07.06.05
9:30 p.m.

I find myself writing many emails with similar information. This is why I created this website, to disseminate information about the ongoing saga of my life. That way my friends could read what was going on, and i wouldn't have to post individual emails over and over again about the same thing.

I turned in the application for the potential new job. Now it's a waiting game.

Master and I were rear-ended on Sat. This led to major lower back pain for me. I didn't want to go to an emergancy room, or an Urgent Care facility just to be told to go see a back doctor. I had cancelled the stagehand shift I had arranged, but still went to the temp job yesterday.

That was a mistake. It turned out to be mainly about washing dishes. After I finished the prep jobs, they asked if I would go to the dish room. OMG!!! What a nightmare. After the first hour, my back was hurting really bad. After the second hour, I had to turn my scrubber in and say "thanks but no thanks." I have never left a site early before, and am an exemplary employee with the temp agency. The job was hell, I was injured, and after resting for two and a half days, it just about undid me.

I came home, and found a chiropractor, set up an appointment for today. Fortunately, at my current job, we are slow enough (too slow) that there aren't demands on me. And i've been there long enough, I can walk in and say, "hey, I've been injured, I'm not up to full speed, going to the dr. today." And everyone is cool with that. One of the reasons changing jobs is a scary prospect. I'm comfortable where I am, I'm trusted, I know my job, and my place. But change is good, right?

So I hung in there at work. It was a little painful, but i took it slow, and didn't rush. Went to see the doctor at 5 p.m. She did a full set of x-rays, and ultrasound and heat treatment on the injured muscles. I have an appointment to go back on friday to find out the results of the x-rays.

She said the reason I might have sustained damage when the car, and Master did not was because I have a double curvature of the spine. When I was younger I was diagnosed with scholiosis. However, in my adult life, neither of the chiro's I saw ever mentioned it. She did. And we talked about it, and that is why i sustained damage. My spine is weaker. The good news is that it is probably mainly muscle, not spine damage, the not so good news is that it is the L-5 vertabrae, which is the one you don't want to damage because it carries the bulk of nerve bundles...hmmmm.

So that's been my weekend/week. And beginning of July.

Monday we had a really nice day. I made brownies, and we had a nice little vegatarian bbq. We ate on the patio and watched what fireworks we could see from our house. Master and I spent most of the weekend in our own little world without much outside influence. Having three days off a week is nice. Quality time, and much needed rest.

I only hope the back gets better. I need to go rest it now. I was on the puter checking email, and subscribing to a couple more email lists for support as a slave, and a kinky person in recovery. Found that list at least. It gets tiresome sometimes, being on this one list and having them react to kink as something that isn't related to being sober and in recovery. Yes I was kinky way before I was sober, but if i weren't sober, I wouldn't be serving the Master I am with right now. If I weren't in recovery, I would have commited more damage and that wouldn't be good. It is all tied in, especially with my spirituality. I was asked that question the other day...how does bdsm and spirituality work? It works! How else can I explain transformative experiences, and service for service' sake except that it is in my spirit that I serve, and out of my relationship with the Creator/Goddess/ Universe that gives me the desire to serve. My slavery is a huge part of my spirituality. And when I look at Master, sometimes, very briefly, I see a glimpse of Something much bigger, and more wonderful than we can imagine. And I am honored.

And being an injured, incapable slave right now is really annoying because I had plans to get the house cleaned up, and get all those little projects taken care of that are still on my list...AARRGGHH!

So, off I go to a heat pack, and closeness with Master. And hopefully a speedy recovery.

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