Injuries

Got X-Rayed Wednesday afternoon. Nothing broken; just a bad sprain. The doctor gave me some exercises to do, told me to alternate heat and ice, and prescribed an anti-inflammatory. She said to start putting weight on it as soon as possible, to keep it from being weak.

I've been pretty good, and have been gradually gaining movement throughout the day. I started out using both crutches to gingerly put weight on the foot. Later I just used one crutch. By 5:00, I'm able to limp fairly well without needing either of them.

I should be able to stand or maybe even dance tonight after all. There's a costume dance at MSC that +Kyle and I have been excited about for weeks now. I was worried that my foot would be broken, but it looks like things will be okay. :)

Sometimes I Wish I Were Still Single

I love Halloween! It's so much fun. This year is great; I feel like I can be myself for the first time in...ever... I change all the time, so this is not reality, but I'm so *into* everything right now.

Of course, we went to the costume dance at MSC tonight. +Kyle & I did our whole medieval theme outfits. He looks SO good in his piratey clothes. I have to admit, I was not too bad, myself, with my fae eartips and makeup. Wow, have I ever said that about myself? I actually felt like I looked *good*.

I'll have to get pictures from Susan.

The dance was pretty pathetic, really... The DJ sucked way, and he played exactly two songs that were any good. The rest were all either bad rap or country. Sigh. There wasn't much of a crowd, either, but I got to socialize a little, so I had fun. May have made a new girlfriend, Lydia. She wants to hit this club called the Legacy in Ada, but doesn't have anyone to go with. There's another club in Sherman she goes to, so we're hoping to do that together sometime. She only has one real friend on campus, and that friend does *not* do the club scene.

I met the most charming fellow tonight; Scooter. He's rather cute, in the geeky way that I fall for. He was a vampire (heartflutter), and an impressive one at that. No cheesy fake fangs; these were the quality ones you get at Hot Topic. His costume was custom made by someone he knows. He had a great walking cane and a fantastic cape. He was really adorable, and I managed to develop a crush rather quickly. :PPP I'm SO bad.

Poor Joanna... She was there with some guy tonight, but I don't think they're *together*. 'You Had Me From Hello' came on, and she begged...BEGGED...for me and +Kyle to dance to it. Her words: "I want to live vicariously through you!!!" She's so funny sometimes. LOL! I wanted to, partially for her, and partially because I've just never slow danced before. Okay, so I don't dance at all. :P But +Kyle *would not* do it, period, the end. I stood up and bugged him, but to no avail...but who should walk up, hand extended, but my vampiric hero. ^_^'''

I told +Kyle that someone else was going to take me away if he wouldn't do this for Joanna, and he just sat back and smiled, so I went with Scooter. He was so very sweet. I said I didn't know how to dance at all, and he said that was quite all right. He put one hand on my waist and took my right hand in his left. He led admirably. It was wonderful.

He asked, "So...he won't dance to this because it's a country song, and he hates country?"

"Yes...well, I despise it too, but I wanted to do this for Joanna. Besides...how could I resist dancing with a vampire?"

He smiled. "Well, we do have a certain charm." That they certainly do.

The song was surely half over before we even started, but it seemed very long. It was rather romantic. I would have liked it had +Kyle been willing to go, but the alternative was definitely agreeable. I could very easily have gotten close and comfortable, but tried to be good and keep a modest distance for +Kyle's sake.

"What perfume are you wearing?", he asked before the music was over.

"Rose extract."

"It's very nice. I thought you smelled like roses."

+Kyle hadn't said anything about my perfume...I doubted he even noticed. Incidentally, I wore it specifically for him because we got it when he bought me the eternal rose at the Renaissance Faire in Florence a few years ago. It's special, and he didn't even notice. Irk.

About then, the song ended. He stepped back, holding my hand up a bit, and bowed. I fumbled some half-bow/half-curtsey and thanked him as graciously as possible, considering I'm a complete klutz.

^_^''''' *dokidokisuru*

Joanna and the rest of the crew were going to go to a really good haunted house, and we were going to go, but it was closed when we got there, and they had already driven off. I didn't get to say a proper goodbye to Scooter, but I hope to see him again sometime. I'll send a word down the grapevine somehow if nothing else.