pain in the neck

i need a massage. instead of the usual dull ache that i have at the base of my neck and across my shoulders (which i can live with most days), i have sharp, shooting pains that make it difficult for me to keep my head up for extended periods of time and it's hard for me to get out of bed. and i'm not sleeping well because the pain wakes me up frequently in the middle of the night.

i thought about phoning one of those mobile massage therapists - you know, the ones that bring their tables and their sheets and oil to your house? there was just something wrong with that to me - a bit dirty, if you will. so, i suffered through it all day yesterday and now, i've got to suffer with it at least another few hours. i made an appointment with a massage therapist about five minutes from where i work for five o'clock. hopefully, no body will need me at that time. i have no one working with me today - my boss is in waterloo this week - and the general counsel will be away for the next few days. they've left me to my own devices, which is never a good thing.

anyway, i found "my" massage therapist through a sheer stroke of luck. i first met him on my lunchbreak when i worked at the courthouse. he was and is the best massage therapist i've ever had. no other massage therapist has left me with zero pain the next day. he's got amazing hands :) and the best part is, i don't like him in that way! he's just a great massage therapist! i had my appointment with him this afternoon and i'm back again on saturday. sure, he works in kerrisdale but i always said that if i found him again, i'd follow him wherever he went. and i don't mean that in a stalkerish kind of way, i swear!