Thank you all for your kind words, its hard to explain but it was really appreciated.
Re: the jumping: I don't know if I learned anything at all besides reinforcing the old "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" thing.
Ask me about it sometime at a party, I don't really want to talk about it anymore here.
Except to say I learned how to treat a skinned elbow pretty good.
No need for pictures, it looks like pauls except is bigger, but these sonofabitches work like champs
at first i tried covering up the elbow/arm with a bandaid like contraption, but it was all oozy and leaked through (seriously)
the nonstick deal covers the bastard but doesn't make it all wet and lousy.
Definitely worth having under the old bathroom sink.
Walking home these kids came up behind me and knocked me down. At least one had a pipe.
I pulled my knife and they ran off then I ran several blocks to get to a better lit street.
Just 90 seconds prior to this I turned down a cab ride because I like to walk at night, especially after I've been drinking.
It took forever to get stapled up at the hospital but thats the way it goes.