I have poison ivy. Or poison sumac. Or poison oak. Something poisonous. Or at least something that's an irritant. Whatever. Stop making fun of me and listen. It's on my right wrist and upper arm. And on my left hand... I actually had to take my wedding ring off because it was causing the irritation to WRAP AROUND MY FINGER. My index finger is all stupid looking because there's a big bump on my first knuckle that looks like it's about to burst if I continue to flex my digit.

It's gross and itchy and took a full week to really manifest. Strangely, that's normal. What's not normal is that after it finally DID manifest, it spread. See, it's not supposed to spread like that. What's supposed to happen is that the oils get on you, surreptitiously. Then, you scratch or something and spread it. Unawares and shit. THEN, a week later, you start to itch everywhere and there's no stopping it because you SPREAD THE OILS A WEEK AGO! Now what I did was this. I apparently got into the irritant. It left a small irritated spot on my arm. I washed thoroughly with soap and water and it was fine. For several days. And THEN. Monday morning, I woke up at 5AM and was itching like mad. It was still contained to one small spot but now it's getting bigger. And more red. And swollen.

Fucking plants with their biological need to irritate. What's the point? There's no point. It's not a defense... we only kill the shit AFTER it irritates. Animals don't eat it, that I know of. And if they do, it's not an issue.

The end result of all this irritation and stuff is that now, every little itch becomes the subject of inspection and coating with Ivarest.

I will be completely pink by the end of the day.