Apr/090
First Journal Entry
Figure that my first Journal entry would be about a funeral... What're you gonna do?
Anyway, I saw my friend Rob for the first time in years last night. It was at the wake for his wife, Debbie. Painful. It was great to see Rob, but the circumstances were less than desirable. Along with Rob, I saw many old faces from the past... Toe, John, Ryan, Francis, Willie, Jeremy to name a few...
Why is it that we rarely see each other these days? And... It always seems to be at a doom-and-gloom event. It is extremely tough to juggle old friendships into these busy days. Even if they are old best friends...
I'm not sure what the solution is, but I know that Rob needs support at this time. Kristine and I plan on giving what we can. Hopefully, I can maintain the relationship beyond simply working through mourning.
In other news... My lower back is still a tad sore from whatever damage I did doing heavy squats and/or deadlifts. I think I've compressed a disc, so I am using inversion boots to hang upside down and hopefully help to remedy this latest issue. I feel a tingling down my right leg and into my foot. I'm thinking that it is sciatica. I'll keep stretching myself upside down and see how that fares... In the meantime, I am taking a week off from my workouts to allow my body to recover some. I've been doing the H.I.T. (high intensity training) for a little over a year now and have made some nice gains in strength, size and muscularity. I am very satisfied thus far.
HIV front... Things are well. I worried that I might be experiencing peripheral neuropathy again, but I think it is the sciatica.
I hope to keep this journal going on a regular basis...
Talk to ya (I know you're out there) soon,
Vaughn