Ack, the Joint Gremlins have laid seige. As usual, the Left Knee Gremlin started the party; favoring that one caused the Right Knee Gremlin, the Ankle Gremlins, and the Hip Gremlins to get in on the act. Yuck. The Knee Gremlins are happiest when I sit, the Hip Gremlins are happiest when I don't. My best bet seems to be "sprawled across the couch", ( Read more... )

Went up to the Twin Cities this afternoon. One of the researchers our Comps group is studying has a lab at the U of M, and we had been invited up there for some hands-on experience. It was a lot of fun, and things make a lot more sense after seeing how they work first hand. Interesting talk with my comps advisor and some other group members on the ( Read more... )

I don't know what exactly I did in the pool last night, but whatever it was, I shouldn't have done it. Actually, I have a pretty good idea of what I did. I tried to swim breaststroke, even though I know perfectly well that I can't swim breaststroke worth crap. Ow. Somehow in doing so I managed to move my shoulder in a direction it was never ( Read more... )