it's not how many pokers are in the fire

[threadwalker]

it's how you pull them out. yesh...was grilling dinner. Yay me! yay fire! Yay seared-fleshy-goodness...oh crap- that's my fleshy-goodness!

metal-skewer + bare hand + fire = oooooow!@$!@!#$#%!

asbestos finger upgrade must be on back order. boo! i've been exploring all the things i can do left-handed while right hand is in ice-water bath. E.G,

embroidery = no
dish washing = F! no
typing left-handed = y
watching tv = y
running = lol... no
snuggling kids in bed = no water bath = briefly.. for as long as i can stand sensation of fingers on fire
computer games = no - can't mouse
hand joining linen with tiny stitches ... on ebh chemise = y!!! wow! but need both knees too. yoga stitching
eating boo-boo-girl ice cream cone= praise the makers of chunky chip mint, hell yes!

more exploring forth coming as soon as i replace my ice. tomorrow wiil suck at work. sigh. the shape of the skewer is perfectly raised in a contrasting color of blisters on my wittle fingers. *sniffle* i may be a +6 for planning, but i think i'm -6 in kitchen. humor aside, this f-ing hurts. wonder if i'll be able to sleep.

Comments

[wtf-ms-bunny.livejournal.com]

I'm sending wittle kisses for your boo boo! You're still a +10 to me.

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

tylenol or other pain reliever of your choice will help, and should be taken.

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

yes! And alcohol enhances the effects according to the label on the bottle. And they were right.

It's so amazing to go from a state of pain to a state free of pain. It's pure bliss... I just flopped around the place luxuriating in the pain-freeness of it all.

[shutt3rg33k.livejournal.com]

Ouchies!

[answers-within.livejournal.com]

The 2 best things I know of for healing burns are Aloe Vera - a slice off a plant if you can get it, otherwise a store-bought prep - and high-quality lavender oil. It's one of the few you can use neat, or undiluted, and its efficacy with burns was actually the start of modern aromatherapy. French scientist Rene-Maurice Gattefosse burned himself in his laboratory and instinctively dunked his hand in the nearest vat of liquid, which happened to be pure lavender oil. The burn healed quickly and without scarring, prompting him to research essential oils much of the rest of his life.

Look for the best brand you can, and expect to pay about $15 for a ~1 oz. bottle - with essential oils you get what you pay for. It should smell clean and strong, not too sweet or chemical-y.

Lavender is an awesome thing to have around the house in general - it's a mild antiseptic, great for burns, useful for skincare in general, and makes everything smell good!

Regardless, I hope you heal up quickly!

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

ty! I know a store on my way home that carries essential oils.

We need to meet... you rock!

[answers-within.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I think you rock pretty steady yourself.

As it happens, I know you, but you have no reason to know me. :-) I joined in early '91, just after your reign, and you and F were still very active and visible to the awestruck kid that we all are when we first find the SCA. Our paths didn't cross much over time but we had the occasional random chat here or there, so you are very much in my collection of "who's who" in the West. :-)

We don't get back out there all that often but we have made it at least once a year since we moved, so I'm sure we'll happen upon one another sooner or later!

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

I am notoriously bad at faces and names. To quote Men in Black,

I look forward to meeting you for the first time... again

[answers-within.livejournal.com]

Likewise. ;-)

Essential Oils in the every day world

[hunrvogt.livejournal.com]

Fabulous story. I love science serendipity!

It's interesting, over the past 5 years or so, we are finding more and more applications for oregano oil as a feed ingredient/flavoring agent in preventing and curing poultry intestinal problems.

I always find it satisfying when "alternative" therapies work in animals. It's alot harder to argue the placebo effect than with human results.

You are right though, with alot of these products form is important and you get what you pay for. Unfortunately the crappy preparations really make a bad name for the good stuff.

Re: Essential Oils in the every day world

[answers-within.livejournal.com]

Essential oils totally fascinate me. If I had more faith in myself that's really what I'd be doing for a living. Unfortunately the term "aromatherapy" is ridiculously inadequate - the simple act of smelling them does have therapeutic effects but it goes so much farther than that! They are a big part of humanity's original pharmacopoeia, and as you mention, we're coming around to realizing that we threw the baby out with the bathwater when we got rid of so many of the "old ways" for the new "science".

Don't get me wrong, there's a great deal of good about modern science, but a whole lot of arrogance and humongous blind spots too. Essential oils work because of *chemistry*, for pity's sake, and yet you can still find posts from skeptics that claim that the use of essential oils is "quackery" and has absolutely zero efficacy - and this in the face of clinical trials of certain oil properties!

*pfeh*

/rant

Apropos of nothing whatsoever other than your comment making me think of it, may I friend you? :-)

Re: Essential Oils in the every day world

[hunrvogt.livejournal.com]

Yes please. We need to talk more!

[sassycat8.livejournal.com]

Ouch... heal fast!