10.18.2004
a broken toe he never fixed, a genetic predisposition, and daily doses of too much beer
brian has gout! look at his cute stripey-sock foot with no shoe on. that's the one that's all puffy and bruised. he is forced to snuggle into a million blankets on the couch and scratch his pain-pill itchies. i took this picture right before we went out saturday to the nickel-kervina wedding because i couldn't resist how cute he looked with a matching sock and scarf (and only one shoe one).
i don't really know what gout is. i guess brian has crystals in the joints in his right foot. they get loose and cut him up like tiny butchers. he has a list of foods to avoid because they'll make it worse (including asparagus, which he had been eating every day because he loves it) and foods he should eat. also on the no-no list are beans, lentils, spinach, peas, mushrooms, and i assume tofu since it's made from beans . . . so brian has to eat cheese. as a very wimpy vegan, i'm delighted. i mean, i don't have gout, but if he gets to eat cheese, so do i! i love gout.