No Neck, No Problem!

Today started like any other day. I woke up twenty minutes past my alarm, barely awake, and scrambled to get to class on time. I always make it there with seconds to spare. I sat down in my chair, stretched a little to wake up, and then tried to crack my neck. I crack my neck so much, definitely way more than anyone should, but it cracks so loud. It’s very satisfying to hear. Cracking my neck is usually a simple pleasure, but today it was my ultimate demise. I went through my normal routine, and now I can’t tilt my head to the left at all; I’m stuck leaning to the right. Any time I try to move it even a little, there's a sharp pain shooting through my neck. I left class early because I thought if I acted quickly, I’d be okay for my evening class. That's not the case. I got into bed and found myself physically stuck there. I looked like a cow that had been tipped onto its back, struggling to get upright. My biggest fear is being paralyzed, so I called my dad to make sure I was okay. He made it sound way more serious than I thought. He was talking about breaking neck bones and wild stuff like that. I thought it was like, "hahaha I might've broken a neck bone." Apparently, you can break a bone by cracking your neck. I think I'll be fine, hopefully. I'm somewhat used to neck and back pain from playing so much golf throughout my life. I used to tweak my neck all the time, take a couple of days off playing, and everything would be fine. I've never had one this bad before. It's making me stationary. That's not good. I need to go to the dining hall to get food. I had a great Oscars blog post to write today, but I think I need to put that on hold. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to write this at all, but I’m struggling through it. I had to do some ninja-type maneuvering to get my computer into my bed. I looked like Spiderman. I need to figure out how to do my drawing for today. I’m giving the character I draw a broken neck. Fuck him, he'll be in the same boat as me. My dad said taking a hot shower was a good remedy, so just before writing this, I said fuck it and endured a couple of sharp pains to get up. It felt nice, but certainly didn't heal me. Very frustrating timing. Anyway, I hope you have no neck pain and that you're having a good day. Happy Wednesday!