Pie Palace

I’m back. My wrists aren’t 100%, but they’re much better than they were. To prove it, I’ve squeezed another feature into Blogawa: events. Our friendly events robot reads OttawaEvents.org daily, randomly picks some upcoming events, and posts them to Blogawa.

The events are currently jumbled together, regardless of category, but that may change with time.

I have a repetitive strain injury caused by typing. It scared the hell out of me in the late 90s, but thanks to a lone competent doctor, I got it under control for about nine years. Then, a month back, I got a G1, whose touch screen seems to have kicked my wrists out of their stable state into a moderately painful, but still manageable state.

Now, after following the advice of my health care peeps, I have succeeded in turning “uncomfortable” into downright painful. First, as instructed, I iced my wrists. One long session last weekend did something to the nerve, and led to three days of much more pain. Second, as instructed, I started wearing wrist braces when I wasn’t typing. 24 hours later, I have shooting pains up and down my arms, and throughout my hands.¹

It’s hard to describe the existential fear this causes me. Just talking to my doctor about it yesterday made me want to simultaneously cry and vomit. It was a feeling that stuck with me for the rest of the day. Now, with things worse than they were before following the advice, I’m feeling a kind of fear that I haven’t experienced in ten years. It’s an awful feeling. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

That’s a roundabout way of saying: don’t expect too much new content on PiePalace for a few weeks, and don’t hold your breath waiting for the next round of features on Blogawa.

1. Sounds like nerve issues. Which is another way of saying “terrifying”. (back)