It’s been unseasonably gorgeous here in Chicago–mid-60s at the end of November? Unheard of! So one of my hockey teammates coordinated an impromptu game of kickball at a local park this past Sunday. It was too warm to spend the day indoors, so Brian and I went.
OK, I didn’t actually hurt myself playing kickball. I did it when I hopped over the wrought iron fence nearest to the field where the game was taking place. There were no nearby entrances, you see. Anyway, I fell on the other side, which fortunately consisted of grass rather than concrete. I must have used my left hand to cushion my fall. That wouldn’t be so bad, except that I was wearing my Official Ring of The Ohio State University (in white gold, thank you very much–I hate gold-toned gold). The ring cut a nice line across my finger, but didn’t sever it at least. However, the finger has been swollen for days now, and I’ve been icing it since we got home. I will be utterly devastated if the ring needs to be sawed off. It was a gift from my parents, after all, and a reminder that I managed to finish grad school in spite of my depression.
The next day, Brian lost his job! That has nothing to do with the kickball game, either, which was lots of fun, by the way, but I just thought I’d add that. If you want all the details about his job loss, you’ll have to register since it’s a private post. You can read more about my private posts here.
Ouch! If it has to be sawed off, I think it can be repaired by a jeweler.
You’re probably right. I’ve been taking a metalsmithing class, so maybe my instructor can do it herself! (y)
Ooh metalsmithing sounds fun! I’ve always been fascinated by welding. I like watching American Chopper because they make neat stuff out of metal.
I’ve promised to post pictures of my projects, but because they’re so small, the zoom on our digital camera (which has since died) wasn’t good enough to take clear photos. I just used up a roll on the regular camera, so I’ll get that developed this weekend when we drop off the film from this weekend’s hockey games!
Learning to use the blow torch scared me at first, but the hardest part of soldering is getting the stupid solder to stay on the seam where you want the two pieces of metal to connect.