My Life: Still In One Piece, But I Wasn't!

So, yeah. In the time since my last post, I still haven't found a roommate or a long-term job. But that's not what slowed me down. No, the inability to walk did that. On April 4th (yup, Easter,) I was at my parent's house with my entire extended family, and my various cousins and other family members thought it would be a good idea to play ultimate frisbee. It MIGHT have been a good idea, but not for me. One turn while running later, my leg went one way, and my knee went the other. It was dislocated. This is the second time this happened, the last having been 18 years ago.

So I was on an ambulance, taken to an emergency room, drugged up to hell, had my knee set back in place while I was unconscious (mostly,) gotten X-rayed, put on crutches and in a knee immobilizer, and sent back home. I had a few long nights where sleep was nearly impossible due to a metal bar under my leg in all positions, and it took me weeks to walk without the crutches.

Now, I'm a bit better. I still use a brace, but I can walk mostly normally. I still have to go to physical therapy and do exercises to teach myself to straighten my knee and bend it farther and farther. The real issue is finances. I have health insurance, but it's not good health insurance. There is a high deductible and worse looming over me. This has altered my schedule, my plan, and my life in general. I'm still looking for work and more, but priority one has to be what to do with my other problems.

But I am returning to writing. I've written an entire screenplay, in fact. And starting tomorrow, I'll go back to posting these blogs, no matter how many people read it. I already have plans for reviews of movies like How to Train a Dragon and Kickass, along with video games like Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. So as bad as things get, I won't let it stop me from writing. Giving up on your hope and your ambitions is far worse than a horrific leg injury. Though that sucked too.