Jan 11 2008
Attack of The Urchins — Part Three
Motherfucker.
I had a 'doctor' dig out a vast majority of the heel of my right foor, and he STILL didn't get the last two 2.0-2.5 centimenter long sea urchin spikes residing in my foot for the better part of a week now. It was only after hitting the surf and then treating the wounds with a lime that Paul was able to extract them.
The infection is pretty well gone, as are all the spikes (I think/hope). Thanks for the well wishes, all.
And YES, I was bloody well wearing booties! They mean nothing to sea urchins. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some surfing to do…
so what’s next on the “what can Matt do to destroy his own body” list?
Huh? huh? Your fans are waiting, sweetie.
J, Hmmm…. Good question.
At this point, I’m not sure about any ‘big tic’ items. But if you guys have any suggestions, I may be up for taking requests so long as they don’t involve anything to do with STD’s, loss of ambulatory functions, or amputation of anything bigger than a finger (if y’all catch my drift).
All I know is, if they amputate your legs, I ain’t pushin’ your crippled ass around. Just so we’re clear.
I’m *gulp* agreeing with TK. You come back to us in any different condition then you left and you’re on your own, buddy. I ain’t puttin’ a wheelchair ramp in my pad unless it’s to launch you into something amusing and or harmful.
I kid. Take care of yourself, man. We want you to make it back this way to share some of these stories in person, and not looking like Stephen Hawkins.
LOL
Sorry to laugh but the Stephen Hawkins analogy is just perfect.
asl=m/22/hollywood
So I’m surfing Waikiki, and on a wipeout I get pummeled and think I sliced my foot open on some coral. I raise my foot out of the water and see black needles sticking out of my foot. Freaked out, I paddled as fast as I could and limped to the board rental place (bring my own board on a plane, plz) to find that I’d stepped on Vana (as the locals pronounce it, but spelled Wana) and am told the cure. So i had a girl piss on my foot (very interesting), drank a beer, and was on my way tearing up the surf - a little more cautious of the shallow reef. Oh, and the species I stepped on can’t be pulled out because the brittle spines just break apart, and the spines emit a dye that was visible in my foot for weeks. Great learning experience - surf in deeper water!