Ok, so I saw the doctor today. We took the cast off and got x-rays. I have to tell you getting your cast sawed off is a scary/funny thing. The saw vibrates the cast and foot which tickles, but it's a mini-circular saw so it is also very freaky!  So it tickles and makes you want to cringe. Pictures below.  Six more weeks before the screws can come off.  Same rules - no weight on it etc. Next appt, 5.8.09

So, you may be grossed out by this. It apparently looks really good. This is the post cleaning and removal of my stitches. They made two incisions. I don't know how they are going to out-patient the removal of the screws but whatever. They know what they're doing. So I'm in a robin's egg blue cast for four weeks then I get another cast. My foot is looking better (and feeling better so all of that = good.)

Tags: break, broken foot, photo, stitches

Well, so far so good. I've basically been sleeping on the couch since Monday afternoon. I'm kinda over the couch and a bit lonely.  I have my pc upstairs now so that will help. I have my next Doctor visit the 20th. I'm going to get a real cast then. I still can't drive until the screws come out. geesh.   So long story short, things are well and my foot is on the mend. I finally got ahead of the pain so it doesn't hurt much either. Monday night and yesterday morning it hurt a ton. Today it's been better. I have pictures of my pre-op foot. Not that anyone really wants to see those....it's mostly just nasty bruising.  My left foot is doing such a good job getting me around. I do hope my right foot heals extra fast. 

That's all for now. Kinda boring but I haven't really done much except for sleep, dream crazy dreams, and sleep. Tonight at least I get to watch ANTM and Ghost Hungers. Then more sleeping. Ugh.

Tags: couch, foot, sleep, surgery
Mood: lonely

So Monday, I was walking to the elevator at work - it's only two stories but I always take the elevator down when I'm wearing heels because I almost bit it on the stairs once. - so anyway, I was halfway to the elevator and my heel slipped. I stumbled to the wall, trying to catch myself and ended up face down on the floor laying flat. I rolled to a sitting position and the top of my foot stung. It was already swelling up. A couple of students and the facilities manager helped me get into a chair, wrapped and iced my foot. About a painful hour and a half later I decided I had to go to the doctor to check it out. Four X-rays and a wheel chair ride later, the doctor said she thought I had a fracture in my foot - and that I had to stay off of it completely until I saw her again - today! Wednesday I had CT scan to confirm if it's broken. My job is to keep the weight off, ice it and try to get the swelling down.

Well, today I found out the fate of my foot. I went to the doctor and she looked at the CT scan and, while out of the room, called Dr. V, a specialist. He happened to have a cancellation and I was quickly sent over to his office. (As quickly has I could hop.) They looked at my CT, took more x-rays and gave me the news. I was lucky enough to break two bones in the lisfranc region. (AKA the part you should NEVER break.)  So my foot is unstable and will potentially heal deformed IF I don't get surgery.  So Monday, I am going in at the butt crack of the morning (5:30 a.m.) to have screws put into my foot. Then I'll be in a cast for several weeks. After that, no weight on it or driving for three months. (I KNOW!) I don't know how I'm going to get around to work yet.  So I'm off work next week too. Today I went and rented a wheely walker because if I can't put weight on that foot for three months I do not want to use a walker the whole time.  Geesh. It's hard enough keeping it elevated.  That's all the news that is news right now.

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Tags: break, fall, foot, surgery
Mood: sore

From Blog Entries(Cell Phone Pics)

Monday this week, or Tuesday. I was driving to work and I found this little gem in front of me. Luckily I got the phone out and snapped the picture just in time. You can see that the light is green.  I'm so glad it turned out.  I was worried it would be too blurry to see the passive aggressive mistake painted on the back of this truck. If you are going to be a jerk, at least proof read.

Tags: drivers, grammar, jerk, passive aggressive, truck
Location: Renton, WA
Mood: chipper

This is the coolest thing since sliced bread - if you like fonts, and you've always wanted to make your own - and it's F-R-E-E! :o)



I created a font in my own handwriting in about 10 minutes. I want to make another one. :o)

My font:

Tags: font, free, fun, typography
Mood: excited

I was listening to Weekday this morning on KUOW and learned something new about Seattle. I've been here for 8 years, and in that time I have not seen as much snow as I saw this winter. I've known, from my first winter here, that snow freaks people out.  This year Seattle was in horrible shape for weeks thus "ruining retail shopping opportunities for an already stressed retail district." (Joni Balter, Seattle Times or Joel Connelly from the Seattle PI - I can't remember who said it.)  Anyway that is not what I learned.

What I learned was WHY when they plowed the roads they didn't use salt.  I'm from Michigan.  We use salt and sand in all of our plow equipment.  There is no point in plowing if you are not going to salt. (At least, the Michigander in me thinks that.)  Apparently, Gov Schell passed some legislation when he was in office that there should be no salt.  Apparently because of environmental reasons.  Joni also said that the plow heads were rubber tipped. (!) Which explains why the snow was packed down and not removed.  The whole article gave me a clear understanding of why the roads were so bad for so long....but also - why it's a bad idea to have those raised pucks on the road.  Proper plow equipment would scrape all those reflectors and white divider pucks right off....you just can't win!

I remember when I first moved to Washington...I thought it was so crazy that they spent all that extra money on plastic, raised pucks instead of just using paint. Of course, if they just used paint they could plow....but then something would be lost with out the pucks.  Here's a link to the Weekday story if you want to listen for yourself. A Musing on 2009 Local Politics was the name in case the links updates to the current day's weekday.

That's all....

-Edit - I added this picture of candy dots because mysticalforest  said that's what he used to call'em (see comments). I agree! Except ours are white.

Tags: kuow, seattle pi, seattle times, snow, weekday
Location: Homes
Mood: curious

Here's what I've been experimenting on. It took a couple trys to get it perfect but creating them was so much fun! It was as fun as making shrinky-dinks!



The mold is a product of FredandFriends.com sold by ThinkGeek.com and can withstand temperatures of -47 to 475F. I decided 275 would work after experimenting a bit and made Jolly Rancher shot glasses for The Powers' 6th Annual New Year's Eve Party.



P.S. - Yes, I know I'm a dork and I am o.k. with it! :o)

Mood: cheerful

Just a little idea I was toying with. It's from my Web Graphic Design class. It's not perfect because 1.) limited time and 2.) photos were not all the same resolution. I might try it again after I take photos of all the components...I wonder how I'll take a picture of the Earth...myself.

Tags: art