2.19.2004
shock
today at work i attempted to replace a tracklight in a jewelry counter. it was a poor fit. the light was the right size, the outlets were right, but something was fucked up.
i ended up getting electrically shocked three times. the first and third time were no big deal, but the second time was pretty intense. probably the worst i've ever felt (i'm fine-- no need to ask...).
*insert joke about why a "third time" came about here*
the weird thing about being shocked is that you experience this bizarre seperation from the jolt happening and your processing of pain. i can remember feeling something, then screaming, then thinking "why am i screaming at work???"... as if i was unaware of the very pain i was experiencing.
of course, a second or two later it was quite a little stab.
also, my co-workers had to endure me letting out a pretty serious yelp, which has a way of changing the parameters of work related anti-intimacy. it's like unwillingly giving someone a little glimpse into what you might sound like in the midst of a great tantrum. fucking embarrassing. but interesting too.
i ended up getting electrically shocked three times. the first and third time were no big deal, but the second time was pretty intense. probably the worst i've ever felt (i'm fine-- no need to ask...).
*insert joke about why a "third time" came about here*
the weird thing about being shocked is that you experience this bizarre seperation from the jolt happening and your processing of pain. i can remember feeling something, then screaming, then thinking "why am i screaming at work???"... as if i was unaware of the very pain i was experiencing.
of course, a second or two later it was quite a little stab.
also, my co-workers had to endure me letting out a pretty serious yelp, which has a way of changing the parameters of work related anti-intimacy. it's like unwillingly giving someone a little glimpse into what you might sound like in the midst of a great tantrum. fucking embarrassing. but interesting too.
