Ouch!
Posted by Nick.
So you all thought I was good at hurting myself before … Just you wait! There is no bound for the pain and injury I am able to cause myself – someone get the video camrea. Seriously though, get this. Today I was in Fairbanks as this PARS summer school, and we were all piling in vans to go to dinner after classes etc, so I proceeded to jump in the back of a van and sit down. Funny thing is though, that I did it a little more quickly than one should cautiously get into a vehicle … especially when climbing through seat belts and taking off ones bag at the same time. Concequently, I managed to hit my head square on the door hook along the roof of van and cut an inch long gash in my head. Naturally I proceeded to bleed all over the van and myself before realizing it was more than just a bump. Now I felt fine, and was seeriously surprised even to see blood from this bump, but within the next 45 min they made sure for the paramedics to come check me out, take me to urgent care and put 8 staples in my head (pictures to come). Damn I’m good!
August 16th, 2005 at 1:37 pm Using
Nick. Buddy. You’ve got to start protecting the body. If you keep this up you’re going to be the first person from your class to leave the department.
And it’s going to be because you’re dead instead of academic reasons.
That’s some fame you don’t want.
August 16th, 2005 at 2:09 pm Using
Well done, Nick. Kudos for ‘fessing up to it. Have you ever considered wearing body armor, or at least a helmet, on a regular basis?
August 16th, 2005 at 2:10 pm Using
Oh, one more thing. Just remember: hydrogen peroxide does wonders at getting blood out of fabric.
August 17th, 2005 at 11:40 am Using
Coke does a surprisingly good job at getting blood out too. I think it does a better job getting it off of pavement rather than fabric, but whatever.
August 24th, 2005 at 7:23 pm Using
Damn dude, I leave the blog alone for a week and you come up with more head trauma?
Maybe the helmet isn’t a bad idea. Have you decided that ankles are too boring, and upped the ante?