Good afternoon, Steemians! I’m here at Caffetto in uptown Minneapolis. Just bumped in to @mada at The Wedge co-op. We did our usual afternoon dance, rhetorically affirming everything we already know about the crypto-economy. “STEEM’s at $1.20!”, I say. “Yeah, I know.”, he says. “Crazy”, I say. It’s just what we do.

For the folks that’ve shown genuine concern about the neuralgia paresethica nerve injury I suffered during Viva Las Vegas, I’m happy to relay that I am doing much better. For the last four weeks, I’ve been unable to stand or walk for more than a minute or two at a time. Sitting became unbearable after just an hour or two. Even restful sleep was unobtainable, causing a horrible chemical burn sensation on my thigh, while leaving my ankle and toes numb.

A few weeks and two dozen chiropractic and acupuncture sessions later, I am feeling better. Most likely, not as a result of the wellness appointments. I discovered a forum of other meraliga parestehica sufferers and one guy mentioned that he came across a pharmacy that was offering B-12 shots for $15. He took a chance and actually felt some relief. He claimed that within a couple of weeks and regular B-12 shots, his symptoms did improve greatly.

I haven’t been able to find a place locally that does B-12 shots, but I ordered drops from Amazon […the kind that go under your tongue for a few seconds]. I have to say, from the day I began taking them, I’ve experienced exponentially less pain. Coincidence that I’ve just been healing day by day, perhaps, but I’m finally feeling like I have my life back.

The most noticeable area of improvement is being able to sit and work for stretches of my typical editing blocks, 3 - 6 hours at a time. I’m coping with stress from falling so far behind during these last few weeks, but most my clients have gotten photos back at this point and I just began editing the first of the Vixen and La Femme en Noir look books for my friend Micheline Pitt! I’ll be posting a sneak peak in a few days, but these are coming out incredible!

Today’s post is all about another good friend, beautiful model and Minnesotan, Jennifer Claire! Jennifer and I first shot in 2012 but have continued to shoot and collaborate together over the years. In 2014, our photos we’re featured in MAXIM’s Hometown Hotties contest to which she made the finals.

https://youtu.be/NStIvwxpiEU

Eventually, like many Minnesotan models tend to do, she moved to Los Angeles to explore new career paths and opportunities in the commercial modeling industry. The timing was right in line with my career finally gaining traction, as I started shooting in LA as well. Quite a few trips to the west coast, Jennifer let me crash on her couch, which saved me hundreds of dollars on hotels and AirBnB’s.

Jennifer tried her hand in Los Angeles, but eventually was called back to Minnesota, and we’ve had the chance to reconnect here in our home state. It’s been good having her back and these photos are from our most recent shoot, right here in the Midwest. Enjoy!

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