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I think I've got a little more mobility in my hand today, but typing hurts still so I probably won't be answering comments much. I read a comment and think AHA, THIS IS WHAT I WILL SAY and then I hit the spacebar and it's all over.

But I am reading them! And composing replies in my head! *MENTAL WHAMMY AT KEYBOARD*

*sighs*

There is a giant purple bruise just below the heel of my hand, but there's been no swelling at all, even yesterday, which in its own right might be a trifle worrying. I'm torn between keeping the hand active to keep the muscles from seizing up if it is a sprain, and keeping it immobile on the off-chance that my wrist is broken. I have to be at two meetings for work today but tomorrow I might go to the ER if this gets any worse.

I did manage to make gumbo this morning, mainly by using my left hand as a dead weight to hold the pot down while I stirred. Getting it from the cookpot to the slow-cooker was extra fun; I had to slide the pot one-handed off the burner and onto our counter, then drag it along the counter to the slow-cooker on the other side of the kitchen. Then I used a cup measure to spoon it all into the pot (well, the liner in the pot) until I could lift it one-handed and get the rest of the stuff in.

And now I'm going to sit on the couch and watch R channel-surf. Enjoy your left hands, people! You'll miss them when they're gone. :D

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That was a lot of meetings to have in one day.

On the plus side, it was my turn to bring a "thinking point" to the meeting, one of those inspiration-slash-interesting-news things, and the AD really liked mine. The last few have been horrifying downers -- people with retrograde amnesia who have a ten second memory, some kid who died nobly, that kind of thing. I chose to bring in an article about coal miners in Britain in the early 20th century (google "pitmen painters" for more information) and it was a nice change from the hellish nightmare of contemplating only having a ten-second memory span.

And yes, I'm sure you'll all feel good to know that I'm going to Emergency Services tomorrow morning. I have no insurance so I have to go to Stroger, where they have the never-not-funny LOL Program (Limit of Liability; translation, free emergency healthcare).

In the meantime, we have People coming over for dinner, so I'm going to run off. It's so weird...we have gumbo and cake and cookies, and I just ate the leftover Chinese because I don't actually like gumbo very much. So while I cooked everything, I will probably just have a soda, stick around long enough to be introduced, and disappear to the bedroom when the harmonicas come out. :D

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I have more mobility in my fingers this evening, but typing still hurts and I still can't press or grip.

The gumbo went over HUGE. There's almost none left. Everyone's gone off now, so I'm alone and watching movies in bed. It's really nice, actually, though not having the use of one hand fucking sucks. I can write, but not very efficiently, and just typing this has made my left hand ache.

I should start a list of what to post when my hand is better. So far: 1. J&E; 2. Fic; 3. Gumbo recipe. Somebody remind me of this in a week or two.

G'night internet!