Couching It

Today, my back is worse, and it was a big struggle to get out of bed and get the Dufflebag to school. Lots of wallholding.

I stopped with the heating pad and opted for ice packs, which brought some relief: clear but temporary.

Since I've done nothing but lie around trying to heal up, I managed a trip to the store to buy a french press -- I've been using a decades old drip maker that seems to impart a certain unlikeable somethingness to the coffee that makes it hard to stomach. I bought a supercheap press earlier this year at a Chinese market, but the screen falls off the post with every use, making cleaning time last longer than drinking time.

So, I have a french press.

I took the first part of the MTEL practice exam today and am starting to focus on the licensing exam. If I could suffer this back problem at any time, now is it, since it makes it much easier for me to stem my curiosities and stick to the subjects at hand.