Sprains

I badly sprained my ankle (and quite possibly tore a ligament, as yet undetermined) playing some after work sports and, stupid me, limped back to work to finish off a couple of things and pick up my stuff. This is obviously the exact opposite of the RICE principle used to treat sprains. The brave front I put on at work ("it's just a sprain, I'm not infectious") was quickly shut down by my doctor the next day, saying it was quite silly I'm still walking around on it and making it worse than it already was (it had bloated to the size of a melon overnight and cause some serious pain, and therefore cursing in between microsleeps). So I had to take the last couple of days off to keep my leg elevated every hour or so and undo my self-inflicted damage.

Being stuck at home on a work day is really crap. For one, I can't play office soccer because all the breakables are at my expense. Another is the fact that I missed out on Friday night drinks, which is particularly important tonight as I was scheduled to catch up with various friends I have not seen for a little while (apparently my fault, but whatever). I did have the option of going to drinks supported by my crutch, but somehow I don't think it qualified as "acceptable accessory" in the pretentious bar scene that this stupid city is so desperate to cultivate. Not worth the trouble.

Anyway, the one good thing is that I can do a link dump of all the fun things that recently happened:
- ABC Learning (ASX: ABS) continues its trading halt. I once had some money invested in this company, and fundamentally speaking the business idea is great, the capital structure just really sucks in the current market. Whoever is trying to buy it at current prices will pick up a great bargain... if it has a healthy balance sheet itself.
- Every company that says anything spooky becomes a takeover target; IAG is the latest in a recent line that includes MFS, Allco, and ABC Learning. Interestingly, not the Macquarie Group.
- With this much money disappearing, why aren't any hitting my pockets? Are my pants not baggy enough?
- Rockett Girlfriend has a certain affinity for this firm at the moment. And I know that one day, calling this firm "Allen's Ovaries" will get me in trouble with an actual lawyer working there.
- By the way, Rockett Girlfriend totally missed out on proposing to me on Feb 29, so her loss. I better get a decent present from London to compensate.