Well it snowed again, and my little fingers are freezing! Did I say this was gonna happen or did I say this was gonna happen? Geez, Colorado. Get it together. Apparently no one told Hippie Mother Nature in Colorado that April is considered Springtime. Anyways, my fingers are cold. And I don't appreciate it.
A few weekend situations...
I worked in a sushi bar for 3 years. Mastering the use of chopsticks is a skill I am pretty proud of. Seriously- I could probably eat jello with chopsticks if I wanted to. And I get extremely annoyed with people who stab fresh, raw, delicious tuna with a metal fork. At least TRY to use those wooden sticks that are so foreign looking. So anyway, I tried to use chopsticks with the cast, but my index finger and thumb don't exactly touch, so it was a challenge. Attempt #2 was to use the left hand. Aw, man. Asking for a fork was just another blow to my pride. Anyone who knows me well knows that I usually refuse help from anyone...ever. So asking for a fork was more difficult for me than you would think. I wanted to preface the request with "I'm not an idiot! I really CAN use chopsticks! I'm just a cripple right now!" But I didn't, because that's just silly and would have made me look pretty insecure. I did hold up my right arm in explanation though. That seems to be the easiest way to explain myself these days.
Not to repeat myself, but I worked in a sushi bar for 3 years, and waited tables/bartended for a total of about 7 years. Pouring beer is another thing that I have mastered. It's pretty satisfying really, pouring a draft beer with the perfect inch of foam is something not all people can do. Well, I won't be doing it anytime in the near future. Try it with your non-dominant hand, and all bets are off. I successfully had more foam than beer, damn it. And my 21 year old intern had a field day making fun of me about it. Apparently, everyone is starting to feel comfortable enough with my cast, that they just make fun of it now. I guess it's to be expected. After all, I'm usually the first person laughing whenever someone gets hurt. I know it's mean, but I really can't help it.
Countdown to tentative cast removal: 13 days down, 71 to go.
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this is a blog i found that a mom had made for her daughter with an elbow cast. Its called kids with casts are people too haha.
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bahaha, good find jenna.
ReplyDeletejulia, document more with photos.
I will as soon as I can find cool stuff to pose with. I really can't wait til I get a new cast- I'm gonna take a picture of my awesome tan line before they put the new one on!
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