Broken Toe, Broken Spirit

The past few days have been pretty momentous. My LASIK surgery got moved up one day to Thursday, so now it's over and done with and I am happy to report that it has been an incredible experience - probably the best decision I've made in a long, long time. The technology involved is mind-boggling, and as far as the results are concerned, I genuinely feel like a new person. It's a terrific feeling to be able to see things with total clarity for the first time in my life...indescribable, really. Plus, I get to sleep in the raddest racquetball-esque goggles for the next week, and they are so ballin'.

As for today, I fell down the stairs in my house and broke my toe. The second toe in on my left foot completely snapped horizontally, but thankfully it didn't break through my skin - it just left my toe dangling in a very strange manner (see pictures below). I'm lucky enough to have a podiatrist who's been taking care of my feet since I was a kid, so he met me at his office (on a Sunday at 7pm!) and x-rayed it. He determined that he'd have to yank the toe back in place if I didn't want it to heal crooked, so he gave me the largest shot I have ever seen in 4 places to numb the area around my toe and then he pulled the sucker back into place like a magician. Now I have to wear a giant rocking boot for 6-8 weeks so I don't put any weight on my toes. As a consolation prize, though, I do get a handicap placard for my car, which will be especially nice for parking on campus at Fullerton.

Check out the damage I caused before I got to the doctor:


The toe is straight now, and it's taped to three of my other toes for support, so my feet won't look this hideous in a couple month's time. Hope you didn't lose your meal over them, though!

So...moral of the story? In one weekend I gained 20-15 eyesight and broke a toe. I suppose you win some, you lose some, right? I still think I came out on top.