tired
Hey guys, I'm back. I just woke up from a long nap... feeling much better now. Sarah did wonders, I have to admit. Thanks to those who emailed me asking how I am. I'm ok now, but I'm not staying long, because I have this pile of work that Sarah left on my desk and the bed is beckoning temptingly to me...

She made a long post about her visit, so if you don't know what happened you can visit sarahownzduane and read about it. She just neglected to mention that I didn't get up immediately because I was unconscious. It's kind of hard to get up and walk when you've hit your head on a hard boot and you're out like a light. I was only awakened by the rain.

She also didn't say that I did make a police report while at the hospital. Two cops came down and talked to me. They took some notes and then they left. I gave a good description of the two guys, but somehow, from the cops' expressions, I don't think they're gonna bust a gut trying to catch my assailants. Seems like incidents like these happen all the time, and they think it was probably a case of mistaken identity. Maybe I have a common sort of face, huh?

But I feel really low right now... I haven't been beaten up like that since childhood and it brought back some really painful memories. I hate that feeling of helplessness just before the next blow lands... I don't intend to be the victim all my life, but on the other hand the memory of my father looms large in my mind and I never want to be like that either. So... talk about being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Speaking of which, I'm completely messing up my study life, being in and out of hospital and whatnot. I'll probably have to repeat a semester. Kiltrex, the people who are sponsoring my study grant, are being very kind and offering to cover the extra semester too, because of my good grades so far. But there are some strings attached, and I'm wondering whether to take them up on it. Actually, I don't have any real choice... I haven't come this far to drop it all.

This is turning out to be a longer post than I planned, and I can't stand looking at the screen anymore, so I'll go back to bed. Work can wait. Later!