Way to throw a wrench into the works

[cornerofmadness]

In spite of it all I'm forging ahead on Nano...until tonight. I put the electric kettle on while I washed the dishes. Forgot the kettle was one and reached WAY over the counter for that straggler dish and hit the steaming spout of a gold tipped (now rimmed with flesh) kettle. There's a layer of skin I won't be seeing again for a while. I scalded my middle and ring finger from second knuckle to the tip. Can you say ouch? Yes, I thought so. My brain's screaming "mommy" and I dive my hand under the water in the sink. The hot disgusting water which of course isn't going to help matters. The rest of the brain takes over and I get it under ice water but yep, the fingers are a mess. My middle finger....now how am I supposed to express myself?

On the upside when I went to toss down another 100$ at the pharmacy, I took a side trip to the library since I ate up my last mystery and on friday I checked to see if they had Full Metal Alchemist manga since Evil Little Dog's been yapping about it and they didn't. Today, they had brand new never touched by little hands vol 1-3. Sharon the librarian tells me some kids had them special ordered and they just arrived. Well I beat the kids to it so nyah. Picked up Hellsing #1 too (well pawed thru and nearly falling apart.) This prompted a discussion with the librarian about how Hellsing is so nasty that it can't even make it onto Cartoon Network and really it's NOT YA. It's graphic novel so it must be for kids. Head desk. To be honest the FMA thing...bears only slight resemblences to the anime in some cases and not put together in the same order but whatever.

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Hellsing at the library? Now why didn't I think of that. Hmmm.

Hee hee hee, way to score before children get hold of things. *giggle* (Wait a minute - yapping?)

But I have no idea how you're going to actually live until those fingers heal up. I mean, you talk with your hands so darn much, for you not to be hand-expressive is really going to put a crimp in your being able to talk.

*ducks*

[southernbangel.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I am so sorry about your hand! How awful...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

and now I think the KFC gave me food poisoning this is so NOT my day

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Probably because Hellsing doesn't belong there....

yapping seemed appropriate (Ed has interesting scars and I just get a giggle out of his metal toes)

oh no kidding. I bought new turquoise pin stripped pants and they have no pockets to hide my hands while I lecture so my students are laughing at me because my hands have no where to go

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

Owie. Your hand sounds very painful. I'm hoping it's numbed some since you typed this.

[jen-nsync-landl.livejournal.com]

Yee-ouch. Hope your hand feels better soon.

[mzzgoddessblue.livejournal.com]

I did tell you, didn't I, about how I burnt my boob on the electric kettle a few weeks ago?

And you talk with your hands a lot? So do i. People always used to say if my hands were tied together, I'd be mute.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

no, you missed telling me about that. Man electric kettles are freaking evil.

I can't talk wihtout my hands

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. Now my antibiotics are making me sick

[mzzgoddessblue.livejournal.com]

It's a stainless steel one, um, i htink they call them 'cob shaped' and i picked it up and brough it too close to me and burnt my boob on the side of it. And I was naked at the time. (yes, i like to drink coffee naked).

Pain. Agony. In the shower to put cold water on it.

So yes, electric kettles are most certainly evil.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

You burnt your boob on an electric kettle? O.o What is it with you people?

(Like I should talk, with the two burn marks on my inner left elbow from trying to pull a panfull of biscuits out of the oven....)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Hellsing could belong there...on the same shelf next to Anne Rice's porn. *grin*

I'm fascinated by the automail, myself. And the scars. I think (think, mind you) that some of the scars are from the surgery to attach the automail.

See, your first mistake was buying pants without pockets. Never, ever, ever buy pants without pockets.

And did you see the picture of the adorable Schnautzi puppy in Dave's post? Don't try to download, he posted one of the pics in a reply to me. She looks a lot like Rogue did as a baby!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it was until I had to probe it because well I never can leave a wound alone

[mzzgoddessblue.livejournal.com]

*points and giggles*

see? you're as klutzy as the rest of us.

And it totally sucks you dont have messenger, cos me and dana is CHATTING!!! (and she hasn't scared me once yet...LOL)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I'llhave to go look since I couldn't down load it.

Ithink you're right about the scars. Yes, the toes...giggle. I'm sorry but giggle.

I didn't buy them Mom did

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Dang it! I know I kept that link that Chelle sent me, too and I have no idea where it is right now. NONE. Dang it!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

the elbow? How'd you manage that

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

you were naked in the kitchen. SEE I'm not the only one who does that Sharon

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I couldn't either so Dave sent me the pic in the LJ.

What's wrong with my toes? - Ed

See, my Mom knows better than to buy any pants or shorts without pockets because I have to have pockets. Otherwise, where would I shove all my crap?

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Pulling a pan of biscuits out of the oven, didn't you read the whole statement? Yeesh.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

There's something inherently wrong with being nekkid in the kitchen. Wrong. I mean, you could burn really important things. Like boobs. Or catch things on fire. Eeep.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

or get hairs in your food...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes but how did you grab it with your elbows

[mzzgoddessblue.livejournal.com]

i'm nekkid all over the house.

the joys of living alone.

well, except for the kid and the cats.

[mzzgoddessblue.livejournal.com]

I mean, you could burn really important things. Like boobs. Or catch things on fire. Eeep.

Especially when you get old, and things start to sag.

I keep picturing Robin Williams as Mrs Doubtfire setting his fake boobs on fire when he leant over the stove.

Hell, I dont' need fake boobs to do that.