jenrevenant

How many false steps along life’s path must we take?
Is that sunset on the horizon but a mirage?
Or are you just wearing the wrong shoes…

I wrote this back in December 2011, so it ends kind of abruptly because I didn’t continue it once I went back to work right before new years… But here it is:

My Microdiscectomy Surgery Story
Jenny DeBonte
December 2011


It began, in all honesty, way before June. But before then, there was pain that I could deal with. Primarily, it was lower back pain from anxiety, mostly due to work, and due to the high standards to which I hold myself (and others). I’ve had some sciatic pain before, but it was mild and tolerable. In June, I saw my doctor (who is wonderful) about the lower back pain that was beginning again – I’d had only about a month or two’s respite from the last round in March when we barely squeaked by making budget at the store. We began my first real treatment for anxiety and that was good for a while. I was still stressed and chock full of anxiety, but it was finally at a manageable level.

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So, I’ve been watching the Geek and Sundry subscribathon since it started, even though I won’t be able to watch until the end (since I have to work tomorrow). Anyway, go there. Go now, I’ll be here when it’s over: gplus.to/geekandsundry

Anyway, I’m a relatively new fan of Felicia Day, but I’m finding her very inspiring. (Also, <3 that she plays the violin so amazingly.) I want to start writing more here and more fiction. So, we’ll have to see what comes of it. Now that my back is better (and that story is still coming), I’m hoping things will get better along with it.

Tomorrow is the big day. A big chunk of the internet will go dark in protest of SOPA and PIPA. I can’t want to see how it goes. My website is tiny, but every one counts. (I also changed my domain name registrar away from GoDaddy to NameCheap in protest of GoDaddy’s support of SOPA.)

In good news related to SOPA, according to Forbes.com: Obama says no to SOPA.

While this is a temporary victory, you know just as well as I that the entertainment and software industries are not going to let this go. Keep protesting, keep contacting your representatives, keep fighting the good fight. We can’t let this happen to the internet, and not just for the sake of the USA, but for the world. That may sound a little melodramatic, but look at China’s internet. Oh wait, they probably can’t see any of this anyway…

So, tomorrow, hit up Twitter, use the hash tag: #SOPASTRIKE to see what’s going on. Google and Wikipedia aren’t going to be there for you.

http://sopastrike.com/strike/

So, 2012.
How about that…