Button sewing tutorial

Wow, I was really hitting that post message button hard.

Damn, Strix, that sucks. But yay on getting the yard cleaned out!!

On a happier note, I love glazing windows while listening to podcasts. Very soothing.

Yard will get cleaned tomorrow; guy had a car problem. That;s okay, though.

sumi, I am so sorry about your kitty.

ok that tie off is different. will try that. thanks!!

insert whine here about being tired, and not wanting to hike across campus to work in the outside theater.

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Lots of water, omnis! /captain obvious

Go team first aid + judicious googling. I kept my finger splinted all day, and it's definitely healing together. Part of the gash landed right on a wrinkle, so I think I'll just have a small scar on the side of the knuckle. I'm going to keep it splinted for at least another day or two.

I think I may have damaged a nerve (Things I Won't Tell My Family for $1000, Alex) because there's a little numbness just above the knuckle, but I've still got full feeling in my finger tip so I'm not going to worry about it. With luck, those nerves will heal themselves (I'm basing this on my experience post-eye surgery, when it took several months to get all the feeling back in my cheek).

No swelling or signs of infection, and it definitely looks better than it did this morning. Why yes, I am taking pictures to track the healing process.

Let's hope this safety lesson lasts me a long, long time. I knew better, and I did it anyway, and I'm lucky it wasn't worse. Also, I fucking hate Bondo. I hate the way it smells, and how fast it sets up, and what a bitch it is to clean off tools. I need to find a better epoxy for us to use.

Sumi, really sorry. Smonster, how frustrating.

In mememme news, was a damn rat in our front yard. I suspect it is because I've been bleeding a lot lately for reasons that are too dull to tell, and that means a lot of bloody bandages and paper towels in the garbage. Rats can smell right through the garbage bags if there is even a tiny hole or tear, and they are especially attracted to human blood. Garbage pickup Thursday, and in the meantime, I'm a cruel bastard who hopes the neighborhood cats get him.

smonster, I hope the safety lesson really does stick. No more hurting my friend, mkay?

I have this to contribute to the nerve damage healing potential. In '87, I seriously damaged my ring finger...description whitefonted below, seriously don't read it if you are squeamy at all...thereby cutting a bunch of nerves and causing the finger to be numb for a very long time.

It still does not have the same sensitivity as my other fingers, but it has healed nicely and retained fine usability.

My cut was on a joint as well, though on the palm side. You really have to look to see it.

What happened was: I wore an antique wedding and engagement ring my great-aunt left me. Running out my apartment door, I hooked my hand around the door jam to slow my trajectory around a corner. I felt a terrible sting and looked at my palm to see that my ring had fallen off .

I was devastated, thinking I'd have to have it repaired. I searched the floor but could not find the ring. The realization dawned slowly as, trembling, I turned my hand over to discover that the ring wasn't gone at all. It was just embedded so far into the flesh that it disappeared.

I sat down on the floor to work my way out of going into shock...through sheer strength of will. The next day, I sat down on the floor with a nail file and a tub of "I can't believe it's not butter" to pry it off. This is a medical procedure I do not recommend.

Eventually, it was all fine. I hope yours is too!