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Lately my back has been giving me some troubles. It is obviously due to the huge amount of time I sit in front of my laptop. I had thought about going to the doctor about it but Lauren thought it would be a good idea to try a massage. For those that know me, I'm not a massage kind of guy. I generally am not a big fan of being touched by folks, so the thought of a massage was daunting and rather stressful. This was ironic that something meant to help relieve the stress was, in fact, stressing me out. But I digress.

Lauren, being the person who knows me best, found a place she thought would be good. The person mentioned she did not provide a "hippie" experience, which felt like a good way to go my first time. When we actually arrived I was somewhat nervous and didn't know what to expect. The masseuse was very friendly and could tell I was somewhat uncomfortable, so she was very business like about everything, which was a relief.

The actual massage started off rather harmless. Very quickly though, she got to work on knots in my muscles. Most of the time it wasn't anything too terribly painful, but a few times it was pretty bad. It is scary to feel your body muscles and tissues being pulled and rearranged. Every once in a while it felt like something did give way, but that could have just been me.

When it was all said and done it did feel better to some extent. I did feel relaxed but the pain I initially had felt inflamed. That night I couldn't sleep well and woke up early in the morning in tons of pain. I got up and took some alieve and two icy hot patches on, which got me through to the morning.

Seeing as all the pain has been from my computer work I thought I should make some changes. The most obvious to me was to get a monitor and keyboard for my laptop, so I could work like a normal person on a desk. Lauren and I set out to Frys to pick something up. I got a Samsung SyncMaster 226bw and so far I like it. This is the first time I've ever bought a LCD monitor, so I suppose in addition to helping my posture, I've hit a technological milestone. It's kind of fun, but my back is still hurting like crazy, so the fun is coming along very slowly.