Salsa Dancing

I was stepped on many times, and don’t remember one exact incident that would have done this.

Gay Club

I tripped over a chair at a gay club trying to get the attention of the guy who played Ricky on my so called life. Yep. This was proceeded by a go go dancer accosting me in his underwear.

I’m awesome.

Shower

slipping. banging
my leg into a tub.
pain.

Supernova

This is week 2 of the bruise. It looks like a supernova.

Blood Letting

They took my blood and gave me a bruise in return.

Cheese Bruise

I dropped a large and rather pointy piece of Parmesan cheese on my foot. For reals. Who gets stabbed by cheese?

A Taxonomy of Bruises

The ever-alert Joanna recently pointed me to the latest issue of Cabinet Magazine which contains the delightful article, “A Taxonomy of Bruises” by Dominic Pettman. This inventory of contusions was supposedly discovered “near the ancient city of Petra, in 1844″.

Picking a favorite from this sublimely idiosyncratic collection would be nearly impossible, but perhaps this single example give you a taste:

contusio indicans: a bruise that betrays a secret

After a Marathon

What happens when you run too soon after a marathon.

Meatball!

Bike accident. Took a hairpin turn a little too fast. Flipped over a few times in a ditch. Bruise accompanied by a broken collarbone and a split finger.

Unknown Origin #1

We knew this day would come eventually. This is our first bruise whose bruise-ee does not know how they got it. It’s a beauty anyhow.