showers and sprains and seizures, oh my!

So I will remain jobless this summer, even after hunting down half the businesses in the Orlando area with "help wanted" signs in the window.
C'est la vie.

In other news, a few weeks ago I managed to sprain my back. It's really embarrassing too - I was over at a friend's house and we were playing with his cat. His mattress is on the floor, and we were sitting against it, and the cat was running around us and we were throwing her mouse for her, pulling strings across the floor...my back started to hurt so I stood up and POP!
...I mean really, if I had to sprain my back, couldn't I do it saving a small child from being run over, or something similarly heroic?

So after two weeks of intense pain, I went to my doctor yesterday and she poked around, hit my legs a couple times, and decided I had probably pulled a muscle, and prescribed muscle relaxants. However, if my back still hurts in August when I go back for my "feminine health" exam (the new politically correct name for a PAP smear) she will send me off for x-rays.
I really hope it doesn't still hurt in August - not wanting a severe back injury aside, I can only imagine being in this much pain for five more weeks.

I was iffy about getting the medicine she prescribed because I read the information on the sample bottle that she gave me, and apparently the major side effect with this drug is seizures.
I kid you not. A muscle relaxant that causes seizures.
So, I am taking a half-pill every morning, and another one every evening, and praying that the lower dose will keep me safe. Not to mention you absolutely can't drink alcohol while taking this (boo!!) so there goes my partying.
But the intense pain I was in this morning decided me. I can party when I go back to UF - right now I need to fix my back!

So remember kids, when you play with cats, switch positions often, do not lean against low-lying mattresses, and be very careful standing up!