at home. My friend John Kinsman, an actor living in L.A., is back in Boston right now to move some stuff out and he'll be stopping here sometime this weekend so we need to get the guest room all set. And Beth leaves on Friday for a wedding in Connecticut. Throw in physical therapy for me today and Thursday and it will actually be a pretty busy week around here.
Here's a picture of me with my brother, my niece, and Kevin
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Starting physical therapy
The doctor's appointment went well today. He said that everything looks good and he wants me to start physical therapy right away. My first session will be on Thursday afternoon and then I'll come back three times a week for a month. I let him know that I need to be on a plane the first week of July (Vegas, baby!) and he said it should not be a problem to get the range of motion on my knee up to at least 90 degrees by then. Now, it's at about 50 degrees or so pretty comfortably. I feel great about starting the PT and getting the knee really better but I do feel bad for my poor father-in-law who is going to get stuck taking me every time. But he's completely fine with it.
Anyway, that's it. Here's some other random information--my life is so boring right now that I have to actively think about stuff to put in here. Feel free to add your own answers in the comments if you like:
Last movie attended: Revenge of the Sith
Last CD purchased: Revenge of the Sith soundtrack (which is awesome, by the way)
Last DVD purchased: Seinfeld season four...maybe their best season ever
Last book read: The Closers, by Michael Connelly. Reading it right now.
Last pizza toppings: sausage, mushroom, and meatballs...and when I say meatballs, I mean actual meatballs...good stuff!
Anyway, that's it. Here's some other random information--my life is so boring right now that I have to actively think about stuff to put in here. Feel free to add your own answers in the comments if you like:
Last movie attended: Revenge of the Sith
Last CD purchased: Revenge of the Sith soundtrack (which is awesome, by the way)
Last DVD purchased: Seinfeld season four...maybe their best season ever
Last book read: The Closers, by Michael Connelly. Reading it right now.
Last pizza toppings: sausage, mushroom, and meatballs...and when I say meatballs, I mean actual meatballs...good stuff!
Thursday, May 19, 2005
WSOP TV schedule
I know some of you watch a lot of poker on TV (like I do), so you might find this interesting--I found a link to the television schedule for the WSOP. It starts in August but coverage of the main event (the one that I'm in) doesn't begin until October 11, and that will air in twelve one hour episodes shown two at a time for six weeks.
WSOP Broadcast Schedule
Not much else going on. Off to see Episode III tonight. It will be my first post-op trip to a theater so I hope I can get a comfortable seat. We'll get there plenty early just in case.
WSOP Broadcast Schedule
Not much else going on. Off to see Episode III tonight. It will be my first post-op trip to a theater so I hope I can get a comfortable seat. We'll get there plenty early just in case.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Training for the WSOP
I've got a little over two months to get my game in shape for the WSOP. And since I'm still confined to the house, my training will consist of three things for now:
1. Playing tournaments on the internet.
2. Reading good No Limit tournament Hold 'Em books.
3. Studying old WSOP shows and World Poker Tour episodes.
I've done all three since I won the satellite. Before I left AZ, I picked up Doyle Brunson's Super System 2 and it is pretty informative so far. Brunson is a legend in the game, essentially the Arnold Palmer of poker, except he can still compete at the highest level. He's a two-time WSOP main event champ so his insights are remarkable. I will devour everything he has to say about tournament no limit Hold 'Em.
My TiVo is now jam-packed with poker shows and I'm studying them to see how the pros play and, as crazy as this sounds, to look for tells, because any of these pros could end up at my table at any point. I think I found a small but significant tell on Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari that I could actually use if I ever get involved with him in a pot.
Finally, I'm playing on the internet. On Monday I entered a tournament with 246 players and finished in 35th place, just five spots out of the money. I was happy with my play and I would have been guaranteed a money spot until my pocket aces got cracked by running hearts on the turn and river to make a flush that beat me. That didn't knock me out, but it took a huge chunk of my stack. But I can't complain--I played well and took a bad beat. It happens. On Tuesday morning, I played in another similar tournament with 209 players and finished 42nd. This time around, I just never really got into a groove. I got hurt on one hand when I made a big pre-flop raise with pocket queens and got two callers. The ace that came on the flop was not good for me, and the loss on the hand put me in pretty bad shape. I hung around for several more levels but just never got any cards and couldn't double up even once, eventually going out with mediocre suited connectors. Again, I was satisfied with my play but it wasn't good enough. And if I'm not cashing in cheap internet tournaments, I'm certainly not ready for the WSOP Main Event. I need to get better, and that's my goal for the next two months: to get my game in the best shape ever.
The knee is doing better too. I can finally limp around and put some weight on it, although I still use the crutches. The wound is healing up and I can now get into and out of the back seat of a car with no help. And the exercises are working--it's starting to feel stronger. I think by sometime in June I'll be good to go. And I'll certainly be healthy enough to sit at a card table.
