Wordox-related Injury

Last night a piece of wood under my computer desk came loose, so I pulled it off. I chose to deal with it later. I had no idea there were two exposed nails where it had been. While playing NeverCook in an EXOX tournament, I slid forward under the desk & ripped open the left side of my knee. It was a dumb accident.

Here's the part that scares me: When it happened I felt a searing pain, of course, & saw blood oozing out of my leg. The sensible thing to do would have been to say, "I've got to go, sorry!" & get offline & deal with it. Instead, I kept playing. I fumbled a play as I worried about how I would get that blood stain out of the carpet. Never said "Ok?" I slapped a tissue over the wound & typed "yes", hoping I hadn't gotten blood on my keyboard. (That would be a bear to clean.) After the match, I made nice in the lobby & asked to be withdrawn.

I considered myself fortunate to have won that match because, had I lost, I would look like one of those people who leave a swiss after one loss because they have no hope of winning the tourney. (another Wordox pet peeve) I might have had to play another game. Yes, I would have sat there exsanguinating just to prove I'm not that type of person. Wordox has skewed my reasoning. It is a dangerous game that none of us should take lightly. I strongly urge players to wear protective knee pads when engaged in tournament play. I was cocky & didn't wear any, so now (at 5:33am) I'm sitting here with 12 throbbing stitches & a carpet stain that looks like it should have a chalk outline around it.

To those who registered for my 11pm NO PINKS game, I am sorry for abandoning you.