Jerzei Collie's journal

KRCC's membership drive will likely wrap up this weekend. This is the first drive in a long time where I wasn't constantly stressed out during my Saturday/Sunday shifts. So many positive things have happened in my life since last October, and I made sure to get enough rest and nourishment before each shift. Breakfast for the morning shift usually arrives/is made around 7:30, but I used to feel grumpy when I came to work at 6:00 on an empty stomach. Having a light snack before work alleviated that.

Speaking of so many positive things happening in my life, my 10-year anniversary on LiveJournal will be in a few weeks. Back in May 2005:

* I was still living with my parents since I couldn't afford an apartment.

* I was recovering from an April 2005 auto accident. I had broken my right knee, right ankle and left wrist.

* I worked two jobs: Board operator/announcer at KRCC-FM (which I still do today) and news writer at Metro Networks (2001-2008.)

* I hadn't heard of the "furry fandom" until the following year, but I liked to pretend I was a dog ever since I was a teenager.

* I created the LJ account mainly to comment on a Web comic (Purple Pussy) that shut down a few months later.

Today I live in a condo (though my dad had to buy it for me,) the Subaru Impreza I bought after totaling my previous car is still in great condition, I haven't broken any bones since then, and I'm debt-free. I set up accounts with MySpace, Twitter, Facebook and Fur Affinity. MySpace is the only account I haven't updated recently.

[Error: unknown template qotd] I first heard of LJ when the now-defunct Web comic "Purple Pussy" used its LJ account as a comments board. Since I had started a blog the previous year at another site, I decided to delete that one and open a new blog on LJ (I was recovering from an auto accident at the time.) "Purple Pussy" wound up ending its run a month or two after I joined.

I got some great news a few minutes ago. Someone from my car insurance company called to say all the claims arising from my auto accident exactly three years ago have been settled. Other than the faint sign of the surgery scar on my right knee, my body is pretty much back to normal (as normal as it can get, anyway.)

Ecch, I've fallen back into the pattern of napping in the morning and getting a reduced amount of sleep in the afternoon/evening. As much as I like my job -- especially since I got a raise this year -- the hours make things like dating and attending the Primerica meetings difficult.

My worries about a hurricane hitting the Caribbean during my proposed cruise have been cleared up. According to the NOAA's website, hurricane season in the Atlantic only lasts from June to November. As for the cost issue, I found a three-day singles cruise to the Bahamas in February for just over $900 (cruise and round-trip airfare), although the seven-day trip in January I originally planned to take is only $100 more, and it goes to the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Cozumel (Mexico.)

I made an appointment for next month to have the wires taken out of my kneecap. Hopefully, I'll be able to bend it more so I can go down stairs normally again.

I only have one more week of physical training to go. I still have a little trouble bending my right knee. I don't know if I'm not stretching it enough or if the wires in my kneecap are keeping it from bending all the way. Going up the stairs is getting easier, but I still need to take it slow going downstairs.

Just wrapping up my day at "work." As I mentioned previously, I'm currently doing my news writing work from my home computer while my knee and ankle heal. Beginning July 5th, I will resume driving to the office to go to work. I visited the office Friday and found one of my co-workers had quit a few weeks ago. That sucks, but I look forward to working with the new co-worker.
I've basically graduated from using a wheelchair and walker to using a cane to get around. Just one more step toward regaining my mobility. I can hobble for a short distance without the cane, but I don't want to risk breaking the ankle again.

My doctor has determined my knee and ankle have healed enough to take my cast off. I broke them in a car accident last month, and now I have wires holding my kneecap together. I'm able to walk using a walker, although I use a wheelchair for long distances.
For those wondering about my username, it was from a weird dream I had a few years ago where a dog named Lunchies kills himself because he hates his name, and he becomes a guardian angel for other dogs.