From the ground up

I got back a little while ago from our annual high school youth group fall retreat. It was quite the fun weekend, full of basketball, unusual smells, poor building design - bringing about way too much heat and humidity in the rooms, squash stealing and dressing like a sleazy Hollywood agent. But what I came away with the most was various means of pain. For your enjoyment I've listed out the various injuries that I incurred this weekend.

Feet
- If-I-had-played-one-more-game-of-basketball-I'd-have-some-nasty-blisters.
- Sore toe: at several moments thought to be broken, I'm not entirely sure how this happened, but did notice it after a seven-mile run.

Legs
- Anterior shinsplints: from running seven miles on gravel roads, and not really having a lot of miles in the past few weeks.

Knees
- Rug burn: I was, without warning, attacked by one Jordan Oakes - a stellar welterweight - and we proceeded in an impromptu [unsanctioned] wrestling match. I won, but I will say that he's a beast.

Back/shoulders
- Sore and tight: I'm not sure why, but it's probable that the wrestling match and a horrible mattress contributed. My back is, as I'm writing this, still hurting.

Hand
- Bruised fingernail: this is one of those weird injuries that is fairly minor, but it hurts like the dickens when it happens; this one was made possible by some wood paneling.

Elbows
- Rug burn: also from the wrestling match.

Face
- Bruised eyelid: I'm not entirely sure how it's possible to bruise one's eyelid without getting a black eye, but I somehow managed to do so. It occurred during the wrestling match, and probably caused by my glasses.