No kidding, for real

I scratched my EYEBALL!!!

Who knows how but I managed to get a little, teeny tiny piece of metal stuck to my eye (right where the brown is) while I was washing my face last night - that's right, I said "washing my face"; I thought I had soap in my eye!

After hours of trying to wash it out, I finally wandered over to the Hospital (lucky for me, its right around the corner) and in good old fashioned McLeish style (we explore all of our medical mysteries in the wee hours of the morn) I had it removed at 7am. The night was excruciating: my poor eyes begging to close and to stay open (the pain is almost nul when they're open and AWFUL when they're closed) all at once. I still haven't slept but I'm going to soon - these drops I just got from my family doctor are just now starting to kick in. AAAAAAHHHHHH....

This is one of my worst fears - getting glass or metal in my eye and scratching it. I now know that the human cornea repairs itself very quickly and I'm told I'll feel better by morning. Look at that - I faced my fear, things came out ok, and here I am: still afraid (:s) O well.

I also thought I'd remind you about Oya on October 28th...the details are HERE. I'm SO looking forward to shaking this off in a little tornado at dusk in the Market.