Captain's Log

Written at 6:50 PM
Well here I am at the ER. At ten til 4 I was on my way from one job to another and was rear-ended as I slowed down at yield. The ION has suffered some damage to the back bumper and the trunk is a bit wibbly, but the woman's Toyota's front end was all mashed in. There's no doubt that it's totaled. My head got thrown back and now my neck and head feel fairly atrocious. I was only a mile from home so, after the officer did his thing, I went home and got my Aunt Janice to drive me to the ER to be checked out since my head started hurting instantly upon impact. I just got in an exam room, but I'm thinking I still have a long while to wait, considering the volume of unhappy people here. Damn. No one in the other car was injured and, hopefully, my injuries aren't serious. I ruined my hours at the bakery. I just hope I'm not too sore to make it to the dollar store in the morning.

Written at 7:35 PM
The doctor, Dr. Bell, just saw me. He looked like Rene Auberjoinois! After examining me, he doesn't think I have any bone injuries, so I don't have to wait for x-rays. He's sending me home with an anti-inflammatory, a muscle relaxant, and pain meds. He says I can work, too, but I'm supposed to take it easy for at least a week until my body bounces back from the trauma of the impact. Now I just need to get my car checked out to make sure it doesn't fall to pieces underneath my unlucky arse. I can't wait to get home. Check please!

Written now, at 9:35 PM
So I'm home after visiting the drugstore. They had problems with my prescription card. It turns out that MedImpact had my birthdate down as 1 January, 1900. I may feel that old most days, but I'm not 108 years old, and I assured the pharmacist that. After a phone call to the insurance people, I got my 'scripts filled and Janice carried my sorry arse home. I'm now medicated and blogging, because that's what I do. Yeee!

Here are some pics of my bumper. Ain't it purdy?

( rubberbabybuggybumper )

Al-a-Day Day 9

I missed doing this yesterday. Bad me, no bone!

This should amuse anyone who has ever ended up with a computer virus. Al's vocal acrobatics in this song give me chicken pimples of joy.

Stinky Cheese

Tosh

This is a video by Fluke. The song "Tosh" is from their album OTO, which features a special nod to Barry Andrews in the liner notes. The minute I heard this song, I thought "this song was written by Barry," because it features his signature style of writing "list" lyrics (like "The Reptiles and I" and "UnSong") that have fun with the English language. When I "confronted" him with my suspicions, he neither confirmed nor denied it but there's a version of the song on the CD single called "Shriekbackwash" which is a collaborative effort by Fluke and the Shrieks during the Naked Apes and Pondlife era. This version, "Tosh (Gosh)" isn't the one on OTO, which is superior to all the versions, save the "Shriekbackwash," but it's still damned snappy.

Another song I attribute to Barry is "Atom Bomb." Here's the video for that.

"Atom Bomb" can be found on the Risotto album, but I'd recommend OTO before any of their other albums because of Barry's constant presence on the whole album. But I've been known to be a tad biased when it comes to Barry Andrews.