so.... i fell. big time. here is the story. sorry about the links, i didnt feel like embedding.
i rode the bus from tulsa to arizona. the night before we were to pick up the rest of the crew and band (yes, crew come first in my mind) we stopped at a truck wash to have the bus cleaned. that way it would look all nice for everyone on the first day. after we went thru the wash the bus driver yelled for me "hey muff, was this trailer light always on?". i replied that i didnt think it had been and i started to investigate. this is where the problem started.
the light in question is on the very top rear of the trailer. surely i had to get on the trailer to reach this light. in order to do that i had to use the spare tire on the front of the trailer as a makeshift ladder. i pushed myself up and walked across the top towards the light on the rear. there was no switch. oh well. i started the climb back down. this is where the problem escalated. i didnt think about the fact that we had just come out of a truck wash. the whole trailer was wet... including the rubber tire and my rubber soled shoes. as my weight came down on the tire, it didnt grip. i just kept accelerating. oh crap, sudden stop. all of my 185lbs came to a grinding halt via my outer left thigh hitting a metal post on the trailer. ouch.
so thats how it happened. here are some pictures of the injury instantly and then some updates from a few days following.
http://picasaweb.google.com/bryandhargrave/TheBruise
there are a couple of other pictures in there. one showing that the bruise ended up all the way down my leg to my ankles. also one showing some blood that is explained in the next paragraph.
So the bruise didnt scare me. It was the build up of fluids. After a few days I noticed a sac of blood in my leg. it would move when i rolled over, i could move it around and jiggle it. that scared me. i went to an urgent care and the dr said it would all just heal on its own. i wanted more. i wanted something for my money. i made them suck some of the blood out. we filmed it. here is some video of the blood bag and removal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyB2y4LXA0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxPGHxQENIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28l8lO8WOFo
later that night the blood bag was back in full effect. almost two weeks later it is still around. the bruise is faded (though my entire leg is still sore) but the bag still stays. i am picking off scabs here and there and cussing every time i have to bend over or walk too far, but i am getting thru. hopefully it wont last much longer.
the sad part.... i found out later that the light could have been turned off had i unlocked the trailer and hit a switch. sometimes we are just stupid.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Thursday, September 09, 2010
never say never.
so here lately i have been stuck on this r kelly song called real talk. i had it on repeat tonight for like an hour. it cracks me up. after a while i did need some change. i opened the library back up and the next song that came on was pink floyd's hey you.
pink floyd and i have a funny story. it starts with me being stupid and young. on second thought, young almost defines stupid so you could just say young.... but i will continue with both. i was stupid and young. i had this notion that pink floyd was for stoners and hippies and also that the only good music was metal. duh. i can very vividly recall saying that i would never like music that was obviously designed for doing drugs (as i did not and do not do drugs).
i paraded around for years telling people that pink floyd sucked and i would never like them. i think this bothered my (at the time) brother in law. one night while at his house he tricked me. he played one of their records and didnt tell me who it was. before shine on you crazy diamond was over, i was in love. i stopped by wal mart on the way home that night and got the cd. now i own most everything they have put out and i LOOOOOOVE it. stupid and young.
i felt like when all of my friends turned 18 they ran out and got tattoos. my sisters all got them early in life. hell, my mom has one. i never felt the urge. again, i can very vividly remember saying that i would never get a tattoo. that nothing in this world meant enough to me that i needed it on me forever... also that i wasnt certain enough about anything that i trusted i would still feel the same way about it when i was old. now i have a giant tattoo on my arm and (should be) getting even more tomorrow.
so on the eve of adding to the tattoo id never get, im listening to the band ill never like. do i honestly need to make the point or do you think maybe its pretty freakin clear?
pink floyd and i have a funny story. it starts with me being stupid and young. on second thought, young almost defines stupid so you could just say young.... but i will continue with both. i was stupid and young. i had this notion that pink floyd was for stoners and hippies and also that the only good music was metal. duh. i can very vividly recall saying that i would never like music that was obviously designed for doing drugs (as i did not and do not do drugs).
