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MEGAN KURASHIGE |
Hello, all!
Knee surgery happened last Thursday. The very nice Dr. Frederic Bost took a bit of my hamstring tendon and screwed, bolted, and strung it into my knee. They knocked me out for the procedure, so I didn’t get to see the actual process, but he did send me home with some nice photographs of joint interiors and a neat little sketch as a souvenir. I am off my crutches and in PT sessions where I do very difficult things, like bending my knee and then straightening it again. It’s a bit humbling really.
Hang on, let me see if I can scan one of the less gory ones in…
There you go. Here are two images from inside my knee. Doesn’t everything look weirdly white and clean?
And here’s Dr. Bost’s little sketch:
As a result of sticking cameras and sharp implements into my knee, I’ve been at home for an absurd amount of time. My biggest “occasion” of late was a trip to the movies with my friends (we saw Enchanted) where I learned that people are shockingly courteous to you when you are wielding crutches. So I’m spending quite a bit of time on my couch, reading or watching movies, or pretending that I’m doing something edifying by poking round the internet. Lots of Vulture, lots of YouTube, a whole season of Extras (really funny, but lots of those moments when you cringe away from the TV because the characters are doing something so mortifying that it’s almost painful), and some Austen to top it off (Emma, to be specific). Nederlands Dans Theater has put up some nice videos online, if you want to take a look.
The Conservatory also has a new website up, with pretty pictures, shiny new video, and a newsletter that I helped out on a tiny bit. There’s also the announcement that this summer’s curriculum will include the study of “gaga” and the choreography of Ohad Naharin, along with the work of William Forsythe and Jiri Kylian. So, if there are any students out there interested, perhaps I’ll see you soon! I’ve only seen one Naharin piece (Minus 16 danced by Hubbard Street), but I thought it was incredible.
Right-o. I’m off to work on some writing. Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and fitting in a few Nutcrackers here and there! Hm. I’ve just put “Nutcracker” into youtube and come up with a rather unfortunate looking soccer accident. Definitely time to turn off the computer.