1. Playing tournaments on the internet.
2. Reading good No Limit tournament Hold 'Em books.
3. Studying old WSOP shows and World Poker Tour episodes.
I've done all three since I won the satellite. Before I left AZ, I picked up Doyle Brunson's Super System 2 and it is pretty informative so far. Brunson is a legend in the game, essentially the Arnold Palmer of poker, except he can still compete at the highest level. He's a two-time WSOP main event champ so his insights are remarkable. I will devour everything he has to say about tournament no limit Hold 'Em.
My TiVo is now jam-packed with poker shows and I'm studying them to see how the pros play and, as crazy as this sounds, to look for tells, because any of these pros could end up at my table at any point. I think I found a small but significant tell on Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari that I could actually use if I ever get involved with him in a pot.
Finally, I'm playing on the internet. On Monday I entered a tournament with 246 players and finished in 35th place, just five spots out of the money. I was happy with my play and I would have been guaranteed a money spot until my pocket aces got cracked by running hearts on the turn and river to make a flush that beat me. That didn't knock me out, but it took a huge chunk of my stack. But I can't complain--I played well and took a bad beat. It happens. On Tuesday morning, I played in another similar tournament with 209 players and finished 42nd. This time around, I just never really got into a groove. I got hurt on one hand when I made a big pre-flop raise with pocket queens and got two callers. The ace that came on the flop was not good for me, and the loss on the hand put me in pretty bad shape. I hung around for several more levels but just never got any cards and couldn't double up even once, eventually going out with mediocre suited connectors. Again, I was satisfied with my play but it wasn't good enough. And if I'm not cashing in cheap internet tournaments, I'm certainly not ready for the WSOP Main Event. I need to get better, and that's my goal for the next two months: to get my game in the best shape ever.
The knee is doing better too. I can finally limp around and put some weight on it, although I still use the crutches. The wound is healing up and I can now get into and out of the back seat of a car with no help. And the exercises are working--it's starting to feel stronger. I think by sometime in June I'll be good to go. And I'll certainly be healthy enough to sit at a card table.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
The Eye of Sauron
I forgot to mention one aspect of the house here that is driving me crazy. Those of you that know me well understand that I'm very particular about my TV and audio/video set-up...this being the reason that I had a huge black felt drapery covering the window in our last place. I just can't stand glare on the TV; it's completely unacceptable. Well, I thought that the situation here would be okay. There was only one wall to use for the TV but there was no direct sunlight aimed at it, so it should have been fine. What I failed to factor in is the three foot long, oval glass window pattern built into the front door. It's perfectly nice, looks great from the outside, blah, blah, blah...and it blasts sun right into the center of the TV from where I sit, stranded in my recliner. We shifted the TV a little last night but that just moved the bright glow a little to the left side of the TV. I can see reflected cars and trucks from outside, but this thing is way too bright and really annoying. We have nicknamed it The Eye of Sauron because it is impossible to escape from it.
The doctor's appointment went well on Wednesday. They gave me some exercises to start doing and then I'll return for a follow-up appointment in four weeks. But for now, I'm starting to get around a little bit better. The gas guy came today (finally) so we can start cooking in the kitchen...but there is a problem with the hot water heater that the landlord will have to fix. I really hope that happens tomorrow but I may be dreaming.
The doctor's appointment went well on Wednesday. They gave me some exercises to start doing and then I'll return for a follow-up appointment in four weeks. But for now, I'm starting to get around a little bit better. The gas guy came today (finally) so we can start cooking in the kitchen...but there is a problem with the hot water heater that the landlord will have to fix. I really hope that happens tomorrow but I may be dreaming.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Unpacking forever
Sunday was a pretty quiet day. Beth got started on unpacking kitchen stuff with a little help from her grandmother. Jim Bob and Aimee came over too, but didn't really do too much. We finally made some progress on Monday because my Mom came down for the day to help out. She's the perfect person to recruit for a thankless task like this so it was great that she volunteered to help. She spent all day unpacking stuff in the kitchen and putting things away, powering through almost every box in there. And she even brought a lasagna too! Although our gas still isn't turned on, so we can't eat it yet, but still...
I have a doctor's appointment with a general practitioner today. I'm thinking that it will basically be a wasted trip since all I need is a referral to an orthopedic specialist out here, but this is what has to be done, I guess. I hope he'll at least change some of the bandages for me because they are starting to itch a little bit. As for progress, I was sitting in the recliner in the living room the other day and I was able to left my right leg for the first time. I even did it a few times to make sure that it wasn't a fluke--although I'm not sure how much of that I'm even supposed to do yet, if any, so I quit after a few. I don't want to over-exert it or risk straining it or anything. I hope to get some more information about the recovery timetable whenever I'm able to see a specialist out here. But it's not hurting as much and I'm getting around just fine on the crutches. I'm not much help unpacking though. We're nowhere close to done and from the looks of it, it will take quite a while to get everything unpacked and put away.
