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What I've been up to, Part 2

What I've been up to, Part 2

Watching my partner become a legit filmmaker (5 min read)

Ernie Hsiung
Jul 29, 2019
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My foot has been iced and taped up like this for the past two days. I wish there were some dramatic story to it, but honestly, my big toe was sore, and then I was stupid and aggravated it by wearing an uncomfortable shoe and walking on it, and then the next thing you know I’m on my ass for a couple of days. It hurts if I put any weight on it, but since it’s my toe rather than my ankle, I’ve found myself being able to get from room to room by doing this weird half goose-step march which nobody should see in public.

My partner Kareem has been awesome through all of this, even preparing a foot bath and dealing with me bitch and whine and get needlessly dramatic about how hot the water is. Today, he’s working all day “on movie stuff” while I’m stuck on a couch which my foot propped up which means, well, I guess it means it’s writing time, I think.

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