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Post #356 - January 27, 2006 - 4:22 pm

I just split my fingernail in half

Written by Dan

While I was busy rewinding part one of NINE LIVES, the index finger on my right hand decided it would wander off into the spinning metal vortex of the take up reel. Long story short (I'm fond of that saying, aren't I?), a large piece of metal on the reel gently lifted up my fingernail, kissed the quick, tore the nail in half, and then, ever so gingerly, laid the nail back down where it had originally been. It's amazing how such a small injury can totally incapicate me.

It hurts when I type.
It hurts when I click the mouse.
It hurts when I rewind films.
It hurts when I shovel popcorn.
It hurts when I lift reels.
It hurts when I open drinks.
It hurts when I scratch my butt.

It just plain ol' HURTS!

Stupid fingernail.

On a brighter note, our February calendar is finally complete. Here's the lowdown:

Feb. 1-7 A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Feb. 3-5 BE HERE TO LOVE ME: A FILM ABOUT TOWNES VAN ZANDT
Feb. 8-14 BUBBLE
Feb. 10-13 COACHELLA
Feb. 14-15 MOOLAADE
Feb. 15-22 DUMA
Feb. 16-21 PULSE
Feb. 22-28 WHITE COUNTESS
Feb. 23-27 LOGGERHEADS
Feb. 27-28 HEAVEN ON EARTH (with director Rick Minnich)

Since the suxteen is bringing in CAPOTE and GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, we thought we'd round out the Oscar hopefulls with a revist of HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Also, since it took suck a long time to finalize the schedule, we thought it would be a good idea to start off with a film that didn't need much promoting. Maybe if we're lucky we can convince Tess Harper to swing by for one of the screenings of LOGGERHEADS... keep your fingers crossed.

Speaking of fingers, mine is killing me.

Comments for post #356

Scott G. says:

It hurts when I taste your blood and pus in the popcorn. :)

¤ Posted on January 27, 2006 @ 6:35 pm

Scott G. says:

I'm sorry Dan, I shouldn't have typed that.

¤ Posted on January 27, 2006 @ 6:39 pm

brian of moore says:

coachella???
as in that super rad festival that alot of people i know attended.. and i wasnt able to go? the one with all the bands that i love.... LOVE!....
... that coachella?
hmm.. well at least ill get to see a movie about it

oh.. and ive heard many great things about a history of violence.. i didnt know if you guys would get it or not..
so thats very good to hear as well :-)

now parden me .. while i look up the rest of these movies.. to see what theyre about :-)

¤ Posted on January 27, 2006 @ 8:41 pm

Matthew Martin (aka R.J. Jack MacReady Burton) says:

Fingernail injuries make me cringe big time. To me, fingernails are really sensitive. Everyone, go see "A History Of Violence" (many probably already have). You won't be sorry! (Some may be against it going from the Palace and discount prices to you guys and regular prices though.)

¤ Posted on January 27, 2006 @ 10:19 pm

Aaron J Scott says:

I've performed removal of a hangnail on my big toe before. It was the same way – hurt when I walked, hurt when I sat, hurt when I was asleep – and then I realized the scabby thing was supposed to be under my toenail.

I've also removed a couple of toenails on myself and one on another person. That didn't hurt quite as bad. They just needed to go.

¤ Posted on January 27, 2006 @ 11:07 pm

Aaron J Scott says:

PS those are all my gross toe stories.

¤ Posted on January 27, 2006 @ 11:07 pm

erin says:

removal of own toenail. really bad.
removal of someone elses toenail. super bad (and not in an 'i got soul' kinda way)

how could one be convinced to pull someone elses toenail? when i clip my neices finger/toe nails i get queazy.. thinking about how awful it would hurt her if i cut them too short. or didnt cut enough and the nail was sharp and got snagged. or if the toenail flys off after being clipped and gets her in the eye.....

sorry about your finger dan. time heals all wounds.
: )

¤ Posted on January 27, 2006 @ 11:45 pm

Caleb says:

Props to Erin for tying toenail removal with James Brown.

And I don't know how well everyone will like A History of Violence, but I'm sure they'll love the nice pre-show slideshow ad for it!

¤ Posted on January 28, 2006 @ 1:32 am

Aaron J Scott says:

Both cases of lost toenails (theirs and mine) were after long backpacking trips. It actually hurts worse if you try to leave it on there when it's all banged up and coming off like it was. Getting rid of it is actually kind of liberating...

¤ Posted on January 28, 2006 @ 9:47 am

Dave says:

try crazy glue.* seriously.

when i used to play a lot of guitar my fingernails would sometimes get torn away from the skin. i'd crazy glue it back down and good as new. learned that trick from stevie ray vaughan. i didn't learn it from him personally but i'd read he did that. it works.

*use at your own risk and all that.

¤ Posted on January 28, 2006 @ 11:03 am

Ummmm says:

Is the health dept. cool with you putting an open wound in the popcorn??

¤ Posted on January 28, 2006 @ 12:59 pm

Aprilcakes says:

Okay... because of Dave's Crazy Glue suggestion, I feel that I must add that Super Glue was originally invented for use by the military to hold wounds together when someone was injured in the battlefield. So, I'm pretty sure it would be safe to use. Did you know that the military also invented duck tape (now known as duct tape)? It was used to water-proof one's boots and such, hence the name "duck" tape. Following that rabbit trail a little further, I once heard that the Wal-Mart Supercenter on North Kansas Expressway was the "duct tape capital of the United States", apparently because they sell the highest volume of the stuff: how white-trashy is that? Ah, Springtown!

¤ Posted on January 29, 2006 @ 3:36 pm

nicki says:

OWWWWWW!!!

hope it heals super-quick.

if not, a margarita might help... the cold of the glass could numb the finger until the alcohol could!

... mmm.... now i need one!

¤ Posted on January 29, 2006 @ 3:55 pm

Lotus says:

Poor Dan. I slammed my finger in the car door on Christmas morning in 1997. It never fulled healed. It was fun grossing everyone out; I could lift the nail halfway off of the nail bed. Good luck!

¤ Posted on January 29, 2006 @ 11:40 pm

Mr. Wally says:

I'm in the process of losing a toenail right now! Someone stepped on my foot as I was playing basketball a few months ago. It turned all black and stuff. It's so cool. It's my first one.

¤ Posted on January 30, 2006 @ 8:44 am

Aristocrat says:

I would like to further explore the amount of time between the butt-scratching and the handling of food. Is that wrong to know if you washed your hands in-between? Should I bring some Purell?

¤ Posted on January 30, 2006 @ 1:04 pm

Dan says:

Actually, I haven't handled the food (read: popcorn) since the incident. Nor will I until the bandage comes off.

¤ Posted on January 30, 2006 @ 2:17 pm      [ The Moxie Blog ]

Mark says:

38 hits for 'long story short' on the Google search of the moxie site.

Hmm...

M

¤ Posted on January 31, 2006 @ 12:36 pm

Ben says:

Not to take this off topic, but nice work on screening Bubble! I hope NATO doesn't try to burn your theater down :) The news reports say that you're supposed to get a cut of the dvd revenues. How is that working out for you (not that you can say since you haven't actually shown it yet). I'd love to know the particulars, as this is pretty groundbreaking (I think)

¤ Posted on February 3, 2006 @ 2:53 am

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