what's next? senility?

getting old sucks. first, the gray hairs came in the early 20's, due to it running in the family. fortunately, since i'm a naturaly blonde (!), they don't show as much. then, there's been my battle with gout, which i've managed to keep under control (thank god and allopurinol!) for the past few months. now it seems i've developed a case of tendinitis in my left elbow area. ouch. i don't know what's worse - the pain/discomfort of the inflammation, or the supposed healing process of a couple weeks or more. of course i tried playing through the pain a couple times and probably made things worse. i guess i'll just have to follow the asian method of treatment to get through this - r.i.c.e., aka rest, ice, compression, and elevation. looks like i'll be gaining a few pounds the next few weeks.