Monday, March 18, 2024

Inky-dinky-eewww!

 I decided to spend a little time out in my pod, and catch up on some writing.  I have materials out there, so I just wandered out and pulled them from the mini cupboard.

I took out the paper, and my "pencil box", which has many different writing implements. I took out some pencils, but decided I would use a pen. Took out the pen, and uncapped it. It proceeded to barf all over my hands.  I managed to keep it from getting on the paper, table, or floor. However, my hands were blackened with ink. I washed my hands, and it got the worst of it off. I picked out another pen, and splutch, again I am inked. So, I asked if Husband had any potions for ink remover. 

Acetone works quite well, with elbow grease. This morning I can't see any ink except a tiny, tiny bit that got under a thumb nail. However, I have to put ointment on my poor hands, they are desert dry. 

So... I will have to go out to the pod, take a roll of paper towels and check all my ink pens for damage. All I can figure is that it was way cold in the ice storm, and perhaps the ink froze and broke my pens. Fortunately, they were in a plastic bag in the pen box, so it wouldn't have damaged much past that, anyway. 

But, I now have very clean hands after chem cleaning, soap and water cleaning several times, and...

I never did end up doing any writing!



These were after two soap & water washings.  :/