Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
live entertainment

FCMF 2023

Thanks to my neck, which is still bothering me (it hurts to sit or stand in one position for very long), I didn’t get to spend as much time at the festival as I would have liked. Luckily for me, there weren’t a whole lot of bands that piqued my interest this year, but I’m sure I would have enjoyed some of the ones I didn’t get to see because that’s how that always goes.

Gabe Stillman, a blues artist, was my “must see” artist of the weekend. I went to see him Friday night and he was worth the pain! The only other full set I caught was Jeff Webb and the Delectable Sound. They are a local band full of some of the area’s most talented musicians.

I did catch partial sets of a bunch of others. One band that I didn’t think I’d like, Trouble No More, was quite excellent.

Better luck next year!

tv

sharp objects

I was pretty excited to hear that HBO did a limited series on this book, which I read (and really enjoyed) recently. But apparently I read it before and didn’t enjoy it as much. Ha.

The series was very true to the story, which was a plus. What a bunch of psychos, though.

My rating: 4/5

health & wellness

pinched

About three weeks ago, I woke up with a pinched nerve in my neck. I’ve had these before, so I wasn’t really concerned about it, as uncomfortable as they are. However, this one would not let up and kept getting worse and worse (I have a numb streak running down the nerve from my neck to my thumb, not to mention neck pain, and occasional nerve pain along the entire trail of the nerve). It reached critical mass over the weekend, so I went to MedWELL to get checked out. They x-rayed my neck, which only showed age-related changes and I was put on a course of prednisone, which seems to be working, but not quickly enough. It’s still pretty uncomfortable, but things are improving.

And to add insult to injury, I ordered a cervical pillow from Amazon, which was supposed to be delivered yesterday but the mail carrier (a substitute mail carrier, I might add) forgot to leave the package when he delivered the mail. It better come today! I’ve gone through every pillow in the house and the only one that’s a little comfortable to use is an old squishy pillow I found in the closet.

I am so far behind on things at the house because I haven’t really been able to do much the last week or so. But, more importantly, I hope I’m feeling better by Friday because I don’t want to miss the Flood City Music Festival or the Alice Cooper show on Sunday. Fingers crossed!

out and about

buttermilk falls

I was here once before. Way back when it was just a waterfall in the woods. They turned it into a county park at some point, so I thought it would be fun to visit again. So, I went there this morning to check it out. It was mostly as I remembered it, but much more convenient to access. There were a number of other groups there before and after me, but I managed to have some time to myself behind the falls. I haven’t been to a lot of waterfalls, so I don’t know if this is unusal, but you can go behind the waterfall here, which is kind of cool.

jake

jake visit

Jake had to come in for a work thing (something unavoidable that had been scheduled for a while, unfortunately for him). It was good to see him even though he’d only been gone a few weeks. We went to my parents’ for lunch on Sunday, worked on the puzzle a few times (a neverending puzzle that we’ve been working on for a year!), and he got to hang out with his friends a few nights. I’m not sure when I’ll see him again, but I’m planning a trip down there this fall, which I’m looking forward to.