i am in the process of re-formatting my entire music library on iTunes and my iPod. this is quite an undertaking and is going to take a long time. i have finished all the formatting, now i just have to redo all my playlists, which are messed up now. this will take a while.

going to the DC United game tonight. that will be a lot of fun. it has been a while since i have gone to one of those games. unfortunately, because of the US U20 international tournament going on right now, i dont believe that Freddy Adu will be at the game tonight. that is unfortunate and is a little disappointing because watching him play is a lot of fun. its ok, we will still have a good time, and there are friends from Williamsburg coming up to see the game too.

i am not yet prepared to release my opinions regarding the Michael Jackson verdict, but i am sure that the tirade and/or response will not remain suppressed for very long.

in other news, my final last-ditch effort to heal my shoulder injury which has been plaguing me since February of this year, and is linked to an injury that occurred two years ago, has lead me to see Dr Nancy Shaw. she practices myofacial muscular treatment. this involves the use of pressure points and pain patters in the muscle groups to release tension in my shoulder. she says that three of the four rotator cuff muscles in my shoulder are jammed or damaged and have now been taught to operate in the wrong way. they now have muscle memory for motion that was done to protect areas that had been hurt, so now it hurts alot to move it in ways that oppose that muscle memory. so her treatments involve hardcore massage and pressure with her elbow deep into my muscles to try to loosen them up. i also have to do a lot of stretching to try to free up the restraint in my shoulder. long story short, this is a very painful type of treatment, but i am convinced and try to believe that some pain now will allow me to use my arm and shoulder again and be free from persistent pain. so we will see. once this is done i wont have to be travelling up and down I-95 multiple times in one week either. sigh. oh well.

off to take care of the dog...

any and all comments or responses are welcome at dabele@wm.edu