Isougashi...

Amy: That means "busy" in Japanese. I'm sorry I haven't been on much, but I've been very busy lately. At least next week, I'm down to only having Physical Therapy and Counseling, instead of a different appointment each day. My school work is also picking up. I have to read a bunch of pages for English class and start working on an essay that's due in eight weeks. The fun part of that though, is that I get to watch both versions of The Parent Trap and call it homework. Our assignment is to write an essay on the differences between the original version of a movie and its remake and the cultural changes that caused them.

Art Appreciation is a little less stressful, but I've still got quite a bit of work. I'm trying to work out a schedule for each class, but the problem is that I've been stressed out lately and its impeding my productivity. That, and English class has different due dates for different assignments. Our discussion board posts are due on Tuesday, but everything else is due on Sunday. However, the discussion board posts require that I do all of the reading in one textbook before writing my post. So I'm trying to figure it out.

I'm also looking into taking swim lessons in October, if I have time. I used to be a good swimmer, but my coma twelve years ago affected my brain like a stroke, and I had to relearn everything. I mean EVERYTHING. How to sit, stand, walk... you get the point. One of the things I never really relearned how to do was swim. The thing was, the way I swam before was instinctive. I had learned how to swim that way at a very young age without being taught. I do know how to swim now, but it's not instinctive, so it doesn't come naturally. I'm hoping to take swimming lessons in order to learn how to swim more easily. Hopefully in a manner less exhausting than the Australian Crawl.

The thing is, swimming is highly recommended for people with arthritis, and I've always loved being in the water anyway, so I've been thinking about getting a membership to the Boys and Girls Club in order to use their indoor pool. But I thought it might be prudent to learn how to really swim first. My dad and a family friend tried to help me after my illness, but I think I need professional instruction.

Hopefully I'll get out of the funk I've been in soon so I can work on my drawings again. I started one several days ago, but I need to redraw the hands and can't find the will to do so.

Chao for now