Rolled my ankle at work last Monday and have been cooped up in my apartment basically ever since. I've gotten a bit of food help from friends and I'm grateful. I did make the mistake of ordering the bare minimum for a grocery delivery which cost me $20 just for $50 worth of food. I think next time I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and get a few weeks worth and hope for the best.
I'm off of my foot for 4-6 weeks for recovery but I gotta go back to work on Wednesday(light duty). I was hoping for an extra week but I can't go much longer without a pay check. It sucks.
I did put a post up on the mutual aid comm and also on a Lefty discord group for help with rent but nothing came from it. I think I'll be fine but it's gonna be close.
For now I'm just taking it one day at a time. Lately my foot has been hurting bad and really stiff in the morning so I'm starting to wonder if I have nerve damage. I first started noticing random shots of pain at the base of my foot but now I almost have to do this painful foot wake up routine in the morning. After, it's not as bad but it's still painful. I really hope it's not lasting damage if there is any.
They didn't give me any kind of pain meds so I'm been relying on weed, some kratom that some friends gave me, and probably too much beer. I need to try to cut back again.
My spirits have been overall decent during this shit at least. I'm actually surprised I haven't cried over it at all.
On a weirdly better note, I got kicked out of my metal project. They said they just wanted to focus on a 3-piece with just instruments for now but I suspect it was a decision mostly by the bassist. My vocals don't match what they wanna do and they aren't going the direction that I was hoping for so in the end, it's ok. But I was also starting to work on a punk project anyway and during all this, I found a bassist, guitarist, and I think I found a drummer that is interested. The guitarist is an anarchist-coded friend I met last year and we've talked a lot about starting something. Plus his garage is equipped for sound and recording so it's a plus. The bassist comes from a folk background but they've even said they have been practicing some punk stuff and it's easy. Guitarist is an Oi punk oldhead, and the drummer plays some ska stuff and other punk adjacent stuff. This might be a blessing in disguise because I wanted to contribute to our local punk scene but a bit later down the road.
Sorry for the wall of text. I haven't been as active on HB lately because I'm also organizing in my community again, in limited capacity though. But it's nice to get back to lefty education again.
Anyway love you all! 
. I hope everyone is doing well! Anywho, here's the new one.
Thanks for the kind words as always ๐คโค๏ธ. Ibgo in on Tuesday and am gonna ask them about the pain. I'm a little worried about it because it's actually getting worse.
I initially wanted to start a punk band and just play bass but I've also learned quite a bit of range in deathcore vocals and figured sure I'll do vocals. But now thst I can just focus on this punk project I think it will be a better fit for me. I can't really write metal lyrics but for some reason(lol), politically charged punk lyrics come pretty easy for me. I actually have like 3 songs written and one folksy song right now that I'm been practicing as an excuse to learn chords and how to sing while playing guitar.
I really hope this project takes off but I also hope my old band finds their sound.