What I've Been Up To

OK, so this has been a slow week on the blog, but only because I've been busy in real life. So lacking anything else to discuss and not having the motivation to look up a new topic... Here is what I've been up to.

First, I had a bad day on Thursday. In doing some work around the house, I dropped a large wooden beam on my arms, slicing the underside of one arm and putting a nice ding and welt in the other arm.

It wasn't until today, however, that I realized that the welt on the left arm was the result of a fairly large splinter that had done under the skin. It hurt so much at first, I didn't want to touch it and I couldn't see a splinter.

At dinner tonight, after it had started to heal, I was feeling it and sure enough, I could feel the large splinter inside my arm. So I went home and cut it out with a razor blade. It didn't hurt as much as I expected so I am fine now.

Then, Thursday night, while I was gnawing on a Jawbreaker from the leftover Halloween candy, I felt a sharp poke in my gum. I thought it was a piece of the Jawbreaker so I ignored it. Later I felt it again after the Jawbreaker was gone.

Further examination revealed that I cracked a tooth on the that damned Jawbreaker. And of course, every dentist in town is closed on Friday. So I have to wait until Monday. Luckily it only hurts if I chew on that side.

So I've been in a bummed mood, thinking about the money I'm going to have spend at the dentist and wondering if I have any more of the splinter left in my arm.

I am taking a beating!