I have a doctor's appointment with a general practitioner today. I'm thinking that it will basically be a wasted trip since all I need is a referral to an orthopedic specialist out here, but this is what has to be done, I guess. I hope he'll at least change some of the bandages for me because they are starting to itch a little bit. As for progress, I was sitting in the recliner in the living room the other day and I was able to left my right leg for the first time. I even did it a few times to make sure that it wasn't a fluke--although I'm not sure how much of that I'm even supposed to do yet, if any, so I quit after a few. I don't want to over-exert it or risk straining it or anything. I hope to get some more information about the recovery timetable whenever I'm able to see a specialist out here. But it's not hurting as much and I'm getting around just fine on the crutches. I'm not much help unpacking though. We're nowhere close to done and from the looks of it, it will take quite a while to get everything unpacked and put away.
Monday, April 18, 2005
Packing Day
I had my final visit with Dr. Seipel here in AZ today and he said that the knee looks good and we are cleared to hit the road. And he gave me another nice Vicodin prescription just in case.
Part of Beth's job package includes full service moving, including packing...beautiful! I hate moving, which I know is strange since I manage to do it so much. But I absolutely hate it and it always stresses me out. Well, not this time! The packers are here as I type this and they are great. It's three guys doing a very meticulous and solid job of packing up all of our junk. Two of them will also be driving the truck to Little Rock, and it sounds like right now they plan to leave sometime on Tuesday afternoon or evening, which means that Dad and I will probably be getting on the road at the same time. We're just playing it by ear right now but it looks like everything could get packed today and we might end up at a Chandler hotel for the night. Tomorrow, Dad picks up the tow dolly from uHaul so we can tow the Focus behind Gus. That should work fine.
The Red Sox won their annual Patriots Day game today, which has an early start due to the Boston Marathon. It sure is weird having a game start at 8 AM local time though. I think I went to a Patriots Day game at Fenway against the Blue Jays back in '82 or '83. Okay, clearly I'm rambling now. I'll post another update soon.
Part of Beth's job package includes full service moving, including packing...beautiful! I hate moving, which I know is strange since I manage to do it so much. But I absolutely hate it and it always stresses me out. Well, not this time! The packers are here as I type this and they are great. It's three guys doing a very meticulous and solid job of packing up all of our junk. Two of them will also be driving the truck to Little Rock, and it sounds like right now they plan to leave sometime on Tuesday afternoon or evening, which means that Dad and I will probably be getting on the road at the same time. We're just playing it by ear right now but it looks like everything could get packed today and we might end up at a Chandler hotel for the night. Tomorrow, Dad picks up the tow dolly from uHaul so we can tow the Focus behind Gus. That should work fine.
The Red Sox won their annual Patriots Day game today, which has an early start due to the Boston Marathon. It sure is weird having a game start at 8 AM local time though. I think I went to a Patriots Day game at Fenway against the Blue Jays back in '82 or '83. Okay, clearly I'm rambling now. I'll post another update soon.
Sunday, April 17, 2005
My last weekend in AZ
Next week I'm moving from Chandler, Arizona to Little Rock, Arkansas. I love it in AZ and I really don't want to leave but my wife got a great job opportunity there so we can't pass it up. One of my former co-workers suggested that I start a blog so my friends in Arizona can keep up with me and stay in touch--thanks for the idea, Stephannie! So here it is.
My Dad drove out to help me with the move since I'm still recovering from knee surgery and I can't move around much yet. He drives a Ford Expedition and today was the first day that I sat in the back seat to see how comfortable the upcoming 1,500 mile trip will be...and it wasn't bad. Beth has a Ford Explorer which is pretty roomy but Dad's car, affectionately named Gus, has about eight extra inches of room, and in this case it's a huge difference.
The packers arrive on Monday to pack up everything we own, so that will be interesting. They have said that they pack absolutely everything so we really haven't packed anything at all...not that I could if I wanted to. Which I don't. =) But it will be interesting to see how this whole process goes, considering that all I can do is sit around, watch, and point at stuff.
I'm getting really bored with sitting around doing nothing. I've read probably half a dozen books over the last month and today I watched four, yes, four baseball games on TV. Now, I'm as lazy as anyone and I don't normally mind sitting around doing nothing but this is definitely pushing it. I'm actually looking forward to getting on the road. Although I'm not really sure why.
My Dad drove out to help me with the move since I'm still recovering from knee surgery and I can't move around much yet. He drives a Ford Expedition and today was the first day that I sat in the back seat to see how comfortable the upcoming 1,500 mile trip will be...and it wasn't bad. Beth has a Ford Explorer which is pretty roomy but Dad's car, affectionately named Gus, has about eight extra inches of room, and in this case it's a huge difference.
The packers arrive on Monday to pack up everything we own, so that will be interesting. They have said that they pack absolutely everything so we really haven't packed anything at all...not that I could if I wanted to. Which I don't. =) But it will be interesting to see how this whole process goes, considering that all I can do is sit around, watch, and point at stuff.
I'm getting really bored with sitting around doing nothing. I've read probably half a dozen books over the last month and today I watched four, yes, four baseball games on TV. Now, I'm as lazy as anyone and I don't normally mind sitting around doing nothing but this is definitely pushing it. I'm actually looking forward to getting on the road. Although I'm not really sure why.
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