Tired of Killing the Pain

I'm tired of the painkillers. I'm tired of needing to kill my pain. I'm tired of being in pain. I'm tired of the feeling of having a headache in my finger. I'm tired of being tired. I'm tired of complaining now.

100% | 176 lbs. | 0% (0 of 128) | 14% (7 of 50) | 43.28% (158 of 365) | 6.444% (12 lbs.)

Why do I allow myself to get excited?

How many times have I blogged about the vaporware Star Wars: Battlefront 3? A dozen? How many times has my heart been broken? Every time. Why do I keep letting George Lucas play with my emotions? 'Cause I'm a sucker.

Anyway...

This year's E3 has two Super Secret Sequel announcements on Wednesday, June 8th, at 4:40pm and 5:40pm. All of the Star Wars fanatics are speculating that one of them could be Star Wars: Battlefront 3. Some of the real hardcore fanatics are hoping that one is Battlefront 3 and the other is Star Wars: Republic Commando 2. While I would love for that to be the case I am trying to convince myself that the odds are monumentally stacked against either being a Star Wars title.

Fool me once, George Lucas, shame on you. Fool me twice... well, shame on you again. Fool me twelve times? Well, sir... well... super shame on you, you bastard! SHAME!!!

100% | 176 lbs. | 0% (0 of 128) | 14% (7 of 50) | 43.01% (157 of 365) | 6.444% (12 lbs.)

Lazy Sunday

No, I'm talking about "Lazy Sunday", the track by Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell (although that is totally worth its own entry... so many great lines... "Two no Six no Twelve - Baker's Dozen!", "True dat, double-true!", "Snack Attack Muthafucker!", "Mr. Pibb and Red Vines equals crazy delicious", "It's all about the Hamiltons baby"). Ah, always makes me laugh. But alas, no, I'm just blogging about a Sunday that was lazy.

So yeah, lazy Sunday. I got my chores done early and spent the rest of the day vegging on the computer and playing video games. Reminded me of my bachelor Saturdays when I'd start an epic game of Galactic Civilizations 2 in the morning and try to finish it in one sitting before midnight. Ah, those were the days (Were they though? Sounds kind of anti-social, nerdy, and generally unhealthy!).

100% | 176.5 lbs. | 0% (0 of 128) | 14% (7 of 50) | 42.74% (156 of 365) | 6.444% (12 lbs.)

Busy Saturday (this is a reoccurring theme for Saturdays)

Woke up at 7:40. Still was in a drug haze. Woke up again at 8:40. Doorbell was ringing. Mulch guy was here. Moved cars in driveway. Texted my work buddy Brandon. Started the mulch spreading process. Jooj helped. Brandon helped. Will even helped. Picked up lunch from Jersey Mike's. Dropped Will off. Nearly fell asleep driving home. Showered. Took my first sh!t since Wednesday morning. These drugs constipate me. Lost over 2 pounds in one sitting. Sweet relief! Popped pills. Napped. Picked up Will. Went to grocery. Forgot dog food. Went to Katie's graduation party. Came home. Stopped by Walgreens and got energy drinks. Popped pills. Hung out with Will. Goddam he's annoying on energy drinks. Why did I do that? Played City of Heroes. Popped pills. Went to bed.

100% | 177.5 (175.5) lbs. | 0% (0 of 128) | 14% (7 of 50) | 42.47% (155 of 365) | 6.444% (12 lbs.)

Horrific Injury

"Mr. Brinley, you have suffered a horrific injury."

These exact words were spoken to me this morning by the hand specialist. Fortunately, he only said this to discourage me from trying to rush back into sports or hard work. He didn't follow that statement with anything like, "... and we're going to have to remove the digit." In fact, to my surprise, I was sent immediately from my appointment to physical therapy. I think it was at that point that I realized this injury isn't just something I'm going to just shake off.

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Congraduation!

I had a blog entry with this same title on May 19th for Will. Today I am proud to announce that today's entry is for my not-so-baby grrrl Kels! She proudly accepted her high school diploma from Atherton's principal this evening in a surprisingly concise ceremony. She has come a long way and I have done my part to guide her down the right path. I hope for nothing but the best for my gal!

Oh, and sorry for the late post. I have been drug-addled for the last 24 or so hours. This finger thing is cramping my style :)

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Finger Dislocated - Not Broken

I got home from the ER at 3am last night. The good news is that it wasn't broken - just dislocated. I got a copy of the Xray and was showing it off all day. It is quite impressive! The section of my finger above the first knuckle is COMPLETELY floating in my finger, utterly separated from the rest of the bones of the finger. More good news is that I was prescribed Oxycodone and I LOVE THEM!

Bad news is that I could have suffered tendon damage. And that, despite these lovely Oxycodone, my finger still hurts pretty bad. I'm going to a hand specialist on Tuesday to find out more.

100% | 173.5 lbs. | 0% (0 of 128) | 14% (7 of 50) | 41.64% (152 of 365) | 6.444% (12 lbs.)