the vynsane asylum

So. . . .

This Thursday, I called in sick to work so I could make the 30 minute trip into town and do my Christmas shopping for Mrs Anarky before the insane rush begins next week. I stopped at Costco and picked up Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (she loves HP games) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (which she spent almost an hour playing at Comic Con).

For those of you who've bought games at Costco, they come in these big blue security cases that you have to remove yourself and that make it really obvious where you got the game. Since it's some weird tradition that no one can know where you actually bought a present, I proceeded to cut them off once I got home.

I used her incredibly sharp shears to do so. And the middle finger of my left hand was about 1/4" too close to the cutting edge.

After splattering blood across the kitchen in a way that would confuse the greatest CSI, applying pressure, cleaning up most of the blood, and seeing it was still bleeding heavily two hours later, I had her take me to the hospital, since she'd just got home.

Only one stitch, which was disappointing, but I'm going to make sure she knows that she'd better enjoy that damn game. Because I can't flip people off properly for a week!

Sorry about your "injury", Chux. Blood usually scares the shit out of me, even in small quantities (which means when Mrs. CaptainSolo pops them kids out in a few months I'll be a mess[:D]), so I probably would have taken the same actions (unlike that dipshit Snigtad, who probably woulda sat there and watched it bleed a la Beavis).

What the hell is it with people from <font color="red">the other site</font id="red"> slashing fingers?

Ahhh, I'm not sure if one stitch would be considered amputation, but I most likely would have hit the floor in that situation. After a few weeks of physical therapy you should be fine. Don't worry Cap'n, when my kid was born I only borke out into a cold sweat three times, and only got to wear the oxygen mask once. You should be fine.

Which means six cold sweats and two fixes of oxygen for me[:D]

Egads, slashings DO abound of late. The only injuries I've had in the past week have been small puncture wounds on my fingers from pulling up carpet tacking, and then some small burns from touching hot floor screws after I'd stripped the drill bit and warmed them up with the friction. 2 band aids, and I'm out.

How is the game though? I saw it today and thought about getting it, but got BF2 instead.

I actually cut the tip offa my left thumb about a month ago, just enough to make a flat surface where none should exist- I had to pick through the onions I was chopping to find the chunk of skin, so I wouldn't have to deal with JediElf finding it [ninja]

At least ya gots the Drapes hung without too much trouble, eh Anarky?? Doubt we would have heard any war stories from that

I didn't actually play the game yet (it won't be opened for another month, and I've already had to tell Mrs Anarky a few times that "we'll wait until it's marked down to $15 in two months"). But from her hour or so of playing it at Comic Con, it looks a lot like LOTR:ROTK, except you can switch between the kids during the boards. It looks like a hell of a game.

Open that shit now....tell her you will buy her something else.

NARNIA IS DOOMED!!!

Whew. I thought you were going to say Anarky's finger is doomed. Or worse, Anarky's wife is doomed. I'd have to kick you in the shins for that one, pricklicker.

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For unlocking the secrets of "beavis".

Are you a fan of Snoop Dogg, Jimmy?

'Cause here's a jimmy joke about yo' mama that you might not like: I heard she was a Frisco dyke. Fuck yo' mama, I'm talking 'bout you and me, toe to toe, Jim M-U-T.

Oh, and by the way, this game rocks, but it was one of the ones that the motherfuckers stole, so I won't be able to play it again until the insurance decides to get off their lazy asses and replace it.