May 26
Elmo thought slipping on a wet leaf was bad enough. Going flying into the curb head first and preventing facial disfigurement with his hands was even less fun. But shattering his pinky finger was the worst of all. And walking around in denial all day with a bruised hand and a throbbing finger didn’t change the fact that it was BROKEN. Especially not after he went to Cedars Sinai at 10PM and the chirpy Asian physician’s assistant took an x-ray to confirm. Now he has to wear an increasingly sweaty, smelly splint for 3-4 weeks while the finger heals. Of course, it could be worse. He could have broken his nose or his arm. But you’d be surprised how much you use a pinky. It’s a valuable appendage. – Shaan