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What a pain in the foot

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The bright spot indicates pain in the 2nd joint. My pain is under the 1st  metatarsophalangeal joint.

I developed a dull arthritic-type ache in the ball of my left foot just under the big toe joint earlier this week.  This weekend it got worse. I tried to run on it this morning and ended up having to turn around after going down the street. I’m able to walk on it but it’s quite painful. So, I started hobbling around like an old lady but now it’s giving me ankle pain because of the way I’m compensating. *sigh* This totally blows. I’ve been training for a half marathon and I’m supposed to run a 5K next weekend.

I looked up the symptoms and I think I’ve figured it out. I have metatarsalgia, which basically means “ball of the foot (metatarsa-) pain (-algia)”.  It looks like it’s caused by all the running I’ve been doing.  Running is a high-impact sport and the big toe usually bears most of the weight and also does the “push-off” phase of my run.  Great…just what I needed. This better be temporary cuz I’ve got a half marathon scheduled on Labor Day!  So, we’ll see if resting this week will do it any good. I’m crossing my fingers.

Boba Everywhere

I was busy at work this afternoon when I got a call from Marie. She was in the neighborhood and invited me to the local Tapioca Express. Of course I couldn’t resist a boba run so I packed up my stuff and headed down the street.

I ordered the “Spicy Chicken Special” that includes an order of spicy chicken and boba milk tea, which costed 5 bucks. That price doesn’t seem very “special” to me.  I was too lazy to add it up but I bet they only hacked off a couple pennies from the price.  When our number was called, we went to the counter to pick up our drinks. With just 4 or 5 steps away from the counter, I lost my grip and *KAPLOW!* my drink fell on the floor. I don’t know if this has ever happened to you but it’s quite a scene. There in the middle of the cafe was milk tea, ice, and boba everywhere. How embarrassing. Marie and I just stood there so helpless and vulnerable to the stares from the customers waiting in line to order. The guy finally came out and cleaned it up for us but the damage was done.

So, my next question was, “Are they going to make me a new one?” I guess the guy figured that would be the next thing out of my mouth because he looked at me and said “Do you want to order something else? I’ll give you 20% off.” Man! I bet if I was at McDonald’s they’d just make me a new drink. I’ve seen people spill their coffee at the Starbucks and the Barista usually has a new drink for the person before the mopping is done. *sigh* I guess you can’t expect much from a Chinese-owned establishment. All I know is that I made sure to savor my $4.89 boba and sucked up every last squishy ball of goodness.

That’s SO yesterday.

Did you know that there are people out there in modern-day suburbs who still blatantly litter? When I was a kid, there were a bunch of TV ads that would remind us not to litter the streets and to put our trash in the trashcan. Remember Woodsy Owl and his saying, “Give a Hoot. Don’t Pollute.”? Apparently, we still need bring those ads back. Just the other day, I was driving out of my neighborhood when someone in the passenger seat of the car in front of me decided it would be a good idea to toss their half-full can of Diet Pepsi out the window and into the street. It was in the middle of the day and right in my neighborhood!! *Grr.* That was so aggravating! I wanted so badly to chase after them and make them go back and pick it up. There was another time when I was walking the dog and a couple came out from a neighbor’s house and got into their car. As I passed them, the girl in the passenger seat got in and paused before closing the door. She waited for me to pass, put her empty Starbucks cup on the curb, closed the door, and they sped off. Sheesh! Did she think I wouldn’t notice or something? Does the cup just suddenly get absorbed into the concrete in which she placed her magical cup? Is there a way to report these backwards people? I could have sworn there was a fine for littering.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Litterbug,
Is it too much trouble for you to hold onto your empty cup until you’ve reached a place where there are garbage cans? And didn’t you just come from someone’s house? I think they have garbage cans in there too. *Grr.*

Just a few drops.

ch951125a.gifI feel so duped. It finally rains after a yucky dry spell and it only gives us 3 inches of snow in Mammoth! The forecast calls for sunny skies for the rest of the week too. Now how am I supposed to go skiing in these conditions exactly? Meanwhile, Whistler had a record November and Colorado and Utah are getting some snow too. This better not last much longer or I’m going to have to fork over the money to hang out in Mormon Country. At least it’s freezing cold at night and it’s the perfect time to try out the new favorite jacket that I just bought online. I love cold weather (not freezing weather) and simply do not appreciate hot (especially humid) weather. So much for living on a tropical island. Perhaps Switzerland or Northern France is a better place to call home. My perfect day: sunny skies and 55 degrees.

stupid apple

I knew this day would come. My macbook was destined to die soon. With the new Intel macbooks there have been numerous complaints about this and that. Here are just a few of them:

  1. It runs really hot…no longer a “lap”top unless you want to burn your legs.
  2. The white ones have a weird discoloration on the keyboard with very little use.
  3. The macbook suddenly shuts down for no reason.

Well, as of last night, I have 3 out of 3. Awesome. Jes tried to follow all the directions on the website to try to fix the shut-down problem but there’s no luck in sight. So, it’s time to call Apple Care and complain. It’s a good thing it’s still under warranty. Stupid apple. I’m so glad that I never abandoned my ThinkPad.

Who let stinky into the hamster party?

This morning I went to the gym. I usually hate running on a treadmill but I felt pretty good today. Perhaps it was the novelty of it again or my music was helping pass the time. Unfortunately, 25 minutes into my run, a very stinky man started on the treadmill right next to me. Nevermind that there were several empty ones all along the row. Why did he have to set-up camp right next to me? This was going to suck but I said to myself, “I only have 5 more minutes. I’ll just power through and breathe through my mouth.” Well, I just have to say that it was disgusting…so bad that everyone around him started to get off their treadmills and move to another machine. With just one minute into it, I had to move too. It almost made me nauseous. It’s one thing to have to run on a hamster wheel for 30 minutes but to endure the stinkiness from the fat hamster next to me was just too much for me today. I actually pushed “STOP” on my treadmill and moved 10 treadmills over to finish my run. I ended up going an extra 10 minutes just because I was so annoyed.