The first stab

I am having most of the Playa experience without the actual trip to Burning Man. I have hosted my first overnight batch of travelers last night and more visited this morning, and I'm having kippie and ele_ele arrive tonight. The house is already covered in dust. That part of the package is awesome.

However, we had a bit of an enfuckment with a 17' Uhaul truck last night in which I pulled the shit out of my mid-back. One of my visitors did give me an awesome massage, but that didn't fix it, and neither did my first sojourn into acupuncture today. I've been meaning to try Doc Andy for chiropractic, but he was out today and oh, BTW, all the contact info on their website is incorrect and they've moved across town. Well, I've been meaning to try his acupuncturist and massage, too, but because I had to drive all the way across town I only had time for one. Anyway, I think acupuncture works by distraction. For a while, my back hurt quite a bit less, but I was laying flat on a comfortable surface and where he stuck me in my leg hurt quite a bit. They're almost even now, with the back coming back with a vengeance. Maybe Doc Andy himself is more my speed, but I remain skeptical of his practice-mate Jon, who mostly read to me from his manual and said "ahem" a lot.

I still have to bake a birthday cake and prepare for brunch tomorrow. However, one of my brunch guests is a masseuse... maybe I can employ her skills there as well.

The first stab

I am having most of the Playa experience without the actual trip to Burning Man. I have hosted my first overnight batch of travelers last night and more visited this morning, and I'm having kippie and ele_ele arrive tonight. The house is already covered in dust. That part of the package is awesome.

However, we had a bit of an enfuckment with a 17' Uhaul truck last night in which I pulled the shit out of my mid-back. One of my visitors did give me an awesome massage, but that didn't fix it, and neither did my first sojourn into acupuncture today. I've been meaning to try Doc Andy for chiropractic, but he was out today and oh, BTW, all the contact info on their website is incorrect and they've moved across town. Well, I've been meaning to try his acupuncturist and massage, too, but because I had to drive all the way across town I only had time for one. Anyway, I think acupuncture works by distraction. For a while, my back hurt quite a bit less, but I was laying flat on a comfortable surface and where he stuck me in my leg hurt quite a bit. They're almost even now, with the back coming back with a vengeance. Maybe Doc Andy himself is more my speed, but I remain skeptical of his practice-mate Jon, who mostly read to me from his manual and said "ahem" a lot.

I still have to bake a birthday cake and prepare for brunch tomorrow. However, one of my brunch guests is a masseuse... maybe I can employ her skills there as well.