bloggo ergo sum

My back is still mostly kaput. I can stand & walk (ok, ok, shuffle) for short amounts of time (i.e., < 30 minutes). I can sit up for a little longer than that, but after about an hour, it's about time to lay flat again.

I'm still doped up. I still can't hardly move (and any motions I make are more or less excruciating). When I imagine a scale of pain, 0 being normal and painless to 10 being Jesus Christ being crucified on the cross, I'd say back pain like what I have is somewhere near a 3 or 4. It hurts that bad.

The worst part? I can't do anything about it. Nada. It just needs time to heal.

In other news, both sets of parents came by today to get some work done today sine I’m completely disabled. My dad helped me get the ground anchors attached and the plywood flooring installed on my shed, while my mom worked in our garden (ok, the part of the ground where our garden is supposed to be). My father-in-law mowed and weed-eated (weed-ate?), while my mother-in-law helped my wife clean.

It was a productive day, and I had virtually nothing to do with it.