the foot bone's connected to the...

Here's an excellent and detailed illustrated discussion of foot structure--I can tell exactly which bit of my nerve structure is affected, given the sensations I get in the second two toes after the big toe.  It's amazing how complex a foot really is.  It's a mechanical wonder.

I just scheduled my third cortisone shot for early May.  I've planned to take the day off work so I can go home immediately afterwards and baby it.  Unfortunately it's 4 days before the Mohamed Shahin workshop, so I really hope I can avoid the severe pain I had the last time around.  Right now the ball of my foot feels mostly okay; there's still something occasionally popping and squishing in there, but it's ignorable.  The undersides of my toes, however, are very cranky in a way that makes long walks rather challenging.  I am hoping that this is temporary as I am ramping back up my foot exercises.  At least my foot bends properly now, that's progress, even if it doesn't do it comfortably.

argh

spotted recently on ebay:

hand carved cameo in sardonic
the glass is faucet-ed
code of arms
and of course more sequence than you can shake a stick at--you know, the plural of those round shiny things often used to decorate clothing and belly dance costumes

Does nobody read anymore?  The posters of these items didn't seem like non-native English speakers.

Though if that sardonic one wasn't a mistake, I totally want a necklace made out of pure sardonic.