Say hello to my little friend

I reserve Monday nights for Masters knitting. It keeps me focused on the project to block a few hours a week for it. Last night was no different.

But why is there only one swatch? Well, as I was finishing up this one, my phone rang and I figured it was a good time to get a glass of wine. So I opened the drawer where the cork screw lives and had a little accident. See that?

Let's look a little closer.

Don't let the innocent look fool you! That is The Potato Peeler of DOOM! Apparently Ninja Swordmakers honed the blade of this peeler with amazing precision and skill. I barely touched the damn thing! Of course this happened 5 minutes AFTER the Urgent Care by the house closed. While most people would slap a bandaid on it and hope for the best, I have an allergy to the adhesive they use, so I slapped one on anyway and off to the ER I went. Lisa was kind enough to meet me there and keep me company while I waited. Many hours, one stitch and a tetanus shot later...

and now Bloody Finger has a friend. Stitchy says, "hello!" I can still knit. But I did get the stitch without numbing because the digital block it painful in and of itself (I had one once, it really is). It hurt like hell (and remember I just got a tongue piercing) but I pushed through it.

While at the hospital we witnessed a human behavior at its lowest. A patient who didn't want to wait her turn was bullying and threatening the staff at the desk. She eventually left and went to another hospital. I was wondering if I should find security at one point as she yelled about how much pain she was in and she was going to put them in that pain and see if they got help. It was out of line. There were a lot of people there. None who were bleeding (other than me and the pressure bandage and bandaid stopped that pretty well) or actively dying (including her) so we all had to wait our turn ( did I mention I saw her come in, so it was after I got there). People are mean and stupid. Those ladies were nice and offered to help me fill stuff out since I am right handed and my right middle finger is jacked up). I wanted to kick her in the knee just because.