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[taleya]

I deeply suspect my fucking knee is infected.

In a surprise move - it's not the usual one! While heading into work on Friday, I stepped in a puddle. Turns out the puddle was about half a foot deeper than I thought it was (pothole) and after doing that highly embarrassing two-step shuffle I landed on my hands and knees.

Thought I'd just bruised the fuck out of it (gotta love that INSTA!bruise feeling), but rolling up my pants at the station, it turned out one of the strap buckles had turned and gouged out a nasty little 7cm chunk from under my knee, on top of the bruises and gravelrash. torasin made a lovely face, and coworkers turned green when I cleaned it out at the office. Apparently nasty wounds full of crap should be gently cosseted and dabbed, rather than scrubbed out rather viciously with accompanying yodels of SCRUBBIESCRUBBIESCRUBBIE!!

Fucking thing would not stop weeping (thankfully clear) all weekend - hence the "SMALL CHILDREN! HOUSEHOLD PETS!" comment, and the slightest touch drove me nuts. So I cracked it. Cleared it right the fuck out with insanely hot water, a scrubbing brush and witchazel, then packed it with baking soda and salt.

I TOOOOOLD YOU I WAS HAAAAARDCOOOOOOOOORE

Hopefully that kills it off on its head. It seems ridiculous to end up with problems from tripping over your own arse in public. I'm also mildly amused by the fact that it's still deep blue, and hasn't started to shift the colour spectrum yet.

Comments

[madscot.livejournal.com]

Ooowww. Baking soda is one of the most useful things on the face of the earth.

Hope it clears soon.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

Baking Soda is the closest thing we have to a sonic screwdriver on the face of this planet. Srsly. I've been introducing torasin to the myriad of uses throughout the years, and have still barely touched the surface :D

[astropixie.livejournal.com]

Gahhhhhh. Good thing you're not afraid to deal with it. (I would be. I would be a whiny little wimp.)

[taleya.livejournal.com]

:P I've had injuries worse and far more embarrassing - but yeah. Unless you want to fork out $50 every time you fall over, you either nut up or shut up.

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

SCRUBBIESCRUBBIESCRUBBIE!! made me laaaaughhh....

[taleya.livejournal.com]

It's gonna hurt no matter what you do - may as well get a laugh out of it :D

[residentgeek.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to imagine this entire process and all I can do is laugh my ass off. You do so love to freak the shit out of people.

Hope it heals up quickly. It should, given that if it doesn't, you might be tempted to amputate. That would be less than ideal.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

This is why torasin hid my axe. Ingrate.