when I make the mistake of thinking I'm cool, the world kindly sets me right

[lapsusxlinguae]

today while attempting to make pasta salad, I grabbed the handles of a pot that had been boiling water for about 15 minutes, burned three fingers on my right hand, which rendered the limited paring knife abilities I have nearly useless, such that, after several minutes of watching over my shoulder, my mother patiently brushed me aside to cut the

Comments

[javvie]

Ouch. I hope your fingers are okay again.
I think that this could be me too since it happened to me as well.
I do feel hungry now. :)

[lapsusxlinguae]

my fingers will be fine. my ego may hurt a little longer though, hah.

yes, in spite of my unintentional attempts otherwise, the food was quite delicious. :)

[blondespaz]

OOOOOUUUUCH. D:

Cooking takes practice, and even then you can still make mistakes that lead to injury. No worries.

I'm about to pick up Handmaiden's Tale from the library, btw. Have you started reading it yet? We could be our own book club. XD

[lapsusxlinguae]

oh, I know; I just felt ridiculous.

I haven't! but we can absolutely read it together; that would be fun and encourage me to read.