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Omg you guys, omg. :( I was playing around with Macky and she jumped onto our piano bench, which tipped and slammed directly on my big toe, right on the nail. I have ice on it but when I could bare to look the entire nail was already dark purple underneath. I almost fainted a little from the pain and I'm not a wuss.

I'm SO freaked out that the nail's gonna fall off. The thought of that makes me PUKE. I'm not squeamish about 99% of stuff, but nails fall under my 1%.

I have my foot up with ice on it. And I might cry.
 

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The dogs are annoying the SNOT out of me tonight. Like UGH. I am about ready to kill them. Or me. Or both.

Like, seriously. I am now CLEANING to avoid killing the dogs. And that is bad. Very bad.
 

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Omg you guys, omg. :( I was playing around with Macky and she jumped onto our piano bench, which tipped and slammed directly on my big toe, right on the nail. I have ice on it but when I could bare to look the entire nail was already dark purple underneath. I almost fainted a little from the pain and I'm not a wuss.

I'm SO freaked out that the nail's gonna fall off. The thought of that makes me PUKE. I'm not squeamish about 99% of stuff, but nails fall under my 1%.

I have my foot up with ice on it. And I might cry.
Ouch! About. 10 years who I lost my big toe nail when I was trying to pull a pair of jeans on and I lost my balance and my foot csme down just right on the metal frame of my bed, my nail caught in the edge and ... Well long story short I ripped it pretty good, about two weeks later it fell off and took a year to grow back!
 

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Ouch! About. 10 years who I lost my big toe nail when I was trying to pull a pair of jeans on and I lost my balance and my foot csme down just right on the metal frame of my bed, my nail caught in the edge and ... Well long story short I ripped it pretty good, about two weeks later it fell off and took a year to grow back!
OOOOWWW!

yeah, I talked with an FB friend (she owns Keeva's brother Bernie) who is an ER nurse and she was like, "That sucker's coming off." LOL. Oh, and that it would be "fugly" for a while. At least I have a long time until sandal weather.

I'm drinking now, so I feel a little better about the situation.
 

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This was posted on my facebook by a friend. I didn't write it, but I agree with it.

"Paul Walker died. That much we all know. Ever since news broke, my feed has been flooded with Fast and Furious jokes, comments about how at least no more movies, and endless conversation about how he was just an actor and how his death shouldn't matter compared to the deaths of non-celebrities and especially military deaths.

First off- All human life is sacred and every death deserves to be mourned. Profession has nothing to do with that.

Second- Paul Walker was more than an actor. He dedicated much off his off time to various charity projects and was a very active humanitarian. I absolutely hated most of his movies, but he has my highest respect as a person.

Third- When people die in war, it's certainly tragic and those who sacrifice themselves for a noble purpose are undoubtedly heroes. That isn't the only definition of the word though. Paul was a hero to every person he helped in his charity work.

Fourth- He wasn't known for being rowdy and constantly in rehab. He wasn't arrested every weekend and didn't go berserk at parties like many other celebrities. People need to remember that celebrities are people too and that fame doesn't lower the value of that person. Not every well-known person is a spoiled rich kid.

(I got tired of counting)- Think about this. If *I* were to become a successful actor (And hopefully I will one day...)- How would you feel if you saw the internet reacting to my death like many are to Paul's? If many focused on assumptions and stereotypes to make me seem worthless after my passing and they neglected to mention my charity work, my passion and caring for others, or any of the good things I had done?

Now imagine how Paul Walker's friends and family must feel with THAT pain piled upon their already overwhelming grief and mourning.

I'm not saying that Paul's death is any more important than anyone else's, but I AM saying that there's no excuse to insult his memory to elevate the memory of others. Instead, YOU can do something to honor the memories of the fallen. And if you're still upset about the coverage, then express your anger toward the media that's doing it. Paul Walker had nothing to do with his posthumous media coverage. Your anger might be greatly misplaced.

Sorry. Just had to vent on that. "
 

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OOOOWWW!

yeah, I talked with an FB friend (she owns Keeva's brother Bernie) who is an ER nurse and she was like, "That sucker's coming off." LOL. Oh, and that it would be "fugly" for a while. At least I have a long time until sandal weather.

I'm drinking now, so I feel a little better about the situation.
Yeah the initial injury hurt like hell ... But after everything healed the nail just ... Came off, yeah it looked weird for a while lol ESP when it started to grow back, but it grew back fine and doesn't look any different.
 

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Yeah the initial injury hurt like hell ... But after everything healed the nail just ... Came off, yeah it looked weird for a while lol ESP when it started to grow back, but it grew back fine and doesn't look any different.
You have no idea how reassuring it is to hear that. Seriously. lol
 

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You have no idea how reassuring it is to hear that. Seriously. lol
I slammed my thumb in a car door in March -- she's right! The first couple days were the worst but after that it slowly starts to heal and the nail will fall off when there's a new nail underneath (unless it's pulled off before it's ready-yeeow). Once it got loose I kept it bandaged up to prevent it from being torn off. Finally lost it completely near the end of June and the nail was halfway done growing and grew really fast after that. Looks pretty normal! It was a little thicker at first but keeps changing the more it grows, now I only have a line through the center that I think might stay.

