Switzerblog...is wounded

So, I had a bit of a rough afternoon...

Yes, this is my right arm with my fancy new soft cast. I took a little break from work about 4 today and went outside to toss a football with some buddies. What you're seeing is the result of my lack of talent at catching a well-thrown football (the Seahawks ain't calling...). The "crack" I heard didn't quite convince me I'd done serious damage - I'm a chronic knuckle-cracker, so it could have just been my already-wrecked joints. The pain didn't do it, either; I've jammed fingers before and assumed it'd subside. Unfortunately, it just kept getting worse and worse until I finally took my sissy ass to the hospital.

Turns out I got the double-whammy: Broken bone, to which is attached a ligament enabling me to control lateral movement. (I'd been betting on a torn ligament) So now I get to wear this purple monstrosity until next week, when I learn if I have to have a pin inserted to hold it together. *sigh* Changes for switzer in the next week or so:

* Typing is damn slow...I type just under 100 words per minute. Now it's about 15 or so as I try to move this awkward thing around.
* Gots to get a trackball mouse - the Intellimouse guys are hard to control with a big awkward thing on your thumb!
* No. Xbox. Must kill self.
* Dressing/undressing/restroom, um, projects...suddenly complicated maneuvers.

Others as unpleasantness develops. Oh yeah, I should mention that the constant cramping in my hand is frickin' horrible! Okay, enough bellyachin'.


Adding to my bad mood this week: On the way to work last week, a huge rock knocked a softball size crack in our windshield. The rock came from a truck run by King County, so I called the "Comments about my driving" number and reported it. After a week, I got a call back from Safeco insurance (you can see where this is going, right?), and they took a recorded report from me. Another week goes by, and I get a letter from them telling me that I can't prove where the rock came from, and that they aren't responsible for common "road hazards". Take a look at this photo and tell me if it was caused by a common "road hazard", or by a construction truck dropping extra-large rocks on the freeway where they don't belong...