Some healthy competition...

So, today I was at a karate kid's tournament, was freaking out, but.... OK, I'll keep you in suspense for a while longer while I recount my day.

Woke up at 7 this morning (ugh), had a shower, got my lunch together, etc, etc. Got picked up by Sensei Dawn and Sempai James (in my class, BTW) and headed off to Delburne for the competition.

The tournament started at 10, I was entered in Kata, Kumite (sparring), and Team Kata. I got placed with some younger guys from another city for Team Kata, weren't any other teenage orange belts in my class!

I earned second place in Kata, would have done better in everything is I hadn't had to compete against this other orange belt, who took gold in everything. (He was pretty cute though! Don't worry Mom, I didn't get his name, just informed him I'll kick his butt (not literally) next year) I didn't get anything for kumite, but my team and I took another second in team kata.

So I leave with a trophy for kata, a medal for team kata, and a few sore muscles. Dawn and James give me a lift back home, but my folks are out in the city shopping, so they take me home with them. They need to round up some cows, so I get to help by riding a horse through the field.

Ya, read my other "horse adventure" post, you'll know that not all horses like me. This one held her breath while the saddle was getting cinched, so after 20 minutes (at least) of galloping across the field, it's sideways, and Dawn has to teach me the finer points of vaulting! However, that was my first time galloping a horse, she said I did incredibly well for a beginner.

Now I'm sore, don't wanna move, have hit the backspace key as many times as the actual letter keys, and am thinking it was soooooo worth it!

Next up: Provincials!!!!! Yahoo!

Owwww.....

Alright, before we get to the injury, I want you to envision your mother telling you: "Don't play with the knives, Johnny (or whatever your name may be), they are very sharp." Mommy knew what she was talking about!!

Anyways, I was slicing carrots for school snacks yesterday evening, I had one peeled, had the (big) knife over the carrot...

Ya know how carrots are round? Most round things roll very easily. This one was not an exception. (ouch)

So I've gouged the end of my left thumb, there's a lot of blood, but I get a Band-Aid on it, I think it's OK. HOWEVER, I look 20 seconds later, and there is blood all over my hand. That clues in my parents (and myself) that something is very wrong. So I get a paper towel on my hand, but it's already soaking through. Not good. I'm rinsing it off in the bathroom, but there's almost more blood than water going down the drain, and Mom is thinking "stitches". I, however, have issues with needles going into my skin on purpose!

I get more paper towel, and Dad (who doesn't like blood, BTW) drives me in to the emergency room. Ya know it's bad when... Anyways, I get a record made up at the hospital, since it's never been bad enough for me to go in, and we wait for the doctor. One of the nurses was kind enough to get an actual bandage on my hand for me, but it still hasn't stopped bleeding yet.

The doctor comes in, cleans up the cut, and informs me that I can't get stitches, I cut off so much skin that she won't be able to sew me up. That's a relief, since, as I mentioned, I don't like getting sewn up!

So I get a new bandage, a presure wrap, and I'm out of the hospital, with strict instructions not to get the bandage wet, or to take it off for another 2 days. Still gotta find a baggie and some duct tape so I can have a shower... yeesh.

At church today, I think I got asked a zillion times what I did to myself, got a few hitchiker jokes, and some help doing things, since I can't use my left hand. Trudy advised me to keep my hand elevated, something that's difficult since I use my hand a lot! It was pretty painful when Amy bumped it, but other than that, it went Ok.

Good side to doing this: I get sympathy, and I get out of dish detail! Yippee!!!!!!! Wonder if I'll get out of homework?...

Bad side: I can't do anything that involves little wrappers, it's hard hold things (including Dana's adorable baby, bummer)... ya never realize how useful thumbs are!

Now that I think about it, I also banged myself up on the van door getting into the said van yesterday, had a headache all day. Man, yesterday was Friday the 13th come late!

On the whole, don't do this, it hurts like heck!

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yeah, too laaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzy to figure out a title... pick one you think fits. Anyways...

WE GOT TO SEE KUTLESS LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! *ahem* Still the best time I've had in a looong time!

Mom finished her WestJet training! As I speak, she is here for the weekend, leaves on Sunday though... then she's home for 8 days! Yay!

I just had a science chemistry test, totally messed my molar mass formulas, but oh well, I think I did OK on everything else. And I have a French vocab. test this afternoon.... whoope.

I'm going to karate competition next week! More on that later.

"THC. Spoke is my dealer"
"Know your dealer"
No, I'm not starting dope, but I'm also not telling what's with the dealer lines! Guess for yourselves!
*meadow... no telling!*

Coffee morning at school started yesterday!!!! Happy!!!!!!!!!

I've started guitar lessons, they're going pretty good. Thanx for all the advice jared!

We got to watch X-men in drama class!!!!! And I got to see the second one on Sunday, hopefully the third one tonight!!!!

I've decided I want to go as Storm for Halloween this year. Hey Paula, what think of costume shopping soon? :P

Annnnnd I guess that's it.... ciao for now!