don't read this if you get grossed out easily or are afraid of flames

lately i have been training to run a Ragnar Relay. over the past 2-ish years, i've given running some half-sassed attention, but the past 2 months have been serious business.

here's what'll be happening: Ragnar So Cal

i'm following this: Training Schedule

i've typically been pretty much a sissy with running, but with steady training, i'm amazed at how far i've come. with such effort, however, come some basic maladies. i really couldn't care less about sore muscles or cramps or shakey legs; the problem is the toenail issue.

i've started to develop blisters underneath most of my toenails, causing a bit of...alarm. not to mention a lot of pain. my roommates can attest to this because i tend to talk about it a lot. actually, i just recently figured out they were blisters, which is sort of a relief because i was starting to get worried that my toes were just warping. i'm a girl, ok? we don't like stuff that's not pretty.

i found out about the blisters when one popped. it was unexpected, and as i noticed a mass of bloody, gooey, serum flowing out of my toe i almost passed out. luckily my cousin, the aspiring MD, swooped in and took control of the situation. after the gore was gone, everything felt much better.

another blister has started to outgrow its shell and i noticed this morning is causing an infection. i was just trying to suck it up until this morning, at work, when i noticed i could barely walk down the hall. it was time to get the inevitable popping over with.

i asked the front desk if they happened to have a needle and a match. they referred me to the janitor. i asked him and he answered with a mischievous smile, "Yes, I have something." when you read that sentence in your mind, please attach a Hungarian accent to it, as the janitor is not only well-equipped, but also Hungarian.

5 minutes later, he came in with this:

i'm not sure what's worse: my throbbing, incapacitating toe, the blow torch, or the biggest freaking safety pin i've ever seen.

it did the job. amazing.
this running thing is obviously not the business of sissies.