Comments on: Ouch http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/ Huge iPhone, iPad, and web geek. Selfish, Obsessive, and Easily Distracted. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Roy http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2669 Roy Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:25:49 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2669 I vote for creating the unboxing video! I vote for creating the unboxing video!

]]> By: Nathan http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2653 Nathan Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:23:21 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2653 Ha, some excellent tales of adversity being shared here. I one thought I was a Power Rnager and spun around and around and around next to a 80 year old bookcase, in which the edges were finished in gold (grandma likes her stuff to be shiny). Of course, I spun into the metal and was 3/4 away from blinding myself, but leaving a small scar, which luckily my eyebrow covers. A hairdresser also cut my ear, and I got my knee stuck in a wooden fence whilst in Animal Kingdom when I was 10. And great to see that podcasts is coming back Josh. TinyScreenfuls was the first podcasts I subscribed too, and thus, holds that special place in Nathan's heart :) Ha, some excellent tales of adversity being shared here. I one thought I was a Power Rnager and spun around and around and around next to a 80 year old bookcase, in which the edges were finished in gold (grandma likes her stuff to be shiny).

Of course, I spun into the metal and was 3/4 away from blinding myself, but leaving a small scar, which luckily my eyebrow covers. A hairdresser also cut my ear, and I got my knee stuck in a wooden fence whilst in Animal Kingdom when I was 10.

And great to see that podcasts is coming back Josh. TinyScreenfuls was the first podcasts I subscribed too, and thus, holds that special place in Nathan’s heart :)

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2642 Josh Bancroft Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:26:07 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2642 Great headwound story, Mark. Thanks for sharing, I think. ;-) Great headwound story, Mark. Thanks for sharing, I think. ;-)

]]> By: Mark VandeWettering http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2639 Mark VandeWettering Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:41:19 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2639 At the risk of boring everyone (they are, after all, your readers and not mine :-)) I'll tell a similar story. I'm rather tall (6'5") and reached this lofty height when I was a teenager. On one particular day as a teenager I was horsing around, and had the misfortune of jumping up in the air while simultaneously traveling between our kitchen and dining room, thereby smashing my skull rather forcefully against the top of the door jam. I ended up flat on the floor, clutching my head as blood streamed. I recall my sister (who had witnessed my clever maneuver) pointing and laughing as the pool grew larger. Nobody else was home, so I had to drive myself to the hospital, clutching a rag to my head to try to stop the bleeding. (Ever cut your scalp? They bleed. A lot. And they don't stop very quickly). As I entered the emergency room, I must have been quite a sight: two women started screaming. They quickly got me into a wheel chair, and then onto an examination table. I explained to the attending physician what had happened (a gentlemen that my memory now tells me was 3' 5" tall, but was probably more like 5' 6" or so) and he laughed, and laughed, and laughed. 13 stitches. Having anaesthesia shot into your fingers isn't good (I've had that done too) but novacaine in the scalp is REALLY not fun. Ouch! Of course, they had to shave my head so they could stitch it up, with the net result that I was truly monstrous looking for a month. Of course, a couple of days later a friend introduced me to his very, very cute female friend. I recall thinking: "great, here I am with stitches in my shaved head, I might as well have big clomping boots and bolts sticking out of my neck". I asked her to call me. She didn't. Draw whatever lessons you can from this. At the risk of boring everyone (they are, after all, your readers and not mine :-) ) I’ll tell a similar story. I’m rather tall (6’5″) and reached this lofty height when I was a teenager. On one particular day as a teenager I was horsing around, and had the misfortune of jumping up in the air while simultaneously traveling between our kitchen and dining room, thereby smashing my skull rather forcefully against the top of the door jam. I ended up flat on the floor, clutching my head as blood streamed. I recall my sister (who had witnessed my clever maneuver) pointing and laughing as the pool grew larger.

Nobody else was home, so I had to drive myself to the hospital, clutching a rag to my head to try to stop the bleeding. (Ever cut your scalp? They bleed. A lot. And they don’t stop very quickly).

As I entered the emergency room, I must have been quite a sight: two women started screaming. They quickly got me into a wheel chair, and then onto an examination table. I explained to the attending physician what had happened (a gentlemen that my memory now tells me was 3′ 5″ tall, but was probably more like 5′ 6″ or so) and he laughed, and laughed, and laughed.

13 stitches. Having anaesthesia shot into your fingers isn’t good (I’ve had that done too) but novacaine in the scalp is REALLY not fun. Ouch! Of course, they had to shave my head so they could stitch it up, with the net result that I was truly monstrous looking for a month. Of course, a couple of days later a friend introduced me to his very, very cute female friend. I recall thinking: “great, here I am with stitches in my shaved head, I might as well have big clomping boots and bolts sticking out of my neck”. I asked her to call me. She didn’t.

Draw whatever lessons you can from this.

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 Josh Bancroft Wed, 31 May 2006 23:25:39 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2635 Podcast is coming - I promise! :-) Podcast is coming – I promise! :-)

]]> By: Brandon http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2631 Brandon Wed, 31 May 2006 22:27:45 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2631 ^^ Agreed, Where is that podcast! ^^ Agreed, Where is that podcast!

]]> By: Nathan http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2630 Nathan Wed, 31 May 2006 22:25:54 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2630 I wish they would do a nice early release her in the UK. I mean it could compensate for the $185 price tag. Now all I have to decide whether to take my PSP or DS Lite to Hong Kong (geek heaven) this summer. Or just take both. Which reminds me of last sumer when I went to the US, I emailed and you talked about traveling with gadgets on the podcast, which I *desperately* wait the return off :D I wish they would do a nice early release her in the UK. I mean it could compensate for the $185 price tag.

Now all I have to decide whether to take my PSP or DS Lite to Hong Kong (geek heaven) this summer. Or just take both.

Which reminds me of last sumer when I went to the US, I emailed and you talked about traveling with gadgets on the podcast, which I *desperately* wait the return off :D

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2627 Josh Bancroft Wed, 31 May 2006 20:29:41 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2627 Nathan, don't think I haven't thought of that. I've got my wife out looking for a store that's selling the DS Lite early. And I'm thiiiis close to getting a Motorola Q. Navdeep, I considered taking pictures. I still might. But then I thought "I still want people to come read my blog after this", so I may not share them. Maybe if I can get my doctor to implant an RFID tag, or a Bluetooth (Bluefinger?) chip, or something. ;-) Nathan, don’t think I haven’t thought of that. I’ve got my wife out looking for a store that’s selling the DS Lite early. And I’m thiiiis close to getting a Motorola Q.

Navdeep, I considered taking pictures. I still might. But then I thought “I still want people to come read my blog after this”, so I may not share them. Maybe if I can get my doctor to implant an RFID tag, or a Bluetooth (Bluefinger?) chip, or something. ;-)

]]> By: Navdeep http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2625 Navdeep Wed, 31 May 2006 20:16:47 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2625 Are we going to see 'unboxing' pictures of the new and improved finger? :) Are we going to see ‘unboxing’ pictures of the new and improved finger? :)

]]> By: Nathan http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/comment-page-1/#comment-2624 Nathan Wed, 31 May 2006 20:12:59 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/05/ouch/#comment-2624 Josh, you should totally use this as an excuse to buy something new and shiny and electronic, in order to make yourself feel better. Josh, you should totally use this as an excuse to buy something new and shiny and electronic, in order to make yourself feel better.

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