Blepharospasm and other annoying things my body is going through.

My body needs a tune up. It's 30 years old, losing hair, and lately it's been a pain in the ass back! Here are a few examples of why I definitely need to take my body in to the shop:

1) Involuntary eye twitching or blepharospasm for you Scrabble heads. If you've ever experienced it you know how irritating it can be. Causes: exposure to bright lights, being tired, or a great deal of stress. I've gotten this twice now. Once, when I was going to school for personal training and just recently. I definitely contribute the *twitchies* (easier to type than blegelk;a;dsm) to lack of sleep for the former. Working full time and going to school ain't no joke. Props to people who do it. I was definitely exhausted 90% of the time. Now for the latter, it has to be due to the fact that I hate work Fridays. That is all I'm going to say about that subject because I don't want the twitchies to act up while thinking about work Fridays.

2) My lower back is f'd up. Isn't this injury for people over 45? C'mon! The last time I hurt my back was trying to lift heavy boxes at work (obviously with improper technique). That was a couple years ago. Now I think I re-injured it again. Why do I think I'm still 18? I definitely went too heavy on Tuesday 1/22's workout--and now I'm paying for it. This morning I literally rolled out of bed because I couldn't sit up--no trunk/hip flexion at all. WTF?! I thought I was paralyzed! I actually crawled to my bathroom because I couldn't stand up--and I wasn't even drunk! Thank goodness I still had some Blue Goo left! I don't even know if they sell this stuff anymore. It's kinda like Ben Gay without the gay. Knaw mean son. A couple of hours later after applying this ointment my back, I started to feel less like the Tin Man and more like Mr. Fantastic. It's magic I tell ya.

3) My left knee can only run for 20 minutes before it pulls it's knife out and starts stabbing itself. I found this out while training for the San Diego Rock 'n Roll Marathon last year. (There goes my dream of dream of being Forest Gump--not!) It's never felt the same ever since. After months of speculation, I've developed a theory of why its just my left knee. I think it has something to do with how I get in and out of my car. I think I aggravate it more if I don't pivot on my left foot while entering or exiting the car. (Video coming soon!) I usually just plant my foot and I end up twisting my leg in a minor way to get in/out of the car. (The video won't be coming, but I wanted to give you hope.) 14 years of that add up. So I started pivoting my foot for about a month now and I don't feel the pain as much. Maybe I should Blue Goo it...or actually go to a doctor.

There are more things my body does to annoy me and the above are my top 3. I'm pretty sure you're not interested in hearing 4 through 100. And I'm pretty sure I don't want to type anymore. And you're probably thinking, "You idiot, go to a doctor already!" And I'm thinking back, "You go to a doctor!" Then you go, "What?!" And I go, "What?!" What just happened? Well it could be worse--at least I'm not 40...yet.