how is this even possible?

on friday, our cat bit me. inside my mouth.

i still don't even see how that is possible. i mean, i don't think he was necssarily aiming for the inside of my lip, but that's where he got me.

i had a deep gash on the inside of my upper lip, a claw mark on my cheek, and two nicks on my gum above my front tooth. darn cat.

it was pretty gross for the first couple of days. after the initial bleeding (and there was lots of it) stopped, my lip got all puffy and swollen on one side. and my gum was bruised! did you know gums could do that?!? it was all blue! when i smiled i looked pretty silly.

the swelling is almost entirely gone today. and the gash in my lip closed itself up pretty well. but now i shrink away when i see that cat. the thing's not even a foot tall, but i'm still terrified of it. now i will NEVER own a cat!