Ouch! Not my bird-flipping finger!?!?

The tragedy...

So I'm in Wal-Mart and I'm just picking up a few things...panty hose, etc...and I decide that I want spaghetti for dinner, so I think to myself, 'I wonder if they have any chicken meatballs or meatless meatballs' and I wander into the freezer section. I spot the meatless meatballs, open the freezer door to grab a bag and review the nutritional information - decide that there's too much fat and it's not worth the money if I can only have 4, so I place the meatless balls back in the freezer and go to close the door. Instead of the door closing, it slams on my finger - hurts like nobody's business, but I don't want to make a scene, so I walk away swearing casually under my breath - 'don't look at the finger - you can ignore the pain Fick!' I continue my shopping looking for some crystal light singles (which I think have been discontinued) when I look down at my finger and see that the door ripped a CHUNK of skin off my finger and it is bleeding quite heavily with the skin hanging by only one or two cells. Rapid search through my purse for a bandaid with no success, so I wrap my finger in my glove, tying it around the wound to stop the bleeding and quickly make my way to the checkout, keeping my finger elevated (I took off the glove at this point) - so I'm sure many people wondered why I was flipping them a bleeding bird. I paid for my stuff and got the heck out of there driving home with my middle finger extended upwards for the entire drive - I think I'm lucky I didn't get shot! It probably isn't really that bad a cut, but it is seriously a large chunk and it hurts like heckers! I'm almost certain I will have a scar :(

It is still throbbing now...I think I might sue!

C.R.

The Jump

My friend - Jet-lag

Hello All!

Thanks for hanging in there and continuing to be loyal followers of my blog!

I know it has been a while since my last post...last week I was stung by the jet-lag bug. I arrived back in Toronto just after 8pm on Saturday, February 25th. For the next 5 days I became increasingly vacant during interactions with other humans. My eyes closed more and more each day until Thursday when my exhaustion peaked. After 2 cups of tea, 2 coffees and a bottle of diet coke, I continued to mumble to myself and daydream about my pillow greeting me at home. Luckily, Thursday was rock bottom for me. Friday was looking up and I was able to be at least semi-alert for the majority of the weekend. Now I believe I am my usual tired, sort of 'out of it' self. I fear that I may no longer use jet lag for an excuse for being me :(

It is my intent to post my photos online for the masses (you all) to view. Unfortunately, due to the 'jet lag' (aka - me being lazy) I have yet to begin this task. I have 6 cds and 1 video of my bungy jump to make available. If I choose to label the pictures, this may take some time. With any luck, there will be something available for your enjoyment shortly.

In addition, with any luck I may have another announcement to make later today or in the next few days...keep checking my blog for the official word.

In summary, I have been welcomed back by most from my trip and I am happy to hear from you all again! If you ever have a chance to visit the smaller land down under (NZ), jump at it - in summer! (unless you like to ski) I wrote a journal when I was away and as time passes I would like to share some tid bits of my musings. I hope all is well with everyone and look forward to sharing my experiences with you soon!

Lates,
C.R.