Splinters are fabulous
After a session of wood carving yesterday my hands were full of glorious splinters, long sharp shards of ancient olive wood embedded deep within my dermis.It might seem strange to some, but I like them, I like seeing the dark splinters deep in my skin, they are not painful, what pain there is is a good pain, makes me feel at one with nature, just seeing the glistening of sweat and blood and Im in heaven.
Of course there is the best part of being covered in splinters, the ceremonial removing of natures shards, the preparation, the tools from pliers, knives and tweezers (The big manly kind not the girly eyebrow ones).
The de splintering begins with some gentle Jackson Brown in the background, can reach a crescendo of Beethoven's 5th symphony as played by Deep Purple as each large splinter is pulled from its fleshy prison and displayed lovingly on a folded white egyptian cotton towel, When all are plucked and liberal amounts of disinfectant are poured over the wounds, I cry out with o*gasm joy as the searing burning pain washes away any microbes that had taken up residence within my hands.
You probably think I should be committed somewhere, but I was tested and all is well within my cranium.
Does anyone else share my joy?
Comments (31)
But a weirder thing I enjoy is watching large black head extraction videos on you tube.... I like seeing it come to the surface and then all the pus oozing out....some of them have unbelievable amounts inside... It's one of those
sickening things that you know you shouldn't watch, but you just can't help it, sometimes I even cover my eyes and look through my fingers it's so grim....
Well, Map, when you put it that way...
Hi diova, Its not purely splinters that make feel that way, coffee and the scent of a womans hair do it to especially when out in the sun, a meandering stream gently echoing into a cool forest, a white stallion across the field, nonchalantly going about his business etc.
Molly, If a stranger approached me in the street with a penchant to carry out an extraction I would probably not be pleased, I dont get those afflictions so Id be safe anyway.
That is gross
Stop that, would ya
diova, what? why?, Im full of the joys of spring, my pear and cherry trees are in bloom, bees are starting to visit and new life is everywhere, the sun warms my back and Im happy.
I watched it one day with the kids
Sounds pretty scary to me yet I've taken many splinters out of feet and fingers of my love ones.
Ek, You need to prepare the tools, put on the music and enjoy the extraction
I am so afraid of pain..I'd whine like a baby...I took out splinter from my foot before but not without watery eyes.