I've started using my arm a bit in the past two days. I've been typing with it, writing (I'm so not ambidexterous - I think my left hand writing has gotten worse in the last three weeks). I think I'm probably using it more than I should - it's pretty sore tonight. But I can't even put into words how satisfying it is to wash both hands instead of trying to one hand-ed-ly wash my left hand.

Jazz festival still going on in the city. Last night I went to a French-ish jazz band at a favourite local restaurant. A friend and I went there specifically for the performance. We were hoping a few other friends we'd invited would meet us so we got a booth - but no one else showed. We started off drinking some tea and coffee and went to some appetizers after that. I know we weren't spending a lot of money (which made me feel slightly bad for taking up a table for the whole evening) - but we did go there for the show and we did at least order some food. And there weren't really any smalled tables left when we realised our other friends weren't going to show. But by the end I didn't feel bad anymore. Our waitress pretty much ignored us the entire time and never did bring us the bill. So we stayed late and enjoyed the band and had a grand night. I love live music.

jazz it up

my city's annual jazz festival started tonight. i went and saw a local band who were playing on the free stage. i've seen them twice now and am almost ready to consider myself a fan.

the whole outdoor festival feeling is so great. and the local entertainment in the crowd is so enjoyable. there was this older man, distinguished looking from the neck up, who showed up around 7pm. He was wearing a very hippie style bright yellow shirt with blue and black embroidery around the plunging neckline. he had bright blue tapered pants - the kind that the bottoms can zip off to convert to shorts. what really made the ensemble was the black and blue water shoes. i wish i'd had my camera. my mom would have loved how he'd matched everything so well. anyway, as i was noticing his shoes a slightly overweight lady in a too tight black mini skirt and skank tank walked by. she had a tatoo that looked like vines growing from her ankle to her mid thigh. i was hoping hippie guy would ask her to dance. but he seemed content to dance on his own.

along with the hot band members, saskatoon berry pie, small vendor shops, good music, fantastic weather, no mosquitos, and good company, it was a fairly fantastic evening.

i get my cast off tomorrow. it will be very nice to finally have a shower. i've never been a big fan of baths and that's all i've been able to do. although i am thankful for my bathtub because i have no idea what i would have done with only a stand up shower. i'm impressed with how much better my one handed typing has become. also, i can now brush my teeth with my left hand like a maniac. my left handed writing skills, however, have not improved one bit.

actually, i have no idea how a maniac would brush their teeth or even if they would. somehow i don't see dental hygeine being very high on their priority list. what i meant is that i can brush really fast with my left hand.

In a simple, and somewhat ironic, follow-up to my last post I'm here to report that I have dislocated my elbow. Apparently I'm not an overly accomplished horsewoman. Thus, typing is quite slow. I have, of course, dislocated my right elbow. If you assume by my tone that I am right handed you assume correctly.

It's funny how some things I didn't think about are way harder than I expected. Brushing my teeth for instance. Washing my hair. Taking off a t-shirt (way harder than putting it on). Hanging up clothes. Washing my hand, and subsequent drying. Writing with my left hand is even slower and messier than I anticipated. Putting my hair in a clip or ponytail is downright impossible.

Then some things are way easier than I'd dreaded. Putting on deodorant, once I got the top off which now stays off, was way simpler than you'd think. Shaving my legs. Turning the pages of a book. Eating.

Anyway, I'm bound to my house at least until my first doctor's appointment where I find out how long I'll be in this cast thingy. So I'll be reading lotss of blogs. I hope all of you have exceptionally newsy and comedic weeks ahead!