i paraded around for years telling people that pink floyd sucked and i would never like them. i think this bothered my (at the time) brother in law. one night while at his house he tricked me. he played one of their records and didnt tell me who it was. before shine on you crazy diamond was over, i was in love. i stopped by wal mart on the way home that night and got the cd. now i own most everything they have put out and i LOOOOOOVE it. stupid and young.
i felt like when all of my friends turned 18 they ran out and got tattoos. my sisters all got them early in life. hell, my mom has one. i never felt the urge. again, i can very vividly remember saying that i would never get a tattoo. that nothing in this world meant enough to me that i needed it on me forever... also that i wasnt certain enough about anything that i trusted i would still feel the same way about it when i was old. now i have a giant tattoo on my arm and (should be) getting even more tomorrow.
so on the eve of adding to the tattoo id never get, im listening to the band ill never like. do i honestly need to make the point or do you think maybe its pretty freakin clear?
Monday, September 06, 2010
wal mart doesnt suck, its shoppers do.
so ive been feeling under the weather. not like the weather is on top of me, just a little ill. i went to wal mart for some crap to remedy the situation. its cheap, i can buy the new ray lamontagne cd while im there... i cant get that at walgreens.
i didnt have much. 10 items. so i walked to the 20 items or less line. woooooah, everyone in this line has way more than 20 items. i moved to another 20 items or less line. again... woooooah, way more than 20 items. i looked around and ALL of the 20 items or less lines were full of people with way too many items. i quickly realize that no line is to my advantage and stick it out in my current line.
when i finally get to the counter i do my normal thing and make small talk with the clerk. this time i took a stab at all of the people who were disobeying the 20 things signs. i made the joke that even if we cut all of my things in half i would still be under the limit and that maybe all the parents that were buying back to school things were buying them for themselves. that way they could go learn to read and follow rules. she was cracking up. i think the guy behind me must have heard. all of a sudden he pipes up (with his kids beside him) "ive got way more than 20 items and i dont give a fuck".
im not the quiet stand-by-and-take-it kind of guy. i turned around and looked the guy dead in the eye and very proudly said...
"im so glad that your children have such a good role model letting them know that its ok to break all the rules and throw vulgarities around in public. now, id like you to apologize to our cashier. she will be checking you out when she doesnt have to and you have no idea if she is ok with that kind of language".
after that i didnt even wait, i just walked away. the sad part, that guy didnt learn a thing. i hate that. i can only hope that one day it gets him in some trouble. he will learn that way and then maybe his kids actually will have a good role model.
to add..... ive had the same backpack for 8 years. it still works awesome. do our children really need a new one each year or could we maybe just take care of things a little better?
i didnt have much. 10 items. so i walked to the 20 items or less line. woooooah, everyone in this line has way more than 20 items. i moved to another 20 items or less line. again... woooooah, way more than 20 items. i looked around and ALL of the 20 items or less lines were full of people with way too many items. i quickly realize that no line is to my advantage and stick it out in my current line.
when i finally get to the counter i do my normal thing and make small talk with the clerk. this time i took a stab at all of the people who were disobeying the 20 things signs. i made the joke that even if we cut all of my things in half i would still be under the limit and that maybe all the parents that were buying back to school things were buying them for themselves. that way they could go learn to read and follow rules. she was cracking up. i think the guy behind me must have heard. all of a sudden he pipes up (with his kids beside him) "ive got way more than 20 items and i dont give a fuck".
im not the quiet stand-by-and-take-it kind of guy. i turned around and looked the guy dead in the eye and very proudly said...
"im so glad that your children have such a good role model letting them know that its ok to break all the rules and throw vulgarities around in public. now, id like you to apologize to our cashier. she will be checking you out when she doesnt have to and you have no idea if she is ok with that kind of language".
after that i didnt even wait, i just walked away. the sad part, that guy didnt learn a thing. i hate that. i can only hope that one day it gets him in some trouble. he will learn that way and then maybe his kids actually will have a good role model.
to add..... ive had the same backpack for 8 years. it still works awesome. do our children really need a new one each year or could we maybe just take care of things a little better?
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