Tired as I, too, am of the American elections, the American friends half-joking about moving to Amsterdam, my mind keeps gravitating around various questions. How do the stock exchange and political elections compare? What would happen if polling and reporting on the election were not allowed? What political philosophy could I read about the life of voting imitating the art of polling? With headlines such as “the county that got every president right”, do Americans feel the discomfort I feel about the idea that a vote can be right or wrong, that it’s a national guessing game? Are we going to be okay after this?

I’m one week into my broken ankle recovery journey, and so far, things are quite alright. I’m not in a lot of pain, and I can manage my way around the house with a new set of crutches and a wheelchair (covered by insurance). There are a few questions that are on my mind:

• How does surgery feel?
• When I walk normally again for the first time, will my feeling of relief be as potent as I imagine it will be if I were to suddenly regain my ability to walk right now?
• When I have surgery on Thursday, how easily will it be for me to develop a dependence on opiates?

Mornin sun in the bedroom

I keep finding bruises I didn’t know emerged after my bike accident

Boy, am I glad I got my early birthday gift just in time to break my ankle in three places!

God laughed as I made plans

Off to Kindred Kuts for a touch-up for the first time in… a year? Quite excited about the way my hair has been growing. It’s so much more vibrant and healthy since I developed a proper care routine.