Shannon Larratt is Zentastic

So I met with my surgeon today and will be having some sort of assessment/orientation at the start of January, and then a few days later a minor surgery (but under a general). Then I guess they decide whether I have problematic cancer (which isn't so much dangerous; it's more that it requires that more of my leg gets cut off) or just a big fucked up piece of bone they can trim down without damaging my leg. I'm glad it's coming along so quickly, but I'm still sore from the physical exam today… The doctor had to feel it out by hand as well as seeing the scans and there are a few spots around it where the tissue is in relatively constant agony and I definitely don't like it being pushed on!!!

On to more pleasant news. First of all, the noon Solstice swim is totally a go, and I just got off the phone with the police who've told me that there are no legal issues with the midnight swim! So that should be pretty awesome. Cherry Beach is where we're swimming, link to the club below.

Oh, and since there was some concern over e-coli levels — Cherry Beach, while the cleanest Toronto beach, did have elevated levels at the start of September when the last readings were done — I think it's highly unlikely that the levels are still high simply on statistical grounds given the history of the beach, and I chatted with the folks from the Polar Bear Club about it and they pointed out as well that in water below five degrees the microbes become inactive anyway. So don't stress that!