stack of CDs

ew

Ok, I promise my incisions do not really look as bad as the picture. The redness is apparently caused by the super sticky adhesive on the bandages I've been using - which seems to bond to my skin and irritate it.

sunset over the houston airport

friends at lake pontchartrain

care for a swim?

This guy was demanding to be fed some yummy hot dogs and marshmallows. (And I hate to say it, but gators are actually quite yummy themselves!)

friends in new orleans

jackson riding in the truck

lunch at the charlotte airport

this is not a wig

When taking a picture leaning over the camera, my hair appears to be transported to 1987. Scary, isn't it?

eclipsed by a streetlight

Lucky random shot out the car window while driving back from a pointless doctor's appointment in Baltimore. But - my stitches are out!

bedroom light

the frozen series

I finally got some of my own photography framed and up on the wall. Also - I learned how to do the framing myself - why haven't I ever tried this before? No more pre-assembled store bought frames for me! (Though, I'm not sure about keeping the ice photos on the wall, considering how much I hate cold weather!)

oxycodone, aka percocet

incision #2

water glass

sometimes I get a little sad that Kermit isn't real

Larry bought me the DVD boxed set of "The Muppet Show" Season One to watch during my recovery. It's awesome. Yes, I am 28 and I find the antics of Kermit, Piggy, Animal, and the Swedish Chef absolutely hysterical. (And I love it when Kermit makes the face shown above!) It's the perfect thing to watch when you aren't feeling well. And as you can see below, I've been a Kermit fan from a very early age:

IVs suck

This was the worst part of the surgery.

house call

Ooh, look who came to check on me...why it's Dr. Shepherd! I feel better already!

the carnage

I had hip surgery. They put my leg in traction to pull my femur away from my pelvis. They put a camera into my hip joint! I had a labral debridement and partial synovectomy. They did this all through two tiny incisions - one stitch in each - modern medicine is amazing!

patched up

These big bandages make it look like I'm stowing a couple of Twinkies in my shorts! And the betadine makes it look like I actually have a tan.

post-op: home from the hospital

I feel much better than I look. That's probably due to my friends morphine and percocet.

the mark of a klutz

Alas, this has nothing to do with my surgery. This is where I backed my ass into the corner of a table. A very sharp corner.

rotten luck, rotten berries

My day started with a three car pile-up. (Not my fault.) My surgery is in two days. I went home looking forward to treating myself to the summer's last delicious red strawberries that I had bought just yesterday. WTF?

crabby

Larry also brought this crab toy back for me from Washington.

heart of stone

Larry found this stone on the beach in Washington and brought it back for me. All I had to welcome him back was the promise of a surprise in the future (making him wait to find out!). I certainly hope he isn't saying that I have a "heart of stone" because I think he has a heart of gold. (Awww.)

look what I found while cleaning out my bedroom

There are no children in my house and yet I find this guy lurking behind my bedroom mirror. Why do I have a rubber fish? They were used to serve shots of alcohol at a restaurant in the Caribbean.

Apparently, this carnivorous fish has been surviving on a diet of dust bunnies.

monster shadows

Extra credit to anyone who can identify all of these creatures.

stained glass

alien shadow

got a light?

femme fatale