the wheels go round and round...

I had my second doctor appointment today and she advised that technically I am "ahead of schedule". I don't know what that means but I decided to retire my knee brace last week and got back behind the wheel over the weekend. I can walk slowly without limping and I'm able to bend it almost as much as my other knee.

It still aches and sometimes stairs can be harder to maneuver than I would think but every single day it feels better and better. We made another appointment a month from now and I asked her flat out when I would be able to think about skateboarding again. Unfortunately she answered in such a way that made me think it will not be this summer which is probably going to be harder on Davey than me. She did suggest I consider bike riding while Davey cruises on the longboards.

I know NOTHING about bicycles. I know how to run and I can give any beginner my best advise on how to become a runner. I can explain how to snowboard, skateboard, doodle and knit but bike riding is foreign to me. It is something I did as a kid and something I have to do at physical therapy....and that bike is stationary.

My times riding an actual 10 speed as an adult, I remember it hurt my butt. I remember thinking I had completely stripped and ruined the gears and I wondered who can teach me how and when to shift?!? I remember thinking that if I had a flat tire miles from home, it would suck huge a**.

I know of some people who love bike riding. To be quite blunt, I fear it. Am I just fearing the unknown? How do I get to know it? I guess I could go pester someone at a reputable bike shop in Portland but which one? Who do I talk to? What are my long term goals? What goals CAN I have? What are my options?

Is there a book?
Maybe someone has a beginner bike blog...

NOT a bad apple!

As a short note, this should have been posted a week ago but has been sitting as a "draft" because when I did finally decide to publish it, blogger was down for the time and and yes, I am avoiding the blog because I'm super busy working, healing, playing etc. so instead of reading this now and deciding to delete or change it, I'm just going to post it and call it good!
(crossing fingers it works this time)
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Years ago, I fell in love.

Her name is Fiona Apple and she is an amazing artist. Sultry voice, a genius on the piano and so silly and hyper and amazing in concert, I thought that was the best show I had seen in YEARS. I can almost relate to her bouncey, crazy energy and other times, her melancholy music I think was written specifically for me. Being forced to play the piano for years and years, I now actually enjoy the time I get to sit down and tickle the keys, attempt to play some of her tunes and for the record, I NEVER ever tire of her cd's. The icing on the cake is that she is sooooo very beautiful.

Good news, is she has a new album. Bad news, Epic Records is not releasing it. The reason? "on the grounds that the songs weren't sufficiently commercial to justify the expense of their release" according to slate.msn.com. You can read the whole article here.

Mmmm...fiona.... (i say in my best homer simpson voice)

funny to me!

After my surgery, I was unable to stand without crutches and even then, I had a hard time with those. Because I was literally "on the couch", I was unable to cook. Unfortunately for us, I am the one who usually cooks or prepares most of our main dinners. Davey was so good to me after my surgery, I decided that I could live on a diet of peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches....for a while.

After the first couple days of this, I was ready for something warm and yummy so we decided to order a pizza. Davey was going to go pick it up but I had to call in the order.

Someone told me once the best pizza in vancouver is Bortolami's. I do not know if that is entirely true but I do know that Davey LOVES the Taco pizza. Or as they prefer, Vuelta.

Perhaps it was the vicodin or lack of real food but when I as thumbing through the phone book, looking for BOR.tolami's..(yes, I still use that big old paper thing!), I shrieked with laughter when I discovered someone in my town has the last name "Boob".

I'm sorry but I think that name is freakin awesome but I wonder how they survived school as a child?