Hoo hah.

So. Somewhere on the list of Stuff Not To Do On A Major Holiday Week/Weekend (or in fact at *any time whatsoever*) would be: Inflict a major injury on your lower back, making it impossible to sit up, walk, stand, use the computer, leave the house, drive a car, or engage in any form of normal basic daily life activity, for the better part of a week.

Gnargh.

I am mending, thankfully, with shoutouts to: (a) my good friend Mr. Vicodin, (b) the heating pad of blessedness, (c) my wonderful hosts/roomies M and J who took care of me and entertained me and fed me a wonderful turkey dinner while I was immobilized, and (d) NPR, which helped me while away the endless tedious hours of lying flat on my back with the knees elevated while fuming about how friggin' impossible it is to read, use a laptop, or watch TV when one is flat on one's back.

I'm pretty sure I just had a muscle strain, rather than any form of spinal/structural damage; and on my list of Good Resolutions for 2008 and every year thereafter is Do NOT for godsake go to the gym and do heavy-weight back squats without a spotter at hand, dumbass.

So. *sigh* Am back to around 50% functionality, and hope to continue improving this week. WOW, does getting old suck.