tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post6861991117028806163..comments2024-03-28T02:18:58.315-04:00Comments on Broken Road: Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905898210443425461noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-22352826510227029812008-11-11T21:51:00.000-05:002008-11-11T21:51:00.000-05:00B: start a 2nd volume. We can call it Jen: The Agi...B: start a 2nd volume. We can call it Jen: The Aging Years.<BR/><BR/>And you know what's weird? Renee reminded me that when I went to the psychic NINE DAYS AGO, and asked her about my health and any major issues to be looking out for, the main thing she picked up that i was going to have issues with were "bone problems." And then I get this arthritis info today. Weird.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048923461328431278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-13102469113878525172008-11-11T19:31:00.000-05:002008-11-11T19:31:00.000-05:00hmmm...i've lost count of what chapter i'm on now....hmmm...i've lost count of what chapter i'm on now. *sigh*. you're going to need a room in my nursing home.sparkydivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954739619079357496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-30737296551426883012008-11-11T15:48:00.000-05:002008-11-11T15:48:00.000-05:00its even worse than whiplash. he took an xray and ...its even worse than whiplash. he took an xray and im pretty jacked up. first, i'm developing arthritis there it looks like--AWESOME. but the main issue right now is that my middle to upper vertebrae--C3-5--are sitting are a freakin' 90 degree angle to the rest of my vertebrae. he doesnt know what happened, but he'd have to guess that it has been slowly happening over time, and that whatever I did last night was just enough for that final "click" to the right and make it start hitting nerves. he said if I had rotated it that severely all at once I definitely would have known.<BR/><BR/>he did a few things that i dont want to talk about because they hurt so bad, but mostly I have to wait a few days for the muscles to relax before he can even get close enough to really touch me and be able to do anything to me. he said right now, i'm too stiff and anything he would do would hurt so badly that i'd never come back again, LOL.<BR/><BR/>so....yup. one more for your book of Jen's Weird Medical Crap, Brandi. =-) but based on the degree of rotation, he was pretty surprised that i didnt have to come in sooner than this due to pain.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048923461328431278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-74232079846954911382008-11-11T14:28:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:28:00.000-05:00Whiplash?!?! Dang! I bet the Ibuprofin and icing w...Whiplash?!?! Dang! <BR/>I bet the Ibuprofin and icing would still help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-54961159589189606522008-11-11T12:30:00.000-05:002008-11-11T12:30:00.000-05:00See, that's exactly the way I was thinking too, An...See, that's exactly the way I was thinking too, Anna.<BR/><BR/>Just went to doc and she said it's WHIPLASH. LOLOLOL. Only I could give myself whiplash from karate. But there's this move we do, this side-catch/quick look to left or right/side kick move we do--I guess I rocked that "quick look" part. LOLJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905898210443425461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-74317156921816995262008-11-11T11:54:00.000-05:002008-11-11T11:54:00.000-05:00That's WONDERFUL!!! I'm so glad you're...That's WONDERFUL!!! I'm so glad you're getting back to karate! I'm sure the exercise, the confidence & the sense of accomplishment it brings to you is more needed now than another degree. You can get your master's later. I'm glad you're focusing on your health now. Way to follow your instincts!<BR/><BR/>Go get a massage to help your neck. Also, take Ibuprofin and ice it for 20 minutes. It'll help. I get neck cramps all the time. They SUCK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-29645173512431869102008-11-11T11:41:00.000-05:002008-11-11T11:41:00.000-05:00Hmmm, not sure I understand this decision, but you...Hmmm, not sure I understand this decision, but you gotta do what's right for you. I do think the relationship that you have with your sensei is awesome and it's cool that she gave you that gift. Good luck w/ your promotion prep, sounds like it's gonna be pretty brutal for you, but you're pretty stubborn, so I've no doubt you can do it.Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929387083337422424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-33988094850585465502008-11-11T04:41:00.000-05:002008-11-11T04:41:00.000-05:00But along with being a lead teacher this year, it'...But along with being a lead teacher this year, it's just TOO MUCH, Brandi. Karate is more than just "endorphins" to me--it's a whole different lifestyle/way of living. It's raising my self esteem and giving me something POSITIVE to focus on. My masters work has gotten to the point where it's just adding to stress and weighing me down. I couldnt get motivated to finish the term cuz I just dont CARE about it right now. Yeah, it's a goal, but shit, I'm only 32. =-) I got some work towards it done, but honestly, it's just stressing me out right now, once I added team lead to my regular teaching duties and started karate. It's just not where I want to put my time right now. i'm not giving up on it forever--just for now. Hell, I knew once I started team lead stuff that I was gonna be in trouble. And the way the program works at this school, it's hard to take just one class at a time--there's like this "bundle" of classes you take as a group, cuz they're all related. So I can't even say, I'll just cut back from like 4 to 1. They all kind of go together.<BR/><BR/>And FYI, I totally jacked up my neck, LOL. I rolled over in the middle of the night and just woke up like someone with nocturnal tourette's--I opened to eyes to hear "Fuck shit shit fuck fuck shit." It wss ME. My neck was SCREAMING at me. But I realized, when I went into the kitchen to get a class of water and raised my arms to get a class from the cupboard, that it's more than my neck. It's my upper back area, too. There was no point in class last night at which I threw a punch or anything and thought, "Crap, I'm gonna pay for THAT later." I just did something weird. I'll ask the dr about it today (I have to go --yeah, it's my "girlie doctor," but I'm sure she'll know SOMETHING about the muscle groups up there)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048923461328431278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-80199964844399419472008-11-10T22:09:00.000-05:002008-11-10T22:09:00.000-05:00waaaaaaaaait a second...let me get this straight. ...waaaaaaaaait a second...let me get this straight. you want to postpone your master's for...karate? the endorphins from the exercise are what is making you feel so awesome...running down the street will give you that. and i understand how good that is making you feel, but - this is your M.A.S.T.E.R.S. we're talking about. if she's the kind of sensei she SHOULD be, she should be encouraging you to go as far as you can go professionally while finding some sort of balance in the dojo, even if that means she sees a little less of you while you're getting that accomplished. that dojo will still be there when you have your master's degree. i seem to recall you saying that was one of your goals, yes? THAT should make her proud. <BR/><BR/>btw - congrats on throwing the shirt at lcb - did it, by any chance, have a 50 pound weight wrapped up in it and hit him in the face? :)sparkydivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954739619079357496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826264.post-74597655580104485172008-11-10T21:21:00.000-05:002008-11-10T21:21:00.000-05:00I just took a shower and already found 2 new karat...I just took a shower and already found 2 new karate bruises on my arms--whoo hoo! I wear those bruises as badges of honor, because again, I'm kind of known as being a wimp/p*ssy, so to be engaged in an activity that regularly leaves me bruised--and I can take the punches and class with ALMOST a straight, wince-less face--is just cool.<BR/><BR/>And oddly, 1.5 hours after class, it's my NECK that's bothering me the most. I have no freakin' clue why, unless it somehow has to do with the way I hold my body and head during class (straight and tall, rather than slouching). Weird.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048923461328431278noreply@blogger.com