Isolated incident
Running outdoors, I stumbled on a crack, fell, and injured my hand. I'd do anything to avoid an ER or any hospital visit right now, so am taking care of it at home, which means resting that hand.
So, I'm watching lots of movies. Rachel, my dear friend who lives in Toronto, and I are watching together. We choose a movie— our first one will be "This is England" (2006), because we are both devoted Stephen Graham fans. We will set up our laptops or tv, make popcorn, pour ourselves a glass of wine, open Zoom and minimize the window so it's just a thumbnail in the corner, and watch together. We can chat just as if we were side by side.
Among my friends newly attached to their screen-delivered entertainment, there are two camps.
Some persons seek the light: comedy, romance, Jane Austen, home-decorating shows. Dark psychological themes are avoided like, well, a sneezing bypasser. Others, as Leonard Cohen's lyric goes, "want it darker". We devoured Ken Loach's latest film, "Sorry We Missed You", and the Netflix series "The Valhalla Murders". (Pretty much anything coming out of Northern Europe will be stripped of candy-coloured optimism.)
A third contingent download edifying lecture series such as "Understanding World Religions" or "Beginner Japanese" but actually watch "Tiger King".
One newspaper columnist said he deeply misses live hockey and basketball, and wailed, "I'd even watch golf." Friends have circulated links for live theatre, museum tours, BBC radio plays. Watching orchestras from the Berlin Philharmonic to I Musici play from their homes was amusing for a time or two and I appreciate their talent, but prefer the live-performance offerings, from jazz to rock, country to classics. Cnet provides a list by day.
This is all I can peck out for today, but by Thursday hope to return with more spring-infused musings.
So, I'm watching lots of movies. Rachel, my dear friend who lives in Toronto, and I are watching together. We choose a movie— our first one will be "This is England" (2006), because we are both devoted Stephen Graham fans. We will set up our laptops or tv, make popcorn, pour ourselves a glass of wine, open Zoom and minimize the window so it's just a thumbnail in the corner, and watch together. We can chat just as if we were side by side.
Among my friends newly attached to their screen-delivered entertainment, there are two camps.
Some persons seek the light: comedy, romance, Jane Austen, home-decorating shows. Dark psychological themes are avoided like, well, a sneezing bypasser. Others, as Leonard Cohen's lyric goes, "want it darker". We devoured Ken Loach's latest film, "Sorry We Missed You", and the Netflix series "The Valhalla Murders". (Pretty much anything coming out of Northern Europe will be stripped of candy-coloured optimism.)
A third contingent download edifying lecture series such as "Understanding World Religions" or "Beginner Japanese" but actually watch "Tiger King".
One newspaper columnist said he deeply misses live hockey and basketball, and wailed, "I'd even watch golf." Friends have circulated links for live theatre, museum tours, BBC radio plays. Watching orchestras from the Berlin Philharmonic to I Musici play from their homes was amusing for a time or two and I appreciate their talent, but prefer the live-performance offerings, from jazz to rock, country to classics. Cnet provides a list by day.
This is all I can peck out for today, but by Thursday hope to return with more spring-infused musings.
Comments
I heard someone make the comment that Anne Frank and her family were trapped for more than 700 days and COULD NOT MAKE A SOUND. I try to remember in the grand scheme of things, this will pass, life will return and be grateful.
Hope your hand heals quickly, so frustrating.
Jane in London
The Valhalla Murders was very satisfying and dark. I’ll watch just about anything, except sports and Tiger King. Life is too short.
I am sorry about your injury, but bravo for running outdoors. I assume you were exercising, rather than escaping calamity. If, after skin and bones heal, and you still need pain relief, CBD cream in emu oil! I find it works well on small bones; hands and feet. Take care
Do you have any friends who are medical professionals and who could at least come by and give you more indications about the injury and possible therapies? Lesley, I'm very interested in CBD oil because I have (mild) arthritis and don't want to start taking the pharmaceutical medications that have many negative side-effects. Nothing against toking, but I think a bit of espresso rising and wine setting are more than enough.
FWIW, I sustained a minor hairline fracture in a minor bone in my wrist a few years ago when I slipped on ice. Upshot of treatment by fancy orthopedic "sports doctor" (this is a thing in USA) was ice, a light removable brace to protect that wrist from movement, and time. Only the first week or so was actually painful; then there was about 3 months of inconvenience. Good wishes that you are equally fortunate...and without the surprisingly costly bill.
Like so many minor injuries, the healing period reminded me that we routinely use bits that we don't even realize we're using. Just now we are all focused on the power of a fairly simple virus, but I think we sometimes forget that we ourselves are also amazingly designed creatures.
Sam