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So, that wasn't really too long ago.

Differences being that that photo was taken in North Dakota, I no longer have casts - I've worked my way up to the ski-boot looking things - and that my wheelchair has more stickers on it.

On the 27th I'll find out if I get to start using crutches or if it's gonna be another 2 weeks in the chair. Cross your fingers for me.

Oh, and that look on my face - that's me thinking, "Yeah, I'm in a fucking wheelchair. And yes, I understand that it was pretty dumb." I give that look a lot. And if you were wondering, people still remind me of these two things on a daily basis. And I still give that look. The one that says, "Yep, I fucked up. I know." And they still say, "Wow, you really fucked up. Bet you'll look before you leap next time!" And I just give that look and I say this next thing, the single most important thing I've learned from this experience:

"Breaking my feet did not teach me any kind of lesson. I knew to look before I jumped over that fence, it's kind of self-explanatory, you know? But, for all the times I've jumped over some fences and not hurt myself, that time I did. Being in this chair though, now that teaches you some things.

"I got caught being a kid, you know? Normal people don't do stuff like that, even if they're in a hurry, which I was, which is why I hopped it. I do that kind of stuff all the time. Stuff that kids do. And this time, I got caught. I guess I'm supposed to grow up a little, yeah?"

I'm kinda proud of that little speech I came up with. So, good for me.


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P.S. There's a variation of that look that makes me look like Jim, from The Office. I find this to be funny, and it makes me like myself a little more.