Why I am SO Metal
It feels a little strange relaxing in Austin while Jared busts ass in San Antonio. It seems a bit unfair. I am checking craigslist for jobs here and have signed up for a few little gigs- which will probably all fall through…anyways…
I am unable to do a lot of the work that Jared is doing because I have a metal rod and some other hardware in my spine from a corrective surgery for scoliosis. That’s right I grew into a freak with an S shaped spine. My brother used to kindly refer to me as Quasimodo and my dad used to call me Robocop. Now I have a straight back and I’m METAL. I think it pretty much puts me on par with these guys.
Lifting anything really heavy now is a really bad idea, so the bags of cement that Jacob and Jared will be carrying would probably wreck me. When I worked at Ordinary Bike Shop and would try to lift heavy things I could barely move the next day, but the guys at the shop were really understanding and told me to stop moving the bike boxes in at night.
Here is a video of a doctor comparing spinal fusion surgery to laying down concrete and rebar (which, ironically enough is precisely the stuff Jared and Jacob are working with to build the cave):
and here is another video that has bad music and describes the surgery and recovery process (mom and dad you are NOT allowed to watch):
<3lar
babe, you have always been metal
sponge baths are part of the curriculum in skool babe…i got your back
You’re my sweet beautiful lar lar…no more spongebaths…SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!! I love you, I love you, I love you ♥
haha did i max out on my spongebath allotment? MJ you never told me there was a limit on those?!! WTF?!?!?!…i guess jared will have to take up the slack if i m ever incapacitated again.
don’t worry MJ i m being careful and even wearing my helmet around town here despite lookin like a weird beard geek in front of all the hip kids on fixed gears.
Strangely enough, that hospital footage was so much grosser than the metal satanic flesh sacrifice above it.
you should have seen my chest tube drainage box.
I’m your momma…too many flashbacks! It certainly was a very painful time in my life to watch what they were doing to my little girl! I love you, sweetheart…and I miss you so much ♥
MJ YOU AREN’T SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT THESE VIDEOS!!!
i love you too…i m going to call you today.
p.s. thanks for sponge-bathing me when i couldn’t move my torso. you are the greatest MJ in the world!
exactly…in case i need any emergency repairs on the road…sorry i misspelled your name before, ariel….
and now he’s good at working with cement and rebar, so you’re all sorts of set
no it’s usually okay, arielle. i typically ride in pretty low gears, and jared is good at giving back massages.
does this affect your bike touring?
i’m calling you today mj.
i love you so much too!