Well, a week out and I am feeling a bit better. I started working again with a half day yesterday, and so far I am still good. I get tired pretty quickly though, usually after about two hours or so I need a break and after four or so I’m pretty much done. My head still feels like there’s a headache threatening by the end of the day, but nothing develops as I retreat from working on projects and email.
I also started to exercise again, which makes me feel better physically. No running or weightlifting yet, but some calesthenics and walks each day let me attempt to maintain my health.
Big events this week include going to see “The Dark Knight”, the Batman movie that speaks more to folks my age who came of age with the Batman series of comics by the same name. It’s a more realistic view of the superhero. I guess I would use the opera term ‘verismo’; it just feels more real. I treated myself to the IMAX version, seeing as how I live within driving distance of three IMAX theaters. It was a nice treat to myself…a sort of consolation prize for not getting to go hiking for a week.
It had been so long since I had seen a movie in the theater, though, that it took a few minutes for me to relax and enjoy the entertainment that it was. So much of my last few years has been focused on avoiding the numbing entertainment mileu of our culture that when I finally do indulge in 2.5 hours of pure entertainment I wasn’t quite ready for the power of it.
I shouldn’t be so cynical or self-righteous, however. I watch my share of TV, and I always have some sporting event that I can watch or listen to, so I have my own cultural drugs that help me through the day. But maybe I have been avoiding the feature movie genre, and that is what caught me off guard. Still, it was an awesome ride.
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Recovery Day 11
Well, a week out and I am feeling a bit better. I started working again with a half day yesterday, and so far I am still good. I get tired pretty quickly though, usually after about two hours or so I need a break and after four or so I’m pretty much done. My head still feels like there’s a headache threatening by the end of the day, but nothing develops as I retreat from working on projects and email.
I also started to exercise again, which makes me feel better physically. No running or weightlifting yet, but some calesthenics and walks each day let me attempt to maintain my health.
Big events this week include going to see “The Dark Knight”, the Batman movie that speaks more to folks my age who came of age with the Batman series of comics by the same name. It’s a more realistic view of the superhero. I guess I would use the opera term ‘verismo’; it just feels more real. I treated myself to the IMAX version, seeing as how I live within driving distance of three IMAX theaters. It was a nice treat to myself…a sort of consolation prize for not getting to go hiking for a week.
It had been so long since I had seen a movie in the theater, though, that it took a few minutes for me to relax and enjoy the entertainment that it was. So much of my last few years has been focused on avoiding the numbing entertainment mileu of our culture that when I finally do indulge in 2.5 hours of pure entertainment I wasn’t quite ready for the power of it.
I shouldn’t be so cynical or self-righteous, however. I watch my share of TV, and I always have some sporting event that I can watch or listen to, so I have my own cultural drugs that help me through the day. But maybe I have been avoiding the feature movie genre, and that is what caught me off guard. Still, it was an awesome ride.
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