talked to my surgeon today. he said that the residual pain that i have now, i might have that forever. its too early to tell. but if i'm still slowly getting better, that is still good news. he also said that it would be fine for me to start going to the gym again at this point. my physical therapist thinks so too. just light weights for now and nothing that compresses my spine like shoulder press, leg press, or squats.



i think i'll start in december when rimac lets me get in a month before the next quarter.



nothing much else is going on. my bird has anxiety problems. every time i walk up the cage, i think its about to have a heart attack. i'll try taming it by letting it know that i'm the one who provides it with food. food doesn't magically just show up in its protective shell.



i bought meds through canadameds.com today. basically, it's like a lot cheaper than buying through the pharmacies here without insurance. my insurance won't pay for vioxx so that's what i had to do.



i bought the matrix reloaded and finding nemo dvd's from blockbuster for $12.95 each + 2 trade ins. i traded in The Insider and End of Days. I got both of the dvds for free. they won't be missed. watching the finding nemo dvd's, it looks like the creators of finding nemo get intimately involved in the dvd production process. something that almost no one else does. they try to be innovative, and just do their best to make the dvd as best as possible with the extras they put on there. if there was one company i'd like to put some money into, it would be pixar. i just don't have money to put into stocks right now... i can always just put some in there. i'll think about it.



i've picked out 30 dvd's that i want to get rid of in my collection. i think i'll list them once i get a chance. i can always sell it at half.com. or i could just sell them to the people on DVDTALK. i just don't want to be mailing them individually by boxing them and going to the post office frequently.



i've been getting the itch to gamble. i almost managed to make it to sycuan twice but something held me back. i guess if i had a gambling buddy i would have made it there already but i guess none of my friends here like going as frequently as i would like to go.



matrix revolutions is here. and reading many reviews, it seems like one disappointment after another. but i sympatize with the producers. you can't satisfy the audience if they themselves don't know what would make them happy. the audience want something what the first matrix offered. something new that no one has even imagined. but now that people even expect the unexpectable, you could give them more action, and people will be complaining of overkill action. and if you give them less, people will be complaining that they didn't deliver. and you can't always deliver a hair-raising eye opening experience when everyone out there has imagined every possibility or think they know what it should be. just by watching the actors talk about it, i think everyone poured their heart and soul into it, and matrix revolutions however good or bad it might be is the best that they can give us. so everyone just stop yer bitchin'. i'm sick of it.



maybe i'll see revolutions this weekend. i might go hiking in point loma tonight. i'm not sure if hiking in a state park after its closed is illegal but me ray and casey hiked at torrey pines state reserve from 11pm to 1pm. it was pretty cool. different. i always like sneaking around and doing something we might get caught for. we played with the long shutter in our camera and got some cool pictures. it would be great go sneak into the torrey pines golf course with camoflauge and just run around 18 holes. maybe if we really get bored one day.