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i fell down the other day and i grazed my knee. i kind of like it.
it reminds me of all the times i did it as a kid, when my body was built to fight the germs. it would just end up being that ugly scab i showed off in sports class at school.
it’d itch and i‘d be told that was a good sign, that it was healing under this layer of chaos. i feel like there is some philosophy you could add to that, but i dunno. i just hope it doesn’t get infected
Jan 17, 2025
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Getting any of these is a lot rarer now compared to when I was a child, when it seemed like I used to have a continuously rotating collection of little injuries whether it be from playing outside, running around with my friends, or roughhousing with my older (and much stronger) brother.
Now, getting these minor wounds makes me nostalgic for that time when I was growing up, while simultaneously serving as a reminder for how great a privilege it is to be able to use my body
Apr 11, 2024
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I was riding my bike to work in the rain, when I was crossing the bridge it was slick and my knee went right into the grates.
I got to work, wrapped it with a clean rag, and opened up shop. After an hour or so, once I was finished, I checked and the blood had soaked through. Hmm, that doesn’t seem good.
I went on my smoke break and was chatting with a courier about it, worrying if my bike was damaged. He took one look at my knee and said, “fuck your shitty ass bike, you need to go to a hospital!”
So I went and got my first and only stitches. The nurse got annoyed with me because I was very interested in the whole process and probably was all up in her space. I now have two little arrows on me knee pointing 🆙
Feb 24, 2025
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when i was a little kid playing chase, i tripped and fell on my knee on a manhole cover. it's the only thing that makes me think that i had a somewhat active childhood because most of my memories consist of me drawing or writing in safe and very still places. i tripped on that manhole a lot, actually, so what i really have is two scars, and both on the same knee! these are my only scars, i really should've avoided that little space of the sidewalk more.
Feb 24, 2025
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