Feeling kneedy

Had a great weekend all the way up until Sunday. Friday night was spent with the good people of Greene at a cook out, which featured some of the some best ribs I've had in years.

Saturday featured an early rise to watch the Tots-Gunnars EPL game with K-Man and Ad Homs. Though the Spurs lost 3-1, it was still a good match and a great way to start the morning. After that it was a nice long run to prepare for the upcoming Clarke 5K and random errands around the house. Saturday night included a nice dinner with couples from the church.

Sunday was when it all started to get interesting. We had a very busy day with multiple meeting and events stacked on top of each other, including a fun baby shower for Flash and MediaWhore. The end of the day featured the first soccer game of the fall season with a new team. We left the shower and headed to the game, already in progress at that point.

I enjoyed playing with the new Greeners, and was having a lot of fun until...I got fouled and tackled from behind as I was running for a ball. I heard and felt a pop, and I went down. The knee hurt, but after about 10 or 15 minutes I could lightly jog on it and so I decided it was ok.

Unfortunately it turns out it isn't. Though the student health people weren't the most helpful [at all] I've found out that the knee has a possible ACL tear; we won't know until next week. For now that means a knee immobilizer, which is as much fun as it sounds, and crutches. The crutches are poorly designed and a creating more pain in my armpits than in my leg. Walking a dog is a whole new game with these two new attachments.

What are some of the most frustrating things about this? In no particular order:

-Getting hurt in the first game of the season is ridiculous.
-Getting hurt because some guy fouled you from behind is even more ridiculous.
-Walking on crutches is currently brutal and painful.
-The knee doesn't so much hurt as it does ache.
-Missing out on the Clarke 5K is very, very frustrating.
-Slipping out of the shape that I've been trying to get into is frustrating as well.

Hopefully there'll be a quick recovery and I'll be out and about soon...