Halloween, and other things

Greetings from the other side.

So, as 'some' of you might have noticed if you were paying attention, yesterday was Halloween, a day which in this household wasn't really celebrated in any particular fashion. Neither my fiancee nor I grew up with it and since we don't have any kids that might want to dress up, or any neighborhood kids that might come knocking on the door to trick-or-treat us, we just had a calm, normal, day instead. Which was fine with us. I did stay up late and watch my friends play a tabletop rpg (role playing game) online called 'Slasher Flick' though. It is a game that is based off of so called 'slasher movies', things like Friday 13th, A nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, etc. It was quite fun watching them and I really wish I could have been able to play as well. Sadly I never got around to making my two characters for it, nor did I really have the energy to focus on playing, but listening in and watching them play was fine. I would highly recommend it to people to try out on another Halloween some time. I know I will definitely take the chance next time we decide to try it out for a one-shot game. Then again, only try it if you enjoy the idea of playing a tabletop role playing game in that genre, of course. It was a good, fun and creative way to spend a few hours in the company of good friends, and that's never a bad thing really. :)

My knee is slowly getting better. Hopefully it is well enough now that I won't have any issues with it going forward. There's always that slight insecurity when it comes to physical issues such as my knee problems. Even though it feels alright it doesn't mean you shouldn't have rested it a day or two more, and there is always the risk that the issues might return if I am not careful. The chiropractor did give me a couple of exercises to do to help strengthen the supporting muscles around my knee though. There's one of them that I haven't had the chance to try properly yet as it requires me to sit down on the floor and with my knee in the shape it has been that wasn't much of an option. Getting down was painful, but getting up was even worse. I am going to try it out soon though, as my knee is feeling better and, crucially, it seems to recover much faster after it has been under strain, which is good.

My fiancee will give my knee another reflexology treatment later today. Hopefully that will be the thing that pushes it over the line and makes my knee completely well again. Keeping my fingers crossed at least! :)

See you all on the other side!

A slow day

Greetings from the other side.

This is going to have to be a short blog post unfortunately.

My new phone is finally "assembled" and in functioning order. Didn't really take that long. Longest bit was probably all of the updates and re-starts it wanted to do. Didn't get around to it yesterday, but now it is sorted. Feels good. :) I have also been sorting and putting all of my papers into a folder today. The papers I have aquired here in Finland that is. Things like my job contract, the contract for my new phone, etc. It's good to have it all sorted and in one place so they are easy to find when I need them. It has also helped me reduce some of the piles of papers that are currently adorning my desk, freeing up some much needed space there.

My knee is still stiff and sore, but getting better. It is a slow process though, so I can't really give a time frame for when it might be well again. I am hoping it will be well before Monday though, so I can get back to working normally again. My girlfriend gave me a reflexology treatment for my knee today. Some of the points she put pressure on hurt like *beeep*, but hey if it helps it was well worth it. She's good at what she does, so I know I am in good hands.

Thinking of moving my weights indoors again so I can do some lifting again. Though it will probably have to wait until my knee is better. I don't much look forward to draging them over here with my knee the way it is. Nor should I really be training while the knee is like this either, as it is a bit less stable than normal.

Weighed myself again this morning, and I am still loosing weight, even though I have been hobbling around all week and not been nearly as mobile as I have been previously. I am glad that I am still loosing weight, and I can't wait to reach my target some day.

Sun is shining outside and the sky is blue. Seems to be a bit windy looking out, but not too bad.

Right. That's it for today. I seem to be lacking a bit of blogging inspiration today. Hopefully it will be better by tomorrow.

See you all on the other side!