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graceful, i'm (still) not
2009-Jul-02, Thursday 02:59 pmI'm just having a really bad week. *sigh* :(
I have a slight ear infection, so I went to bed early last night. I also woke up early (ear still hurting) and then dealt with a network outage in Saint Paul at 7am. Then at 10am, I drove half an hour out west to Buffalo where I proceeded to injure myself. I held a heavy printer in one arm, trying to open the building's front door with my other arm. The bottom paper tray shifted, my finger slid in between the tray and the printer where I was then caught while the tray continued to slide. The tight cinch put a noticeable blood blister under my fingernail and tore off a small shred of skin. The kittens near the door expressed their concern (turning their bodies to face me while dropping their previously perky tails) at whatever whimpering sounds I was making as I spent painful seconds trying to remove my finger from the vice grip of the printer without dropping it to the floor.
I got back to Golden Valley and filled out what is only the 2nd workplace injury report I've ever filed in Minnesota (during the last 11 years). I'll only go to the doctor if it shows signs of infection, but I have the paperwork ready just in case. I washed it and soaked it in Neosporin. Their new "pain relief" formula isn't doing much for me with this throbbing ache in my finger. So on my way home I stopped by to pick up some more blueberry lager. I haven't had any to drink in a month or more, so I guess it's about time. I'm hoping that it will dull the throbbing sensation in my finger.
I'm self-medicating this evening: Neosporin and beer. Not nearly as catchy a phrase as "birth control and beer", but I suppose it's just a matter of time until it shows up in a country song somewhere.
So how soon does Obama get his health care reforms? I'd go see a doctor if my taxes had already paid my way through the clinic's door.
I have a slight ear infection, so I went to bed early last night. I also woke up early (ear still hurting) and then dealt with a network outage in Saint Paul at 7am. Then at 10am, I drove half an hour out west to Buffalo where I proceeded to injure myself. I held a heavy printer in one arm, trying to open the building's front door with my other arm. The bottom paper tray shifted, my finger slid in between the tray and the printer where I was then caught while the tray continued to slide. The tight cinch put a noticeable blood blister under my fingernail and tore off a small shred of skin. The kittens near the door expressed their concern (turning their bodies to face me while dropping their previously perky tails) at whatever whimpering sounds I was making as I spent painful seconds trying to remove my finger from the vice grip of the printer without dropping it to the floor.
I got back to Golden Valley and filled out what is only the 2nd workplace injury report I've ever filed in Minnesota (during the last 11 years). I'll only go to the doctor if it shows signs of infection, but I have the paperwork ready just in case. I washed it and soaked it in Neosporin. Their new "pain relief" formula isn't doing much for me with this throbbing ache in my finger. So on my way home I stopped by to pick up some more blueberry lager. I haven't had any to drink in a month or more, so I guess it's about time. I'm hoping that it will dull the throbbing sensation in my finger.
I'm self-medicating this evening: Neosporin and beer. Not nearly as catchy a phrase as "birth control and beer", but I suppose it's just a matter of time until it shows up in a country song somewhere.
So how soon does Obama get his health care reforms? I'd go see a doctor if my taxes had already paid my way through the clinic's door.