Everyone get out your violins...i'm gonna whine for a bit.

My hand hurts. It's been hurting off and on for about 3 weeks now. Everytime i lift weights...or lift anything heavy with my right hand...it hurts for days. Not a muscle kind of hurt either. It's a joint hurt right where the joint of my thumb meets my palm. You know...that knobby part right at at your palm. Anyway...it makes cooking difficult because i can't lift anything moderately heavy (i.e. a full casserole dish) with my right hand. i have to use either just my left...or both hands. I am right handed. Dianna wants me to see the doctor...b/c i work with my hands everyday. Therefore...if it's something serious...i could potentially lose my ability to work efficiently...or work at all. But...i really hate going to the doctor just for her to tell me to take two aspirin and avoid lifting heavy things for a while. Do any of my wanna be doctor friends out there have any diagnoses?

Also...tomorrow is Fiona Apple. I've been so busy with vacation, and then trying to get back into the groove of things...that i haven't had time to get excited. So this is me getting excited! WOOHOO!!! This time tomorrow i will be listening to my favorite singer since i was 16.