Make the noise! I live for the noise!

As Eddie Izzard said in "Dress to Kill" -

"I had to go to a Chiropractor in New York. They're different to osteopaths because of the spelling. And, er... They're both very powerful figureson the Scrabble board. "Chiropractor. Yeah, chiropractor. 93 letters. Chiropractor."

And they...they crack your bones. They take X-rays but it's pointless. Cos whatever's wrong -"I'm gonna crack your bones."

Diphtheria. I'm gonna crack your bones.
Your head's come off. I'm gonna crack your bones.
lt looks like your mother..."

When they crack your bones it goes, "Urgh!" and then, "Arrhhh." but not sort of, "Ahhh..."but sort of, "Arrrgh!" All the way up your spine. "Crack your bones."

Sometimes it doesn't crack,it just goes... [silence]

Then they pull a mallet from their belt and try to make the noise. "Make the noise, I live for the noise."

They do your head as well, get it into a nice position. You're thinking, "No, I don't think it's supposed to go round that far! Thank you very much. Thank you."

You trust them. They could havetheir fingers in your nostrils, one foot on the backof your underpants and they're pushing your spine awaywith a broom.

"What's this one all about?"
"I have no idea."
Wha-boom! (Sings fanfare)
"Wherever he falls,there shall he be buried."


Needless to say, today was my very first visit to the Chiropractor. I hurt my back doing some lifting on Friday and felt the need to go in and have it checked out. Turns out I am just fine, just way out of alignment. My doctor was very nice and gave me a re-alignment, some advice on dealing with the pain I am inevitably going to feel (and do currently!), as well as pointers on how to keep myself from getting misaligned in the future (say goodbye to sleeping on my stomach!).

The scariest part was the neck. He settled my neck into what I assumed was the neck adjustment position and then told me to wiggle my left foot or my right thumb then CRACK! neck's done!

When he first finished, my back and neck felt quite good... all warm and nice. Not now. Now it feels like I need to crack my back and neck. I have to keep myself from trying to pop them though... otherwise I might as well of not gone. I think all the toxins stored in my joints has been loosened too, because I feel a little sick.

And to think, I need to go back on Wednesday to maintain it. =)

Overall, not a bad experience...

Quickie.

As I was driving home yesterday, I pulled up next to a ... let's describe it was "well loved" ... car with a homemade bumper sticker in the window that caught my eye:

Alternate Sources of Energy:
John McCain - Natural Gas
Barack Obama - Hot Air

Nothing like an Equal Opportunity Critic to brighten your day.

"Just me"

I pull my sunglasses off of my eyes as the darkness of the foyer overtakes me. Clutched under my arm is my well worn copy of Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows; its bright orange cover clashing spectacularly with my tacky lime green faux-snake skin purse that I love so very-very much (a la Target, fine french garments).

The hostess asks me, as she reaches for the menus, "Only you?"

"Just me."

She takes me to a small booth, where I deposit myself (and my eye catching ensemble of accessories) and begin to look over the lunch specials. Nothing really catches my eye, but I am not here for the food anyway. I quickly settle on the Fish tacos and an Iced Tea in order to get to the main reason I am here. I swap my Hollywood-inspired-half-your-face-covering sunglasses for my more Librarianesque Oakleys and pull out my trusty tome, opening it to resume my escape to a much more magical universe.

I smile at myself for being such a nerd, having read this book and each of its sisters in the series for the fourth or fifth time over. Inside, I laugh at my geekdom... afterall here I am, a 24 year old woman, spending my lunch break pouring over what was meant to be a childrens' novel, finding clues to support my claim that J.K Rowling ended the Harry Potter saga in the only way possible.

You would be surprised with just how skillfully and thoroughly Rowling completed the Harry Potter universe...

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So I have started this blog, mainly because I wanted to comment on my wonderful sister's blog. As I signed up, I figured I might as well utilize the opportunity to start writing again. Who knows where this will take me... but look for more to come. =)