So...throughout my 20 years on the planet I've had my share of cuts and scrapes. When I injure myself, I've always had my Dad's insurance to cushion the fall. Last night, after climbing and sinking into a snow mountain outside of Martin's Grocery Store, I was walking to E-hall on campus with my friends Rheanna and Christine. For some odd reason, I think it's because I ran out of socks in my laundry cycle, I decided to wear flip flops around. Being the Brockward person that I am, this decision shouldn't surprise many. This decision, however, was ill-fated, as I wiped out on the sidewalk. This patch of ice looked like snow, it was white and had a layer of powder on top. Either way, as I fell, something took over, and I protected my good leg by straightening it out. While doing this, I ended up bending my bad knee and falling upon it. This was pretty much the icing on the cake for my knee problems. Not able to walk on it, I finally took time out of my life to get it checked out. With the likelihood of arthroscopic surgery on the way, I need to start keeping myself out of harms way a little more.
So, I'm spending the afternoon watching TV. Flipping through the channels, I stop on abc Family for a little bit. Don't get me started on the Secret Life of the American Teenager...I'll save that for another day. The commercials come on, and I see a lip balm commercial. I hear the name, and I have to think about it for a second. Herpecin L: provides cold sore relief. Yes, this is a proper name, as the term "cold sore" is a friendly way to say that you have Herpes labialis, an infection caused by the Herpes simplex virus, but is this really something you'd want to name a lip balm? People use lip balm as protection from dry lips, or they just like the cold refreshing feeling, but I feel like this product really just throws it out there. Let me just whip out my Herpecin L and show off that "I HAVE HERPES"! I'll stick to Blistex or Burt's Bees for the time being.
