Having
a Ball
 Like
many people I spend an unfortunate number of
hours each day parked in front of my computer.
You might suspect a serious L4D addiction but,
in my case, this is simply how I make my bread
and butter as I'm your average, free-range, graphic
provider.
As jobs go, it's a pretty good one.
Actually, outside of anything that offers complimentary
hand-jobs and free Godiva chocolate enemas I
can't think of a better way to make a buck.
However, as a complication of all this sitting
I've developed a minor nerve problem in my lower
legs, most of which results from the soft meat
of my finely-toned butt being squashed against
the cruel and relatively unyielding surface of
my office chair.
I tried a couple of different chairs and/or cushions
but to no real avail. Then I took some web advice
and started perching on
an exercise ball, your basic $7 Gold's Gym special.
It was novel, and a lot of fun to bounce around
on during long downloads, but it didn't ameliorate
the symptoms. Besides, one of the cats used it
to break his fall after
unwisely aiming for
one of the higher book shelves in my office.
The ball let out one hideous shriek and collapsed
into an unsightly blob.
R.I.P.... literally.
For the past couple of
weeks I've been working standing up, having configured
my drafting table to work as an ad hoc, chest-high
desk. It's novel working this way but initially
the position stretched the muscles in my back
which,
unfortunately,
also tightened the muscles through the groin
area.
Yeah, that groin area.
Oh, joy.
At the moment I believe I'm on the mend, though
time will tell. At the very least it's been an
unusual experience. The only down side so far
is that the cat can't figure out where my lap
went,
one
his favorite winter snooze locations. That'll
teach him to mess with my balls.
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BTW, the sharp-eyed few of you might recognize
this comic as the only recurring scenario in
the brief history of the FLS, pitting the harried
Miss Crampton against the wily Billy. Their first
appearance
was in November
of 2008 followed soon after in May
of 2009. My guess is we'll
see them again someday soon, whether you like
it or not.
=Lefty=
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