"I hope your face gets better....."
Nov. 27th, 2001 06:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missfrostToday at work has been pretty weird. Many different reactions to my "new image" - ranging from shock, horror, concern, sympathy and "were you drinking?" What can I say kids, it's not big and it's not clever.
Paul Fisher asked me to do something for him later on in the afternoon, and said he would punch me in the face if I didn't. *cackle*
The people who've completely avoided the subject have been mainly men that I don't know too well. i.e. they assume I have been beaten up by my boyfriend. Well, today has given a chance for the story to fly round the building. It will be funny to see how many people happen to need petty cash tomorrow.
It's been more weird watching the reactions of The General Public. I can understand it - I mean if something catches your eye you do have a second look, we all do. But I am getting to the point where I may just say "Yes it's a black eye, alright?" to the next person.
Well the eye's gone down a bit, it would probably be less obvious if i didn't have cuts on the end of my nose though!
The trouble is now I am going all drama queen about whether or not I may have a serious head injury. Having been on a first aid course recently isn't helping, because I am reading all the symptoms into everything. Apparently the fluid surrounding your brain is clear and tasteless, and you should watch for it coming from ears and eyes of brain injury victims. So is this ear wax, or what?
Half of me is telling myself "But Rhoda, people do drop dead from undiagnosed injuries" and half of me is saying "Oh for god's sake you silly cow."
Oh and the vain bit of me is still wondering whether or not to wear make up on the non-black eye.....
Paul Fisher asked me to do something for him later on in the afternoon, and said he would punch me in the face if I didn't. *cackle*
The people who've completely avoided the subject have been mainly men that I don't know too well. i.e. they assume I have been beaten up by my boyfriend. Well, today has given a chance for the story to fly round the building. It will be funny to see how many people happen to need petty cash tomorrow.
It's been more weird watching the reactions of The General Public. I can understand it - I mean if something catches your eye you do have a second look, we all do. But I am getting to the point where I may just say "Yes it's a black eye, alright?" to the next person.
Well the eye's gone down a bit, it would probably be less obvious if i didn't have cuts on the end of my nose though!
The trouble is now I am going all drama queen about whether or not I may have a serious head injury. Having been on a first aid course recently isn't helping, because I am reading all the symptoms into everything. Apparently the fluid surrounding your brain is clear and tasteless, and you should watch for it coming from ears and eyes of brain injury victims. So is this ear wax, or what?
Half of me is telling myself "But Rhoda, people do drop dead from undiagnosed injuries" and half of me is saying "Oh for god's sake you silly cow."
Oh and the vain bit of me is still wondering whether or not to wear make up on the non-black eye.....
