Ahoy, Jim Lad!
May. 14th, 2007 05:50 pmShame it isn't International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Following surgery, I have the eyepatch.
Although my natural mode in such situations is panic, I worked on staying calm in the operating theatre ("I can't feel anything, since I need to keep my eye closed I can't see anything, therefore nothing's happening. Relax, listen to the music, and remember to breathe"). I thought I'd done pretty well, until I tried to let go of the squeezy stress ball I'd been given, and discovered it was stuck to my hand...
Although my natural mode in such situations is panic, I worked on staying calm in the operating theatre ("I can't feel anything, since I need to keep my eye closed I can't see anything, therefore nothing's happening. Relax, listen to the music, and remember to breathe"). I thought I'd done pretty well, until I tried to let go of the squeezy stress ball I'd been given, and discovered it was stuck to my hand...
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Date: 2007-05-14 06:44 pm (UTC)In honor of your eye patch, I thought of two possible emoticons for you (depending on which eye is covered): P-) and b-)
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Date: 2007-05-16 12:50 am (UTC)A: "Gym, lad."