I Rocked but I did not Roll

I'm out for a few weeks boys (broken elbow). So last Saturday after a killer morning session followed by another epic brunch at Toast, Eric and I say goodbye to Nick and head back to the park for another go. Eric managed to scrape a couple of very respectable grinds in the 8ft bowl and I was probably skating the best I ever have at the Louisville park due to all the time I have been able to spend down there (thanks to you all for putting me up). I somehow managed to eat shit on a seemingly harmless rock n roll on a 6ft section. When I hit I knew my right arm had gotten pretty worked and I told Eric that I was done for the day as I knew my arm could not take another impact. I watched him skate for a while until he was done and then headed home. Shifting gears was a lot of fun and a couple of times I felt a rather uncomfortable tightening/spasming sensation in my elbow. I kept thinking of the scene in the King of the Road video where Rattray dislocates his elbow. I got home and compared my elbows in the mirror and they looked significantly different enough for me to decide to drive to the ER to have it checked out. So after an 8 hour visit there (about 7.5 hours of waiting) I got to take home another splint, another shower cover for said splint, a bunch of paperwork which included another Vicodin prescription, the memory of an old lady puking her guts out a few feet away from me, and the news that I had successfully fractured another bone (radial head). The good news (besides the Vicodin RX of course) is that on my follow up visit to my ortho Dr. he told me it wasn't a major break, no cast, lose the splint, just use the sling and move my arm around so it doesn't stiffen up. 4 to 6 weeks healing time. All in all my adjustment to doing those "everyday living" things with mostly my left hand and arm hasn't been too bad. Although waxing "the champ" with my left took a little getting used to it's now working out real well and is shiny as ever. I can still type at work and I even made another chocolate peanut butter pie last night. Life sure is grand.