Whack-a-Toe
It seems that my right foot and I do not get along too well this year. I managed to knock it on the sofa, cracking my toe nastily in the process. Just as the foot began to feel reasonably normal and I’ve dared to actually run with it I whack it again and swell up my toe. I can’t put my weight on it, and It looks quite horrible. If this doesn’t look any better soon, I may have to go and show it to a doctor. I don’t get it - why the right foot over and over again?
If I believed in premonition, the dream I had the night before could have been a warning. In it, my upper right front tooth chipped somehow, and I ran around looking for a place to get it fixed. Everyone was closed or told me that it was just cosmetic and that they wouldn’t fix it for me. I eventually woke up frustrated and clenching my jaws. Three hours later I stood up to go to the kitchen, cracked my toe and doubled over in pain. I can walk all right, though, especially with shoes on.
The new flatmate moved in yesterday, and I can’t help but feel a little apprehensive. There really isn’t any reason to - I’ve heard that she’s a nice person and everything. It just feels a little strange to have a new person just barge in and start putting her stuff in the cupboards and bathroom. First impressions are really important, and my first impressions were of her complaining about various aspects of the flat. Sure, the water boiler system needs looking at, and it really sucks that there are mice behind the kitchen cupboards, but is it really necessary to loudly complain about the place being on the ground floor (and consequently “horribly damp, cold and infested”) immediately? She’s not a newcomer to London, so she must know not to expect luxury.
Besides, she wasn’t here to look for the place. It was for her sake that we pushed down the price bracket, knowing that she would be looking for a place to stay on a tight budget. In my mind, we got a pretty good deal for our efforts. Geography-wise the place is in a great location and the street is quiet. We pushed the landlord’s initial asking price way down - for her. The other flatmates are paying slightly more than her in comparison. Why is she complaining?
May 29th, 2007 at 18:08
I hope your toe will get better soon! I know it’s a pain to try to live with a bruised something, since I just fell from a chair last week at work and smashed my right knee on the dishwasher, and since then, my knee has been in pain. I think I displaced my knee cap or something, but I’m doing much better now..it’s just stupid walking around and limping…and it’s certainly not nice to look at an ugly knee…
Anyways, hope your toe isn’t severely hurt!
May 30th, 2007 at 0:06
Hey Kai,
Hope your toe heals soon! I’m off to Ukraine tomorrow, which I am quite excited about. Though I think I have a distorted picture of Ukraine, as my opinions of it are based entirely upon repeated viewings of Ogniem i Mieczem. Hehe. I just thought I’d pop by your page and say hello! All the best and have a great summer!
-Andrew
May 30th, 2007 at 8:29
Hey, some people just complain. :/ I always take comfort in knowing that trying to smile through stuff, I’m getting a better deal in life.
May 30th, 2007 at 16:08
Matleena: Ouch. Get that looked at. If fluid builds up in it, it can get serious. Hope you’re feeling better (too). I am - it’s just really bruised now but not that painful to put my weight on anymore.
Andrew: Best of luck to you. My picture of Ukraine is severely distorted too, but more along the nuclear line of thought. Keep updating that page of yours - I know you must have a retarded picture of me in your camera, just ready to spring out.
Joonas: We’ll see how it all starts to roll. Maybe she’s just a person who likes to really state her opinions and all you have to do is stand up to her. I don’t like conflict with people I don’t know, though. We’ll see.