Weekly Omnibus Post

May 24, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

The road to recovery continues.  My crutches which have been constant, necessary companions for the last ten weeks have begun to be left behind more often, for longer periods of time, as I slowly walk-lurch around under my own power.

At the coffee shop this morning, I set up at a table, walked over to the cashier to get my coffee and muffin, and about halfway there, I realized I’d left my crutch back at the table.  For a brief second, I thought about turning back to get it, then I thought it was ridiculous to go back.  I’d gotten this far.  I could forge ahead.

I got my muffin and coffee.  I basked in the moment, marveling at the feeling of being able to hold things in both hands and still be able to move around.   

For ten weeks, I’d labored under the reality that any kind of action requiring the transport of items from one location to another (which happens a LOT in daily life, if you think about it),  for me, it always had to be something I could hold in one hand, leaving the other hand free to help with moving around.  

And now here I was.  Holding a muffin in one hand, coffee mug in the other, and making my way back to my table.  If this were a movie about my life, I’d probably have burst into tears of joy.    But since this wasn’t a movie, and I was in a very public coffee shop, I settled for a little smile.

My brother’s getting married tomorrow.  I’m rather excited about it.  He’s got a fabulous woman that’s going to be his wife.  I’m really happy for both of them.  All my life I’ve always wanted nothing but the best for my brother, and I’m thrilled that this is happening for him and his wife.   I’ll have pictures to share of course.

Last week I went to this art showing by a old friend of mine.  We used to work together at Penn Cycle when we were really young.  We’d fallen out of touch the last couple years, and just by luck, I happened to stumble across some of his artwork when they were showing at a local coffee shop.   I also bought a print.

The last time I was home in Minneapolis was during the dead of winter.  I wasn’t too happy here.  It was just too cold and snowy.  Now that I’m here during the summer, i’m really enjoying the city a lot more.  I always thought that Minneapolis was the perfect city for me, only if the winters weren’t so harsh.  

I’ve been thinking a lot about SF lately.  it seems so long ago that I made the decision to move to SF, over a year ago.  And my life has taken so many twists and turns.  Things come up, events occur, and detours have happened.  But I think its safe to say that within a few weeks, I’ll finally be in SF.

Well, I have pictures to edit.  So I should get busy.  Talk to you all later!

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