nicknames i have been given or given myself, thus far:

tinkertoy arm – before the nerve block had worn off after surgery, my arm was like a big floppy ragdoll arm. it reminded me of the tinkertoys i had as a kid.

marshmallow hand – right now, my hand is all swollen up like a balloon (has been like this a while, really), so you can’t even see my knuckles. it’s poofy like a big fake rubber hand. or marshmallow!

pirate dan sang me a little song to commemorate. but i’ll leave that up to him to blog, for i am kinda sleepy and tired of typing for now.