I went to a chiro once and I think it was $25 a pop twice a week for a month and then once a week for a while after. Something like that. But I didn't care because I was in terrible, terrible pain and he made me feel better for realz, yo.
My guy:1. X-rayed my hurt parts.2. Hooked me up to some electric shock machine for about ten mintues each visit.3. Pulled on my head and legs, which was surprisingly helpful.4. Used a little popper thing* to try and get that one fucked up piece of my spine back where it belonged.5. Made "adjustments" (aka cracked by back) at this one weird spot that I can never get on my own.6. Tried unsuccessfully to get me to go on MASTER CLEANSER.**
*http://www.komkare.com/images/jtech_cat2.jpg** This was at the height of my gym-going, about six times a week for an hour each time and seriously, was I not supposed to eat for ten days? He was kind of a whack job, but he fixed my back so I will always love him.
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:34 (seventeen years ago) link
I bet Nashville will be lovely and warm.
― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:35 (seventeen years ago) link
chiros are really weird, but good ones really do seem to make a difference. all that joint popping and strategic cracking and prodding and such can be magic. it's finding a good chiro that's a challenge, because most of them are crap
Apparently, I am an exotic freak from the waste down.
aren't we all. i had to relearn how to shift my weight when i walked so i wouldn't fuck up my hips and knees anymore, but it worked.
― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:35 (seventeen years ago) link
Crap. It looks like it's gonna be back in the mid eighties this weekend, so it'll be warm, most likely.
― molly d (mollyd), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:39 (seventeen years ago) link
he also made me feel his butt once. in the context of "feel how the glutes are engaged when i'm walking, and the nature of the movement, etc", but i was all NOT REALLY WANTING TO FEEL HIS BUTT so i missed the point. he still fixed my knees and hips.
― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:41 (seventeen years ago) link
What this means is that I'm going to have to bring a jacket, just in case, but I'll end up hauling the darned thing around with me for 1x sweltering week.
That popper thing a few posts back is the scariest thing I've seen this week, with the exception of Peter Sarstedt's moustache.
When I do wear tights, it's generally over my head for unidentification purposes. Oh, and I'll see if I can place something in one of my pockets for you to find, otto.
― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:43 (seventeen years ago) link
is that a roll of dimes in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― molly d (mollyd), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:50 (seventeen years ago) link
I totally found $10 when I dragged my jacket out of the closet over the weekend.
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Queen Sarah Saturday (coco), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― always crashing in other people's cars (kenan), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 14:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― always crashing in other people's cars (kenan), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:01 (seventeen years ago) link
(Prince in wanting to go down on U shockah!)
― always crashing in other people's cars (kenan), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:02 (seventeen years ago) link
I'll stick to double hyphens, even though they're a typographical embarrassment.
I don't mind the double hyphen, as long as there's a space on either side -- you know, like that. I get really bothered when I see one of those spaces missing-- like that, or --good God --like that. (This happens all the time on Pitchfork.) Closed up--for instance, like this--is a little better consistency-wise, but I don't think it's very attractive.
Grilled cheese and hot cocoa sounds amazing right now.
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:03 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.zcom.com/cover/1967.jpg
― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link
I want a grilled cheese for lunch now.
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― molly d (mollyd), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― The Milkmaid (82375538-A) (The Milkmaid), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.vinyltap.co.uk/gallery/af/aflocmlia4975160425506910.jpg
― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― Juulia (julesbdules), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:17 (seventeen years ago) link
Jordan: chintzy. :D After chintz, the fabric Laura Ashley made famous-- I mean, nauseating.
― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Queen Sarah Saturday (coco), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:21 (seventeen years ago) link
Kr won a $50 gift certificate to the Redhead Piano Bar downtown. I'm pretty stoked -- has anyone been there? (The only person who I can imagine having gone would be Eazy.) I want to get dressed up and drink cocktails.
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link
xp - I have been to the Redhead Piano Bar. It's loud, but kind of fun.
― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― always crashing in other people's cars (kenan), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link
you should have had them in a glass.
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:25 (seventeen years ago) link
Ah, of course. I thought it looked weird but couldn't bring myself to google.
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 15:25 (seventeen years ago) link