September 2010: one year ago, my groin started hurting. Nothing major but slowly got worse then I feel like. I've never had any injuries really. I've considered myself pretty invincible. I would love to jump and run and try whatever. Having this injury though, makes me check myself before I try things. That hindrance... to want to run and have to walk... I just hate it. It's like tying up my soul or something, stifling my eagerness and happiness for life. I want to fuckin fly and have to lay there and stiffen up after time goes by...
When I was in Florida in march, about the time I considered being active again after 3 months, I was in the Gulf of Meheeko doing flips. It's so fun. That sudden jump would give me pain sometimes though. Like a guitar string broke in my leg. I was afraid to try skimboarding even though it looked so fun, because if one leg stayed on the board an the other on the beach and legs spread apart, i would re-injure the shit even worse and cause more months of waiting and healing. Kicking in St Pete with Yuki and Allen. Was pretty fun, and in Tampa in general, though I kept it pretty simple with mirages and legovers - just getting back into it. i think i played about 4 times then.
I really did consider what it would be like to never play footbag again. After playing for half my life.
Then vegas jam, and i slowly started playing again. Then June came and Tim came back to chicago after years. We would play 1-2x a week at night in the hot summer nights of July. I sleep vampire hours and Tim mightve been similar, so we kicked at midnight a lot by the car dealership with bright lights or the walgreens that 'has cat ass'. so now that the days are getting shorter i can just wake up earlier and have the same amount of daylight.
Anyway - one year! it has been. And I guess my groin is better. Oone, fucking, YEAR! and guess what, it's not 100% It sucks so much. But I guess I'm just used to it now. And I guess it doesn't affect me playing footbag now actually. So that's great! But for an injury that came on from nothing exceptional to last so long is just such a bitch. I still feel slight pain when i rotate/stretch my leg inward.
Fuck it, I can literally run again

. I'm not 100%, but maybe in time I'll be perfect.
Now this knee problem just started is another story >:-(