Totally stealing Heather’s “Feeling” thing.

Feeling thrilled about:
Having smug thighs, I throw increasingly heavy weights at them and they merrily bounce them up and down, while looking up at me and going “Yes? And?”

Feeling guilty about:
Thinking about the Pope like he’s a dishwasher, I just wish he’d hurry up and pack in so we can get a new one. I was delighted to hear last night that he’d had a “successful tracheotomy”. Yay! It’s a success! Your health has reached a point where we need to cut into your windpipe to make you breathe! Go you!

Laughing about:
The Queen’s given Camilla her full support on the wedding thing and just to show there are no hard feelings, she’s offered her a weekend in Paris, with her own car and driver.

I’ll send you all a postcard from hell…

I’d like to put my hand up and admit I’m an arse.
Apparently meme is pronounced “Meam” and is a highly technical psychological term for an idea that is repeated by many.

I always figured, since it was something went round and everyone did it, it was pronounced “Mimi” as in “Me, and me, and me, and me”.
*blush*

I’m not as stupid as they come though, one friend went through most of adolescence believing there was a place called “Acoma” where seriously ill people went.
This is the same girl who, in a crowded music class, demanded to know what an “Exillophone” was.

ANYWAY

Wounds! I promised you pictures of them, and here they are.
May not be ideal for the squeamish, by the way, but all entirely fake.

Incision
Laceration
Gunshot Entry and Exit
Puncture
Abrasion
Embedded Object
Stab

Stab wounds tend to be inflicted deliberately and differ from punctures in their size and shape. Stab wounds are often inflicted by implements with both sharp edges and points, leading to a deep downward wound with badly cut edges.

Embedded object or foreign body, in this case, a shard of glass. A complex injury and one that leads to an obvious, but misguided immediate treatment. Initial reactions are to remove embedded objects, but this may exacerbate existing trauma; foreign objects can also serve a purpose in plugging severed blood vessels and thusly removal can lead to sudden, unexpected and significant blood loss.

Abrasion, a removal of the epidermis, usually with significant but rarely dangerous bleeding from the capillaries. Common in pedestrian v vehicle RTAs and sporting injuries, foreign material (soil, grit, vegetation) is often present, as seen here.

Puncture wound, such as from a needle, spike or tooth. Minimal bloodloss, but can be deeper than supposed. Infective material is often carried on the instrument to the base of the hole, complicating an otherwise simple injury.

Gunshot entry wound. Minimal tissue damage at this point, with less blood loss than is usually supposed. The wound adopts the shape of the projectile exactly. Dark ’scratchings’ are visible near the top, showing localised powder burns, due to the muzzle of the gun being placed against the skin at the time of shooting.

Gunshot exit wound, significantly larger than the actual projectile, this wound shows the shape of the force exerted by the bullet as it moves through the body. Significant tissue loss is present and bone fragments are clearly visible.

Laceration, a ripping of the wound edges, such as would be found when cutting yourself on barbed wire or jagged metal.

The incision, a nice, clean edged cut, such as from a razor