Folks, it's official: I'm still up for the MVC of the Year Award. Yes, the MVC: Most Valuable Cripple. After months of pseudo-recovery of my knee aka waiting a shitload of time, I felt so much better. I didn't have to wear a brace that took up my entire leg and caused homeless people to offer me money. I could walk normally with no pain. I could even go to the gym and do the elliptical machine pain-free. I had come a long way from my initial injury, and I was feeling good. But now, now my dumb ass decided to have surgery so they could take out a piece of my body, and I am back to square one. Which means a lot of stares, a lot of hobbling, post-traumatic stress disorder, and post-surgery depression. Which MUST guarantee me for the MVC award. Especially after the last comment I endured literally one minute ago and was the impetus for this post (thank you crazy toothless lady in the American flag T-shirt): "What on G-d's green earth happened to you?" Is it just me, or is that not the sweetest thing someone could say to you? I guess this year isn't on the up and up after all. I thought for sure after I won $5.00 at the staff raffle and nearly quit my job in mouth-foaming excitement and paid off all of my thousands of dollars in parking tickets except one that I would reclaim 2007 as my year. Only half a year to go...