:O So like the not-so-bad version of my worst fear kinda came true today. LET ME EXPLAIN! It's really not THAT bad.
Yesterday in Ceramics, the teacher showed us how to make slabs and built with them. He demonstrated with the downstairs
slab roller because the one in the classroom was malfunctioning, and they operate differently anyway.
Part of our assignement was to prepare some leatherhard slabs for next class.
So I go in to the studio today to work on my stuff, and there's one other girl in the lab, so we get chatting. I decide I really don't want to go roll my slabs downstairs in the small claustrophobic room all alone. So I decide to try and use the upstairs slab roller, which got kinda repaired during the class. I got the other girl, whom I have seem operate this roller, to show me.
:/
This thing, as opposed to normal slab rollers, only roll one way.
There was inattention and lack of communication on both our parts cause i was still arranging the canvas when she started rolling.
So my right index finger got caught in it.
And since this thing DOESN'T ROLL BACK, I had to wrench it out. That stuff is sanded, man.
Needless to say I panicked for a couple of seconds cause THAT HURT and IT DOESN'T ROLL BACK and hkhdka sdahslkskad I NEED THIS FINGER.
Some of the skin has been scrapped of, but apart for that, I think my finger is still structurally sound. It's moving and all.
It's been throbbing ever since tho. I feel no pain, and i have sensation in that finger, but it feels like the circulation isn't great. You know like when you have something wound way too tight over it? Is that normal? :/ I figure it'd bruise and all.
I felt really dizzy and nauseous for a little while after the initial pain subsided, but the other girl stayed with me and got be bandaged and stuff. She was really sweet and feels guilty, and I kinda feel bad cause it's really not her fault. :/ *hugs her*
SO YEAH. MY WORST FEAR IS OF COURSE LOOSING PROPER USAGE OF MY RIGHT HAND. That's why table saws and other woodshop tools scare the hell out of me. At least, it was only a roller. :/ Stupid dangerous unidirectional roller... >_>
But i'm fine. I got more scared than actually hurt... (is there an expression like that in english? I french it's Avoir plus peur que mal.)
I need to stop thinking about what could have happened if my hand had been cuaght furthe dasjd hask dh ok not thinking about that. Shit.
/rant
Sorry for the whiny post. I needed to get that off my chest. :/