Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Off To Work We Go

And in other news, it was about this time last week that my doctor cleared me to return to work. I would have posted about this earlier, but my Internet's been out for the better part of the last week, so I'm just now getting around to talking about it.

But yeah, my doctor said I could return to work. Today will actually be my third day back on the job, where I've moved from stocking grocery shelves to working as a cashier. Now I know what you're thinking: "Why would you want to stand in one spot for hours at a time when you're still getting over a broken foot?" That's a good question. And really, the only answer is that since speed is a factor in the grocery department, and I walk at a snail's pace and with a limp to boot, I figured that it might not be the best place in the store for me to work.

And the truth is that the last two days have left my back and feet feeling sore, but I'm hoping that's just because I've been off work for so long that I'm not used to it anymore. I've got some support socks coming in the mail sometime this week, so hopefully that will help out too. I mean, I've come home the last two nights and the soles of my feet have been pink and purple because what I think is blood pooling up in my feet from standing up for so long. (Don't quote me on that, because I'm not 100% positive that's what it is.)

But yeah, I'm a working man once again. I'd been off work four months, and I actually thought it would be longer before I went back. And the truth is that the only things I missed about my job were my friends and the paycheck. If I could have gotten away with collecting a paycheck while just sitting around the house, I totally would have. But that's just not the way it works and I'm back to my job. Here's hoping things go well now that I've returned, because I really don't feel like job hunting again.

Comic Conman

Wow, I honestly can't believe I've gone the entire month of March without a single post. But I'm going to rectify that now, since I actually have some stuff to talk about.

First off, I actually got to attend my first comic book convention this past weekend. It was the first year for the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention, so I wasn't expecting it to be on the level of the San Diego Comic Con or even C2E2 or the New York Comic Con. It wasn't, but I still thought that the Lexington convention was really awesome. I got to meet three actors from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and the guy that wrote the ninth Friday the 13th movie, and I got my picture taken in a DeLorean made up to look like Do Brown's time machine, so it ended up being a fun experience just for that.

I heard it was announced that they're doing the Lexington Comic Con again next year, so I'm totally excited for that. Stuff like this, hanging out in a building full of comics and toys surrounded by people dressed as Darth Vader and Doctor Who, makes me happy to be a geek.