Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year not for any other reason than I can get away with dressing up in women's clothing...usually. I wanted to make an appearance a friend's party on Friday night where a costume was a must (didn't have to convince me), however with me still sort of hobbling around on crutches, I was more limited in my costume choices.

As you can see in the photos of me, it's not an obvious costume for most upon first glance. But for diehard fans of the US version of the TV show The Office (I must be clear about this because there are UK version snobs out there as I discovered at the party), it was obvious that I was Michael Scott (played by Steve Carrell) in the Season 2 episode #211 entitled "The Injury." Apparently there were only two people out of a couple dozen at the party who are diehard fans of the show and knew that Michael burned his foot on his George Foreman Grill while cooking bacon as he slept and then came into work on crutches with bubble wrap on his injured foot. Just to make the leap for the rest of you, I've included a pic of Michael Scott from "The Injury" episode.

I should have known how bad my costume was when I went into the LCBO to pick up a quick gift for the hosts. Most people stared at me and wondered if I was in costume or not because of the crutches. Several actually asked me if the crutches were fake or not. When I said that I needed them and that I was in costume I think they thought I was joking...about being in costume. No fans there either I guess. I mean, come on, I even put fake stickers on the crutches saying "Property of Scranton Hospital" and made a "World's Best Boss" mug like the character's to sell the look.

Oh well, guess I should have went with the "injured Britney Spears" costume I thought of too. Next year I'm ramping it up for sure and going back into my comfort zone since I'll be more mobile and flexible and will be able to get into a bikini or leotard for sure!

Knee Update: I've since stopped using the crutches and even the leg splint and am trying to walk as normal as possible as per my physio's instructions. It's hard to bend all the way which is normal at this period after the surgery and I'm about 100 degrees in bending. There's still swelling around the kneecap area and especially just above the knee where the tourniquet was tightly tied around my leg during surgery. Still some nice colours on the inside of leg and foot. Stairs are still tricky and standing and sitting for long periods really swell my leg up and are a bit painful so most of the day I'm lying down with ice off and on between exercises. My exercises have progressed greatly and I do them 3 times a day or more for about 40 minutes and follow up with ice for 20 mins. with my leg elevated. It's pretty tiring on the body since it's still trying to heal itself at the same time. I don't sleep during the day so I've been sleeping well at night. I see my doctor this Thursday for an update so I'll see what he says then.