they're going into my knee in a little over six hours. i'll be asleep. and i'll wake up an hour later with a healthy knee. or at least a repaired one. i'm kind of hoping they just take the damn cartilage out so i don't have to be on crutches for six weeks. i'm not frightened at all. it's very ho-hum. probably because i've known about this surgery forever and ever. and i don't think there will be any pain. i think i was more scared for pulling out my wisdom teeth. all i remember from that experience is struggling to the car all woozy and stumbly. with a mouthful of bloody cotton balls. this can't be any worse.



i'm actually more upset that i'll miss out on star wars. however, if i can crutch around, we can use my condition to secure us good seats at a theatre. i remember the last time i went to watch a movie with crutches. it sucked. not the movie. the crutching around. because a hundred yards is a long way on crutches. i finally have a glimpse into a professional athlete's life. lots of doctors. lots of injuries. lots of surgeries. they must get so used to it. the constant pain and repair work they have to do during their careers.



apparently i may not be able to shower for a few days. so i'm gonna get bubblicious now and just try not to move much. so yeah, come visit me. i'll keep the windows open to ensure a light breeze. or maybe i'll just smell really good anyway. the doctor told me to put a "no" on my right knee. so they don't operate on the wrong one. i thought she was kidding. but i was afraid to ask. she didn't look like she was kidding. i guess doctor's probably don't kid much about this type of stuff. i'm trying to figure out if it makes more sense to write the "n-o" towards me or upside down to me. which way will they look at it? how best to ensure that they will see it? maybe i should just go with the french "non" so that it looks the same either way. i'm tempted to write it on my left knee. just to see if they can really mess something like this up. doctor's are supposed to be smart. why not help keep them on their toes? course, the slight chance of confusion probably isn't worth the curiosity.