When I was crazy, I thought you were great

[rolanni]

So, today.

Early, I went to the gym for the first time since I tumbled down the hill and did in my ankle, and noodled out a new, low-ankle-stress workout with Justin, who seems to be expecting that things like therapy and follow-up visits and other niceties never mentioned by my physician ought to be happening. Guess I have a phone call to make tomorrow. In the meantime, as Tricia Bray predicted — recumbent bike for the win! Also some upper-body work that’s all pretty much what I’d been doing before the fall.

After gym, I hit the post office, the banks, and the grocery store, came home and sat on the couch for an hour with my foot elevated. Icing also happened, and Mozart was pleased. (Begin Explanatory Note: Not, you understand, because Mozart is a particular fan of ice per se. But he does know that if I have an ice bag on my ankle, I’m rendered immobile for a Specific Amount of Time. The lap-sitting opportunity presented by this is what pleases Mozart. End Explanatory Note)

After lunch, I dove head-first into the excitement of changing various accounts to reflect the fact that Bank of America sent me a new credit card, or more accurately, assigned me a new credit card number, because the one I’d had for, oh, nine years I guess, has been compromised. What fun.

That done, and as always a sucker for adrenaline, I then paid bills, and tinked around on korval.com

For those who are still with me, and who are of an archival turn of mind — would you mind going here and looking at the list of conventions at which we’ve been GoHs and Special Guests. I think I may be missing a few, and it’s not outside of the realm of possibility that I have misremembered that we were GoHs at SuchACon when in fact we were plain-vanilla panelists.

Thanks much.

Now, I’m for doing the dishes and getting some lunch. Steve caught a cold at Boskone, so I’ll see if I can get him early to bed. . .

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[jcbemis.livejournal.com]

in 2004 it should be Trinocon (you misspelled it) I think I picked you up or dropped you off at the train station (or both)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the followup. And when you talk to your doctor, you might want to ask about an ASO ankle stabilizing orthotic brace. I have the speed lace version. You can google it or check Amazon. It's much better support than the air cast for those occasions when you have to be mobile for prolonged periods of time, or in a situation when you're concerned about possible reinjury.

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

"2002: RomanticTimesBookClub Reviewers Choice Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of 2002. Awarded by the RomanticTimes Book Club. A complete list of 2002 finalists and winners is available here."

Might include this this was also Scout's Progress?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Oops, you're right. Good catch.

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Did you want to include what happened in San Antonio?

OOPS! That's next year, isn't it? :-)

Steve caught a cold at Boskone

[barbinbandon.livejournal.com]

Doggone *foreign* germs... Steaming warm chicken soup sentiments to Steve.

[brock-tn.livejournal.com]

Have been owned by one or more cats for forty-odd years now. The combination of "sat on couch for an hour" and "Mozart was pleased" required no explanation for my part. Have lived in situations where "human was motionless for five minutes" would result in multiple iterations of "insert cat's name here was pleased."

Which often resulted in "five minutes" becoming a longer interval, since extracting oneself from under several well-fed cats is not always a trivial exercise.

Misc

[claire774.livejournal.com]

That Justin is a smart cookie. Physical therapy is very good with sprained ankles.

Mozart is obviously also a very smart cat. Ice pack means sitting time. I wonder what else he can do?

I told a friend about your Skylark award and recommended the Lianden Universe to him. I thought it would be good to start the very long story with Crystal Soldier which he has now ordered.

typo... sorry

[claire774.livejournal.com]

That's the Liaden Universe of course. I think a big selling point is that I said one of the main characters is a tree. That's pretty unusual I think.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

The only other novel *I* can think of thaty has a tree for a main character is 'The Leaves of October'*nods*
Hope Steve -- and your ankle -- feel better soon!