Over or Under

The question of the Universe. One that has boggled experts for ages. One argued over and the reason for divorces and child abuse.

Toilet paper: The roll, over the top, or under.

This can also apply to paper towels. Do you load the roll so the towels come over the top, or under, with the loose towel next to the wall?

So, the Over the Top argument. By loading the roll of toilet paper or paper towels over the top of the roll, it makes the paper product easier to reach. If, in a spillage emergency, you don't smack your finger into the wall as you lunge for the paper. It's easier to pull the toilet paper toward you as you sit, uh, on the throne. It has the paper hang down away from the wall and if it goes to far, you can roll it back on easily.

Also, it is institutionally approved by hotels. When you go into the bathroom the maid has the toilet paper on top of the roll with the first sheet folded so there is a point so you can pull it easily.And if it approved by Hilton, Marriott, and others, it can't be wrong.

The Under argument. When you finish pulling the sheet off, the next sheet is hanging down.

That's all I got.

I prefer the over pull for paper products. I have to resist the urge to fix the toilet paper roll when in other people's bathrooms. If I'm housesitting and the paper runs out, I replace it the proper way so that the owner can experience the ease and convenience of a paper product rolling off the roll the way the manufacturer intended.

Never said this was going to be a fair argument. Where's the fun in that?

More Bits and Bobs

I went to the sports medicine doc today. He looked at me and my shoulder and asked how the injury happened. It was what I knew I would have to do. I explained it got injured doing P90X. Then he said something I don't know if I expected it or not. It kind of didn't surprise me.

"I've been seeing a lot of injuries from P90x." He said.

In the back of my brain I was thinking, "I don't doubt it." Because the routine is very hard and it does work, but damn it beat the shit out of my body and I was afraid that I would injure myself doing it... And, unfortunately, I did... But with a shot in the joint, it should help.

My show ended last night. I had a blast. It was some of the hardest work I'd done on a show since I did a one man show 3 years ago. It made me crazy at times. There was a member of the cast who made everyone crazy. But, honestly, you get that in every cast. There's typically one who grates on people's nerves. But in live theatre you deal with all sorts of people. Generally it was a good time. I also have an uncanny knack for avoiding people who bug me. It's easier than hiding the body.

There was a lot of rain on sunday. It was continuous for almost 24 hours. It wasn't torrential, but it never stopped. Which makes driving in LA challenging. People freak out when it rains in LA and to have it go on for an England amount of time, made it just crazy. But I'm from Arizone, and I find rain fascinating...

Bits and Pieces

First off, I'm not hearing things.

This past 2 weeks I was hearing a cat under my building. Which is odd. It was the occasional "meow" that would get my attention. I thought maybe one of the neighbors cats was being especially loud. Or maybe had learned how to throw it's voice. When the meowing had lasted longer than a few seconds I was able to pinpoint the location. Under my apartment near the floor heater. I let the landlord know. They had an exterminator come out. This company had sealed up the vents and access to the crawl space under the building. They said there was no way for a cat to get under the building. Not even a mouse could. OK. I guess I was wrong. I heard the meowing again last night. I put my ear to the floor. Yup. A cat under the building. I went outside with a flashlight and shined it thru the vents. It took a few tries, but I saw it! Ha! There was a cat moving under the building. I recognized it as a stray from the neighborhood. It's black, kinda young. But there it was. I got out a screwdriver and opened the access panel to let it out. I don't think it was trapped, I think it had a way in that the clever humans had not found. Did the cat leave? I don't know. I'm not wrong, and that is kinda important to me.

I went to the doctor today for my shoulder. The doctor is a GP for Kaiser. I figured that he couldn't do anything except kick me to the next doctor which would need to be a sports medicine guy. I was right. I was referred to a sports medicine doctor. They will call me. It just kind of bugs me that i have to go thru hoops to see the doc I need. They also took an X-ray. It's not a bone issue, so it would be a waste of time. But what the fuck.

Last weekend for my show. I have had a great time with this one. It was a challenge. I haven't been a lead in a while, and it is also very tough language. Contemporary Shakespeare if you will. I'm not usually sad when a show ends, but this one has been very fun...

Pain

As I said in an earlier post, I Sing The Body Cumulative the body is cumulative. Injuries mount and you sometimes end up with with chronic pain.

I injured my shoulder doing P90X. Fucking push ups! I was in week 9. As soon as it happened I stopped and took anti-inflammatories and iced it. The day it happened, it was painful, but the next day it was mind rattling painful. This is a shoulder I have had problems with before. I've done physical therapy on it and kind of know the routine. It needs rest. And maybe a coritsone shot.

The insurance I have doesn't give me the ability to just go see the right doctor first. I have to see a GP. Then he recommends a orthopedist. They will probably want to try an x-ray, but it's not a bone thing, it's a connective tissue/joint thing and only shows up with an MRI. The easy fast fix would be a cortisone shot in the joint. But to get there I'm going to have to spend a lot of money to do what I'm pretty sure needs to be done...

It's going to sound arrogant and all know it all, but after all I have been thru with this body, I kind of know the normal situation for certain things and what needs to be done. So I rest, take drugs when I need to and hope the next day is better than today.

But I do find it kind of shocking just how my brain adapts to the pain. "Okay, I'm in pain. Let's let it ride and see how long it stays with me." I get used to it and I remembering not being in pain becomes harder. I wonder if that is normal for humans or is it an adaptation I have done to adapt to the injuries I have endured?

Crazy? Delusional? Believes his own press?

If someone who worked for me was doing his job, but saying things that are batshit crazy about himself, me, the job he is paid good money to do, I think I'd fire him. What kind of statements?

"I'm a rockstar from Mars."

About kicking his addiction problem, "I closed my eyes and made it so with the power of my mind."

"Picked a fight with a warlock."

"People that aren't special. People that don't have tiger blood and Adonis DNA."

And if he said about how he was going to battle me with "zeal and focus and violent hatred." I'd cut him a severance check and wish him well.

The phrases above are from an actor in a hit TV show in the many crazy interviews he has done on TV and radio lately. It's only a small sample of the crazy. I watched an online interview on the TMZ website. He looked small and twitchy and old. At 45, this guy has done a lot that would kill most people. So maybe the tiger blood rant is correct. But he still looks bad.

I find it kind of appalling that a guy with that much going for him (hollywood family connections, movies, TV series, money, women who love him despite of himself, a damn career.) that he would be such a huge jerk. He lives his life like a 14 year old spoiled boy, so is this really so unexpected?

My question to the people who support him, doesn't this sound crazy to you? Maybe bi-polar? It's a shame to see the train wreck he's become and it doesn't seem to be stopping, but it's still kind of fascinating to watch.