For the past week or so my neck has been stiff as can be and painful enough to cause me grief nearly constantly. This happens to me fairly frequently, but this episode seems to be a particularly bad one, beginning as it did with my neck muscles quite literally locking so tight it felt like someone had pounded me in the back of the head with a hammer. It left me literally gibbering in pain. Since then, my muscles haven't relaxed since.

I've tried hot water (showers, bottles, washcloths), massages, massagers, stretches, I've even rearranged my work desk for better ergonomics, but no improvement. Occasionally when I stretch in just the right way, I can feel some muscles relax. It's blissful. Meanwhile, I chain-gulp ibuprofen and wait for my body to settle down.

Last weekend sucked, with tigerphoenix getting food poisoning from HER OWN BIRTHDAY CAKE. Her inability to have a good birthday makes me sad.

I was going to write about more things here, but I forgot them. :(