Sometimes I'm kind of a moron.

[newredshoes]

15F, feels, like 3 (-9C, feels like -16): that's what I like to see, Chicago!

So, the tragic tale of my stupid run-in with a hot stove follows

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[twobit]

Does anybody know more about him, by the way? Besides that flamingos are mean?

This might be due to my rapidly declining mental stability, but I just started laughing hysterically.

[newredshoes]

Is laughter the best medicine? I think we'll soon find out! :)

[philena]

You poor thing! Kitchen injuries are just terrible, because they are usually inflicted by items that are designed to take once-living things (such as your fingers) and turning them into chopped, cooked meat. I hope your blisters go down soon. Stay away from vats of melted silver until then.

[newredshoes]

And it's kind of a bitter pill to swallow that you still kind of have little choice but to eat the thing that you've injured yourself over, you know?

Thanks! I will do my best -- hopefully the Revolution won't make that necessary, but you never know...

[anne_jumps]

I sent Liz a postcard from Toccoa with that part about Malarkey from Biggest Brother that you quoted there.

Darcy and I walked Currahee.... for maybe a quarter of a mile, lol.

*gives you salve for the burns*

[newredshoes]

Oh Malark. Have you read his book, by chance? I can't remember if we've already had that discussion or not.

And now I ply you with questions! When were you at Toccoa? What's it like now? Is it a would-be tourist trap?

Thank you. <3

[anne_jumps]

I have it (I bought signed copies for myself and Liz for her birthday) but I can't bring myself to read it. It'll be too draining, I think.

I live about two hours away from both Ft. Benning (the rest of my family lives there) and Toccoa as well, and we have had a few meetups involving both places. I went to Toccoa with Darcy to check it out year before last (I raised money for a commemorative brick to be placed on the walkway there, and we wanted to see it) but we just missed the Reunion weekend. This year, we planned to go, but I couldn't go with the group because I was hung over. LOL. *fails* Oh, and it's not very touristy *at all*. When it's not Reunion weekend, it's practically abandoned. There was no one else out at the site besides us; we missed it driving past the first time. (I can't speak to the Reunion weekend personally, but no, it's not a tourist trap. There's a museum and that's about it.)

[newredshoes]

It is quite a hard read, true.

Huh! (I imagine Reunion weekends are quite a circus.) Very cool. The brick, I mean, not so much that it's abandoned.

[winding_path]

As someone who can burn herself LOOKING at hot things, never mind touching them, I send loads of sympathy

Also, zinc oxide is fabulous stuff for burns.

[newredshoes]

Thanks! Ugh, it's just so infuriating, because it was such a stupid thing to do... but such is life when you're me, really.

I will keep that in mind! CVS, here I come...

[winding_path]

I've done exactly the same thing. Picked up something that was still hot because it was no longer attached to the hot thing, and I just forgot.

(It works really well for me -- makes the burn feel a little better short term, helps it heal long term.)

[smilla02]

Sorry, for some reason I read Burn Under a Bad Sign instead of Born.
And giggled. A lot.
*hangs head in shame*
Sorry you hurt yourself, hon.

[newredshoes]

*SNORTS*

Love you lots, dahlink. *giggling* Creative reading is totally where it's at.