there's an alien baby living in my knee

At my derby girl debut game, 5 minutes before the end of the bout, my knee experienced a moment of intense intimacy with the floor. The result, a swollen knee for a week, a super colourful bruise for over a week, and a bruised tendon that is still causing me considerable pain. I had a doctor check me out this morning and he's optimistic that i'll be as good as new in a little over a week. I'm hoping he's right because team recruitment is December 16th and I need as much practice as possible before then.

I'm optimistic.