Bandage ASAP, Calli. You want to limit the opportunity for it to swell. Also, ouch.
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2009 7:41:47 am PST #1862 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Calli - Nov 28, 2009 7:49:24 am PST #1863 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Noted and done. And ouch.
I'm so glad I don't live in a 3rd floor walk-up any more. That climb would have sucked.
WindSparrow - Nov 28, 2009 8:15:31 am PST #1864 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Ouchies, Calli. Swift healing to your ankle.
Scrappy - Nov 28, 2009 8:35:12 am PST #1865 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Is it swelling a lot, calli? Because that means a sprain and is NOT GOOD. If it is tender and sore but not swelling, it could be a strain, which is also not good, but in a lesser way.
Calli - Nov 28, 2009 8:47:57 am PST #1866 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Thanks, y'all.
It hadn't swelled much before I put the ace bandage on it, and there were a good 15-20 minutes between falling and getting my ankle elevated. I've gone a couple rounds with ice and downed some ibuprofen and now it's gone from profanity-inducing to just sore—at least as long as I don't take it off the pillows. I'll unwrap it before it's time for another dose of drugs and see how it's going.
I've got some great localistas, though (as well as very kind buffistae). One neighbor picked me up, brought me home, got all the ice/bandages/pills/random stuff, and is taking on my dog sitting duties. Amyth, from all the way up in NY State, told me where to find crutches if I need them. I have offers for store runs and etc. Basically, if I didn't need to go to the bathroom I could lie here until my ankle healed completely.
beth b - Nov 28, 2009 9:12:45 am PST #1867 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
My cat seems to have a cold ( I have a vet appoitment for monday ) poor thing keeps sneezing. He is eating , and interested in things but cranky because he is not getting enough sleep.
Daisy Jane - Nov 28, 2009 9:16:56 am PST #1868 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Thanks for the birthday wishes. We have had a packed holiday. Got in to Hot Springs around four am, did TG with Mr. Jane's fam and some friends who came up from Dallas. Went out to an old gangster bar downtown for my birthday. Friday morning I woke up to learn my in-laws BOUGHT US A FREAKING CAR! We got them Beatles Rock Band so we played that before going out to a piano bar where we were treated to an impromptu concert featuring holiday songs and showtunes. Today, we hang at the house and then go to father-in-law's mom's for dinner. Headed back to Dallas tomorrow afternoon. It has been amazing.
-t - Nov 28, 2009 9:22:14 am PST #1869 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow! That is a whole lot of very cool, Daisy.
Daisy Jane - Nov 28, 2009 9:32:04 am PST #1870 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I didn't even tell y'all about the bacon cheddar popcorn.
Daisy Jane - Nov 28, 2009 9:33:24 am PST #1871 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Or the fact that I'm posting this from my brand new android phone.
Ok. I'll stop.