August 24, 2004

Those of you who have ever experienced RSI - raise your limp little hands.

Hurts like hell, doesn't it?

I used to get it while working for O'Reilly. Despite all the efforts they took with ergonomic keyboards and workplace evaluations, it was a regular epidemic there. Well, that's what you get typing all day long, every day.

Then I found the MiniTouch Keyboard by SIIG. This little keyboard was my salvation and liberation from pain. Literally overnight, my inflamed wrists started to heal and I was able to manically type for days without any problems. When I left O'Reilly, the only thing I asked for was the ability to take my MiniTouch with me.

Last Sunday however it rained. Hard. It was grey and dull outside, and I was home alone. The PlayStation 2 begged. And I yielded.

7 hours later, I had moved on to the last level in Primal and had kicked some serious monster butt. I was proud of myself.

Monday came though and the pride was replaced by pain. My wrists (or more precisely, my left wrist) were hurting again. I had a flashback to my old days.

Damn. That'll teach me, eh? Now I gotta find a different PS2 controller... and walk around with those damn braces again for days. I'm typing this with barely 6 fingers, so if I don't blog over the next few days or answer my emails, you can blame it on the weather.