A New Victory

Everything's changing. Another season is over. Tuesday proved the best possible day to get my windscreen wipers fixed. Well, apart from the morning of. On a day of, and I quote the weather person the night before, 'Ridiculous weather' I managed to will my car through a storm to the auto-electrician to have parts of my car reconnected to other parts. Now I can activate my wipers and turn signals again. This indicates a good winter of driving ahead.

I have a new indicator stalk, or "stork" as it says on the mechanics receipt. I have a new appreciation for my education. Which is basically finished as well, though it will poke through the metaphorical snow of early winter.

It absolutely pissed down when I drove my car home from the industrial district of Blackwood Tuesday afternoon. It was rush hour and basically the entire rainfall of last year crashed down on and around my car. My CD player, the electronics in that still working fine, could not drown it out. As I aquaplaned around dark, windy corners and up hills towards my peak of a house I thanked the timing I'd chosen for myself. I pulled into my driveway and, to my pleasure, witnessed the basketball ring I'd fixed up and anchored a few weekends earlier was still standing. I cackled aloud at this point, content that while seasons can change I can still beat the weather. My neighbours could have overheard me swearing at storm clouds and taunting them.

Seven hours before the start of Winter, 2007 I had my appointment for this week with my physio. He has been coaching me through this whole ripped apart spine thing since last year. Today I walked out of his building without an appointment card for my next session. No, I didn't lose it. I don't have another appointment for my back. I have exercised six days in a row, three gyms, two pilates, two games of basketball since Saturday. Pain, like rain in many ways, can't fuck with me.

Yes, I have a lot of expectations for this new season. New positions at work, new positions at home, new homes, new cars, new not being in as much pain anymore. How can any season compete with a positive attitude? Not even cold weather can add an ache to these bones.

Also new this season, the next photos of the month. Don't miss your valuable opportunity to roll over. I never would.

Comments

Erin

nice to hear bout your back. lucky you!

most people go through their whole life with back problems but u actually did something about it!
good for you!

oh and the whole little timmy obsession, ummm is starting to freak me out!
xx

June 1 2007 - Like
kayte

Hi Brad - I put your blog on my google reader but I never comment, which is kind of creepy I guess, so now I am commenting just to be inappropriate and say that I'd look forward to new positions with you, and that's creepy too.

June 1 2007 - Like
Zippo

If the "killing yourself with exercise" program doesn't work out, come to the U.S., and I'll hook you up with some new drugs I'm learning about.

June 1 2007 - Like
Brad

Quote:
If the "killing yourself with exercise" program doesn't work out, come to the U.S., and I'll hook you up with some new drugs I'm learning about.

To be clear, I haven't given up on my physio I just have done enough work not to need it anymore :)

June 1 2007 - Like
Brad

Quote:
Hi Brad - I put your blog on my google reader but I never comment, which is kind of creepy I guess, so now I am commenting just to be inappropriate and say that I'd look forward to new positions with you, and that's creepy too.

That explains the one hit I get on the RSS feed.

June 2 2007 - Like
Kevin Pietersen

Thanks for writing these journals Brad. Its interesting to read about your life.

June 14 2007 - Like
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