My knees have been pretty bad. To be accurate, my thighs, then my knees. Something happened with those knee pads (last entry)... too tight. Both thighs have the same pulled muscle or tendon, running down the outside to the side of the knees. My lower sartorius maybe.
I couldn't squat, could barely walk. There were these two indentations at the bottom of my out thigh muscle (vastus lateralis) that weren't there before. I'm sure my patellas were messed up, too.
Iced me knees for a while. Took some hot baths for the muscles. Stretched as best as able. I had to walk stairs 6 or 7 times a day at work.
My worked finally moved. Many less stairs. More stretching. Still playing football, but with icy-hot pads under my Underarmor tights.
They're getting better. Knees still make a little noise. I can walk fine, but running is hampered. Can't backpedal, which sucks for a linebacker. Can't cut very well. Lots of pass-rushing instead. One more game left, then some heal time. Then Thanksgiving tackle, which you should all know will lead to pictures of bruises and maybe some new cuts.
Dating a girl. Same girl from the Megadeth story. The Megadeth girl. Actually, she works pretty high up at a pretty huge company. And listens to Megadeth.
I had a double feature of Saving Private Ryan and Full Metal Jacket. I was amazed how accurately each movie reflected the time they were made and the war they took place in. Ryan was striving for bloody realism, but heroic, sweeping. Was it all worth it, it asks, and yes, it was.
FMJ was cynical, darkly amusing, soulless. The violence was nearly meaningless, meant more for shock value.
I amend the above statement; each film reflects what most people think each war was like. By the end of WWII, you could buy an hour with a German or English girl for a candy bar... about the same as the 5 dollar Vietnamese prostitutes shown in FMJ. Good men doing good things, good men doing bad things, and bad men doing bad things, across the board.
There are much more eloquent writings on both wars... the real wars. My point is, I was just impressed by the reflections in each fictional story, is all.
Life is my favorite new show this season. 30 Rock is awesome as always.
That is all.
I couldn't squat, could barely walk. There were these two indentations at the bottom of my out thigh muscle (vastus lateralis) that weren't there before. I'm sure my patellas were messed up, too.
Iced me knees for a while. Took some hot baths for the muscles. Stretched as best as able. I had to walk stairs 6 or 7 times a day at work.
My worked finally moved. Many less stairs. More stretching. Still playing football, but with icy-hot pads under my Underarmor tights.
They're getting better. Knees still make a little noise. I can walk fine, but running is hampered. Can't backpedal, which sucks for a linebacker. Can't cut very well. Lots of pass-rushing instead. One more game left, then some heal time. Then Thanksgiving tackle, which you should all know will lead to pictures of bruises and maybe some new cuts.
Dating a girl. Same girl from the Megadeth story. The Megadeth girl. Actually, she works pretty high up at a pretty huge company. And listens to Megadeth.
I had a double feature of Saving Private Ryan and Full Metal Jacket. I was amazed how accurately each movie reflected the time they were made and the war they took place in. Ryan was striving for bloody realism, but heroic, sweeping. Was it all worth it, it asks, and yes, it was.
FMJ was cynical, darkly amusing, soulless. The violence was nearly meaningless, meant more for shock value.
I amend the above statement; each film reflects what most people think each war was like. By the end of WWII, you could buy an hour with a German or English girl for a candy bar... about the same as the 5 dollar Vietnamese prostitutes shown in FMJ. Good men doing good things, good men doing bad things, and bad men doing bad things, across the board.
There are much more eloquent writings on both wars... the real wars. My point is, I was just impressed by the reflections in each fictional story, is all.
Life is my favorite new show this season. 30 Rock is awesome as always.
That is all.
oh, and i agree with what you said about FMJ vs. Private Ryan