Saturday, August 2, 2008

Latest Happenings...Softball Gimp

I've discovered I have a problem. I never take my camera anywhere with me. So while I'm actually doing things with my life, I rarely record it. And since I know how much people like to see pictures of what's going on, I rarely update.

Today I played softball with some friends of mine. It was very fun, and I enjoyed chasing down fly balls, hitting all over the field, and even doing some pitching. There was an incident however. While I was pitching, a line drive caught me on my calf muscle. I've been a gimp ever since. I'm sure it will leave a nasty bruise eventually. It feels like I got a cramp, and the muscle is always stiff. I hobble when I walk, and it takes awhile to get it stretched out if I've been sitting for a long time. I'm hoping it heals quickly though. I definitely won't be running any track events in the olympics though. I was really hoping for a shot too.
Work has also been pretty busy for me. We're about to release a new product at work and things have been hectic trying to get ready for it. There are test fixtures that are still in the process of being debugged, and I've been helping with that, and doing some manual testing and calibration. All this has been away from my office, so I've been driving to Fremont and Redwood City. On top of that, our office is relocating on the 11th, and I so I've been trying to pack my lab, throw away the junk that has accumulated over the years, and get things cleaned up. I'll be glad for it to be done soon.

Here's a picture of me at the Cheesecake Factory in Palo Alto with some friends this past week. It was a going away dinner for the girl in blue.

Now I'm off to find a cane to go with my gimpy leg.

4 comments:

Katie said...

Okay, wait a minute, there wasn't a girl wearing blue at that table was there? Unless that was a very manly girl sitting next to you wearing blue. Also, I'm sorry about your leg. I hope you feel better soon.

John said...

Umm, yeah. That's definitely a girl Katie. It's a bad picture. She doesn't really look manly in person.

Katie said...

Okay, wait, you mean the girl on your right that looks like she is wearing black but is actually wearing dark blue? Cause I thought that was black and the only blue I could see was the baby blue polo on the MAN sitting to your left. And don't try and tell me that is a girl cause I see facial hair.

John said...

Yes, two girls on the right side of the picture, and one guy on next to me on the left side of the picture. The guy is my roommate, and his name is also John. My leg is feeling much better by the way.