Thursday, 10 July 2008

a history of violence

a tale of unintentional self mutilation and downright bad luck

i thought Tuesday's child was full of grace...?!
my new nickname here is pretty much calamity Jane, so i would like to present to you a list of the injuries i have sustained since arriving in Vietnam...

  • incredible bruise from climbing out of a boat at Cham Is. it was blacker than Ozzy's soul and looked horrific (i have pictures!)
  • numerous coral scratches
  • almost lost two toenails from bashing it off coral (yeah, i know it's endangered, i didn't do it on purpose)
  • badly bruised and cut ankle from a moto falling on it (the bike came off a little worse!)
  • very strange scratch marks on my right eye, i maintain it must have been a jellyfish but i didn't notice it at the beach or until the next morning. the doctor maintains it could have been a rat. so now i'm on a course of post exposure rabies vaccines. nice.
  • numerous electrical shocks from the computer (shoulda worn shoes..)
  • a 2.5" scar on my left leg after a lighter exploded beside us on the roof terrace and ripped up my leg
  • a badly bruised tushy and water trapped in my good ear after falling in Dave's bedroom while it was flooded (the ground floor of the house floods when it rains...)
  • very badly sprained toe due to messing too much with a CP boy at Binh Hoa, we fell over each other. (He's probably more graceful than me, yikes...)

eh, that's it for now. i'll keep it up to date i promise......

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