I was reeeeally freaked out at the thought of losing a nail, but it went pretty well! Hope your toe heals up quick!!
 
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Cali, were in AZ now. My old boss offered me a huge raise and all moving expenses paid etc if we would come back and run CB. How could I say no? Especially since my cousin is moving in with my parents to be closer to ASU, so she can keep an eye on them. But if I can't find a home we can afford, we can't go.
 

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Will third this...

The initial pain...OMG, nothing worse. Sick to your stomach pain. After though, it dies and falls off...no pain no issues (but it looks gross and sometimes grows back funny)
I'm glad you said that, I was a little bit embarrassed to admit I almost passed out briefly. I just kind of collapsed on the couch in a cold sweat with my vision swimming. Totally sick to my stomach. Crazy, crazy pain. I got ice on it right away though, which did help.
 
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I'm glad you said that, I was a little bit embarrassed to admit I almost passed out briefly. I just kind of collapsed on the couch in a cold sweat with my vision swimming. Totally sick to my stomach. Crazy, crazy pain. I got ice on it right away though, which did help.
No, I was so close to passing out...the whole cold sweat, woozy, just *shudder*

I was 12 hours pregnant lol so of course had no clue but fell down the stairs and slammed into the door at the bottom with both feet. Broke a toe on me left foot but didnt even notice that over the pain of my big toe nail ripping off on the other.

Only other time I came close was when I somehow caught my little toe and it pulled and cut super deep like 3/4 of the way around. I was fine til I went to wash it and look at the cut and my whole toe just kept moving and it seemed like it was going to fall off....gah.
 

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Well, Buzz has been lame for a couple days and today he wasn't bearing weight on his right rear unless he was walking. So, I brought him to work. We did a diagnostic ultrasound on his quad and she found what appears to be a hematoma in his muscle. Uhm, what the hell dog!

Oh, and he gets to sport a nice 40 blade trim in an area where his jacket doesn't cover very well when winter finally decided to arrive.


At least I work where I do?! :)
 
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The only toe nail horror story I have is when I dropped a huge kennel grate at work on my toe and the nail fell off MONTHS later. Except it didn't fall off, it snagged a blanket and popped off and I am curling my toes and almost screaming just TYPING that again. No pain, just disgusting.
 

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Bah, it keeps hitting me that Christmas is SO CLOSE. Which is great, I love Christmas. But.... omg I have to buy presents :eek: Too many nieces and nephews in this family lol and I want to get them NICE gifts, that are unique and that they'll use and enjoy, I just don't want to pay "nice gift" prices.

I always tell myself that I'm going to do my Christmas shopping early so that I can spread it out and not feel the hit all at once, but I never do. Doesn't help that I majorly splurged on MYSELF on Black Friday.
 

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Cold weather makes me SO TIRED but also so awake at the same time because I can't seem to get warm enough to fall asleep. Bah. Then if i turn up my space heater I'll wake up in the middle of the night sweating. I can't win.
 

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Currently I'm unemployed and running through my savings. I've been out of school since mid August and have had 2 job interviews, but I've applied to tons of jobs. I need a job. The stress of knowing that my savings are dwindling and applying to multiple jobs everyday without getting a reply is giving me panic attacks. I do not like panic attacks.
 

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I think today is the day for aaaaall the mucus to be hacked up out of my lungs. This is actually a good thing because mucus out of my lungs means healthy lungs again. But it's also quite unpleasant. And it hurts.

I have my second interview with the first place today and I'm going to have to go in there all "uhhh don't shake my hand I'm all bronchitis-y." I also haven't decided if I'm subconsciously trying to tank this interview or not. I know they are business casual... all my business casual clothes are at my house. I only remembered I wanted to grab my pinstriped pants at 11:30 last night when my meds were kicking in so hard there was no way I was going to be able to drive over there and pick them up, and this morning ended up super hectic and I couldn't make it over there this morning. Plus I was trying to figure out how I could change my pants in the car because I can't possibly wear them into work where we all wear jeans without it being obvious what's going on. And also they are like twenty pounds ago pants. I couldn't decide what was better - business pants that are too big or a nice pair of jeans that fits?
I might have time to slip away before the interview, drive over to my house, change, then come all the way back over here. Then I'll still have to change pants in my car before I go back to work. I have no idea how long this round will take. Last time it was a full hour. Urgh.
 

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Cold weather makes me SO TIRED but also so awake at the same time because I can't seem to get warm enough to fall asleep. Bah. Then if i turn up my space heater I'll wake up in the middle of the night sweating. I can't win.
Same here ... Hate it so. Much. On top of that, my reflexes are cut in half and I have to wear a million layers of clothes which makes it even harder to move. And the horses ... THEIR reflexes get FASTER while MINE get SLOWER ... Not a good combo :/.

The last four days it's been like ... In the 80's, with lows in the 60's and after tomorrow it's supposed to get cold again ... Boo :(
 

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I hate that I don't have anybody to talk to about complicated life things. I don't know what to do and there is nobody to help me figure it out.
 

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