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Well a big hello to the void that is internet blogging I am here to talk to myself again hehe.

This last fortnight has been interesting to say the least. Probably the biggest issue is the injury I did to my shoulder I mentioned in my last blog. Well got the results back and the good news is I didn't tear the tendon, the bad news was I put a 19mm hole in the covering around it so every time I use that arm for any sort of lifting or weight bearing, the tendon pops out of the hole and then back in again, which besides being painful is really freaky feeling. And this is on top of the bursitis I already suffered with in both shoulders. Damn who in their right mind wants to be a tradie for over 20 years? Should retire, damn but why did I party so much when I was young and piss all my money up the wall.

I took a week off to rest it a bit but as the earliest I could get in to see the specialist is tomorrow (Monday the 1st) I went back to work with it. I did use an extra guy to help out a bit but that cost comes out of my pocket so not really an option long term. I do carry income protection insurance but unlike work cover and the like, it only pays for a max of 13 weeks so I am waiting to see what the doc says tomorrow to see if I need it or not.

Along with this I find out my wife is going to need an operation to fix a pre existing condition, which would mean her being off work for at least 6 weeks too. Unfortunately we both can't be off at the same time so even though the pain in my shoulder sucks bad I am almost hoping the doc says we will just wait and see for me and I'll just keep plodding along and let her get fixed up first.

Work itself is going fine for the most. I could probably have even more than I do now but with the other worries I am content to just keep things ticking over. The new company I started working for seems ok so far. They have paid on time no worries, seem happy with what I am doing for them, and keep giving me more work. Funny though that I said I have some loyalty to the other mob I work for and will balance the work load between the two but I can already see rumblings going on when I say I am already booked. Oh well they can grumble all they like I told them both the deal at the start and if you want the quality my guys put out you will have to deal with it otherwise there are a million drug fucked cowboys out there to choose from. lol

Kind of feel life is in a bit of limbo at the moment with all of this though which I know has made me a little short of temper at times which I need to try to keep a handle on. Has meant I have put many plans that involve money on hold for the moment until this sorts itself out.
Never mind things always find a balance eventually.

On a more positive note, I did get a call from Progression Tattoo about coming in for a photo shoot the other weekend, which I was happy to do. Probably a good time to do it too as it was the first weekend I had free in ages and if I do need an operation it is going to be on that shoulder. Was funny though when I arrived as I was early as usual. I really am a little anal about being on time but I was glad I was. I was first in but when I walked out the place was packed and freaked me the fuck right out. God I hate crowds and I just high tailed it right out of there. Matt paid me out as I was heading to the stair with a "Hi Alan, nice to see you" which made me smile but I still had to get the fuck out of there. It's a stupid fear really as I have no issue getting up in front of 300+ people and cutting a promo but the difference is there I am playing a character.
Big sorry to Matt and Sam, Please understand I was not intentionally being rude and will pop in when you get back from your holidays to talk about some stuff and organise my next one.

I am going to have to suck it up and brave the crowd again this Friday night as I am off to see the Mars Volta at Thebby but at least I am going with 2 of my best friends so not alone. Then I have a show to do with Riot City Wrestling on the Saturday night. Two late nights in a row, damn but how will this old fart handle that? I see a week of 8:30 bed times to follow. lol

Oh well I better piss off and do the dishes before the wife gets home or there will be no spanking for me.

Until next time, love to those that accept it and a big fuck you to those that can’t.
Oh and to all those people that keep invading my dreams of late, can we get together in real life and have a few drinks instead as I need the sleep time to sleep but thanks for coming anyway. ;)

Jack