Paper City Party!

Yes, the rumors are true. I went out!! This is a milestone in OU-Chillicothe history for me, and I wanted to tell everyone in the fam about it.(P.S. Chillicothe is commonly referred to as "Paper City" because of it's paper mills, and if nothing else, it makes it sound, in the words of the natives "cooler") I sound like a nerd deprived of social contact my whole life, but this is really the only time in my life that I haven't had a group of friends to associate with. But anyway, I went to a show with my friend Whitney and saw some local bands play. That part was fun, except I was being too critical about the intonation of the guitars, the excess of volume, and the different kinds of cymbals the drummer used. Well ti's my nature to be like that. But the real fun was the gathering after. I met some really cool people, and besides being viciously attacked by a cat(see picture), I really enjoyed myself. The hand looks a little better since I've gotten out of the shower, but believe me it was much worse before.

In other news, I finally got my Psychology book in the mail! I ordered it on the 8th and received it the 19th. This unfortunate event led to a 6 out of 10 on my quiz(pretty good for guessing). But it's OK because I got 3 points of extra credit as well:) I also am over my kidney infection after having to miss some school and lie in my bed for 3 1/2 days moving only to get more water and take more pills. I also got a nice visit from mom, and she was kind enough to let me borrow the car to go visit Drew last Sunday. We had a really nice time, even if he is being a punk.

My other big news is I went to the chiropractor this week. You know I went in there, said my back kinda hurt, you know not a big deal. Well, after doing a test to measure the tension of my muscles(see below), he was concerned about how much my muscles were compensating for my spine. On the left is a normal back, the right is mine. All red, and some muscles even at a tension of 210% more than normal, and after getting my X-rays it was clear what the problem was.
9 of my discs from my shoulders to mid back were rotated about 60 degrees to the left and perfectly straight, which is not a good thing. Along with that I had 1 pinched disc in my neck and 2 in my lower back. He was surprised I wasn't in more pain, and I was surprised no one had noticed earlier. So he's been cracking my back into place, and I've been re-training my back muscles to move properly, since I've had a misaligned spine for an estimated 4 to 6 years!
So besides finding out I have the back of a 45 year old, and one leg is longer than the other, I feel a lot better thanks to Dr. Hanes.
That's about it, I've been studying up on my audio theories, reading my psych and soc books, and dreaming in sign language. I'm beginning to be homesick again, but hopefully school will keep me busy enough not to notice.