Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Susie sent me a new Update from the Dean yesterday to put online. It's much longer than the usual one and has several tables. Took me about 4 hours to code and send back for review. Went to my first physical therapy appointment at Davies. My therapist is Pinder Baidwan. I wasn't in a very good mood at the beginning because I just had to fill out a whole bunch of paperwork, one form of which said that if I was late for an appointment I had to pay $25. Pinder didn't show up for my appointment on time—10 minutes late, but do I get compensated for my wasted time? No, and no apology, either!—another example of my continued bitterness toward the American health care system and American medical specialists in particular. Turns out she seems very knowledgeable and friendly. She gave me some exercises to do and wants me to bring different shoes when I return for my next visit in 2 weeks. She thinks my knee problem is caused by my right foot not arching properly—it falls flat on the ground when I walk, which causes the knee to become misaligned. Showed Joel how to format and sort data in Excel. Pulled photos off the digicam for Kristina. Upgraded AIM and RealOne Player for Ena. Worked on the student data request that Cindy gave me a long time ago. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover beef stew, leftover linguine in red sauce, side salad. We listened to music from artists starting with the letter J. Earlier today Patrick took all the books out of our folding bookcase so that we (he) could clean up the mold behind it that we discovered several months ago.