It's My Ankle's Second Birthday!

     So as some of you probably know, I have a plate in my ankle.  Two years ago I was playing a rugby 7s tournament and had a whole human being landed on the inside of my shin.  Broke it in 4 places and completely severed a ligament attached to my fibula (I was only told the name of the ligament once and I was higher than a drone on painkillers).  Spent the next 6 hours in Coney Island Medical Center, which is just as shitty as you'd expect.  I saw 0 doctors and some chick was on bath salts or something in the room next to me.  There's a few things I've learned having a pound of titanium in your leg:

- Chicks don't dig scars.  Whoever said this is a goddamn liar.  Every time I show a girl at the bar my ankle, she runs off.  Shenanigans.
- I can kick a ball way better now.  Having that extra bit of metal weight in my leg is pretty sweet for my leg strength.
- Painkillers are awesome.  Like a true warrior, I saw Black Sabbath 4 days after surgery and headbanged while on crutches.  Also PNC Bank Arts Center has really shitty handicapped seating.
- I'm like 90% sure metal detectors don't work on titanium.  I've been through a few metal detectors and no one's stopped me.
- My gym staff is a bunch of douchebags.  I was still going to the gym in my cast and boot and literally 1 staffer there acknowledged me.  That's cool dick, I'll just crutch my way over to the door you're not blocking.
- Any anniversary is an excuse for cake!

     I went to Mill's Bakery which is down the block from me.  They're a great local bakery.  But like all bakeries, going there frequently can be a problem when you're pulling in $0.40 annually on your blogger income.  You gotta budget your money a little more than usual.
     This is their chocolate mousse cake.  Sweet frickin' lou was this delicious.  The chocolate frosting on top was very thick and supportive to hold up the lighter frosting and chocolate chips around the outside.  The middle was a very tasty mousse, which unfortunately didn't hold up well after a few passes of my fork.  The bottom layer, the cake itself, was very dark and heavy.  So this cake basically hit all the bases.
     Also I spent $2.50 on it.  That's a dangerous price considering it's like 4 times the size of a candy bar, a dollar more, and way better than most of the other things I try.  10/10