feeling better

k, my skin's almost healed; healed, as in, i can touch it, and it won't cause a burning pain... which means i can finally get back to practicing electric guitar again...

(speaking of electric guitar, it would REALLY be nice if i had a 2nd electric guitar; kinda annoying tuning back and forth between dropped c# and standard e)

i have a feeling all that stuff is gonna chaff right off though; which would explain why my frontside never really looks dark at all.

ok, i don't know if you know this, but bengay doesn't really work by relieving your pain; it's actually a mild irritant; it supposedly irritates the skin where it's applied so your body sends a lot of red blood cells to that area to help you. you can see that this is the truth the next time you get hurt; like when you get a sunburn. touch the area and grit your teeth and ignore the sharp pain; you'll actually sense that all you really feel is a mild burning sensation; much like the feeling you get when you put on bengay.

it's always fascinated me how pain works anyways... like how much is it psychological, how much of it physical, does it seem to be composed of only sharp painful feelings, or a burning sensation, etc.