What a long, sad trip it's been

Buddha said, "All suffering comes from desire."

This icon made me suffer. Now you can, too.

That Buddha knew his shit.

(Icon by xloz_91x)

One of my favorite bloggers, John Cole at Balloon Juice slipped on some ice while walking his dog and tore up his shoulder really badly. I read with horrified fascination about how he used his own front doorknob to pop his dislocated shoulder back into place and I thought, That is one tough bastard, and of course also thought of Dean Winchester for whom the dislocated shoulder is the No. 1 fanfiction malady (and it's canon, too!). Of course, life being nothing like fanfiction or television, Cole's real-life shoulder, unlike Dean's invincible one, kept popping back out of place and it turns out the shoulder was so wrecked he had to have two hours of surgery to put it back together. Ouch.

Anyway, because any horrific injury can -- and of course, should -- be put in the service of fanfiction, I thought I'd tell you about this incredible device that Cole was fitted with after the surgery. I'd never heard of such a thing -- it actually connects via hoses to a cooler full of ice water that is then circulated throughout the shoulder pad to reduce swelling. Seems hideously cumbersome and uncomfortable and so perfect for all your h/c needs and so I'm sharing it with all you who, like me, enjoy beating the shit out of Dean Winchester for no explicable reason except that Dean would look hot even with ice-water hoses running out of his arm. Enjoy.

andune_85 created this gorgeous icon. How could I resist? It's the new default.