Dead Arms

MalReynolds · 10-23-2005, 06:16 PM

I clamored onto the bus, half asleep. I was perpetually tired this week, not getting the full 10 hours I was used to, usually clocking in at around 7 or 6. No ones fault, I just wasn't comfortable with the bed I was sleeping in.

I sat down next to the window and waited for the bus to take off. It finally did, around 1. I tried sleeping, but the movie that was playing was fairly ironic and fairly loud; Changing Lanes, a movie all about a small car accident. Naturally, we were watching it on a bus.

We stopped in DC to pick folks up; I don't know who they were, but we were sitting there for arond thirty minutes for them to climb on the bus.

The movie ended and the driver was too busy driving to put one in, so I tried to get comfortable. The only position that worked for me was my elbow against the window, with my hand over my head, my other elbow against the headrest of the seat next to me, with my hand on top of my headrest. I laid my head in the crook of my arm against the window and almost instantly fell asleep.

I woke up three hours later, at around 5, with a strange feeling. I couldn't move my arms. I tried, but I couldn't move them at all. The bus hit a bump, and they both fell from their respective positions and into my lap/into my seat-mates lap. He didn't wake up. Contorting my shoulder, blade, I got my arm off of him before wondering just what exactly was going on.

I know how Ashton Kutcher felt in "The Butterfly Effect" when he awoke with no arms.

But they were just asleep. In such a deep sleep that I couldn't even conjure the power to move them. For all intents and purposes, my arm was about as useful as a Slim Fast in a fat school; they were there, they just weren't gonna be used for a while.

It took an hour for the feeling to return to my right arm. I moved it up and away, and used it to lift my left arm. By the time we left Jersey, I could move my left fore-arm, but I couldn't use my shoulder or upper arm. I could feel the muscles moving, contracting, I just couldn't move them at all.

We pulled into the city at our stop at 7, meaning the bus only spent 6 hours give or take driving, subtract the time we spent in Washington. We made incredible time.

And by the time we pulled into Canal, I could barely move my left arm. Don't need to move an arm much to drag a suitcase, though. As soon as I got back to the apartment, I crashed.

Not entirley true. I had pancakes. They were delicious. Then I crashed.

That was a weird-ass bus ride.

Mal

QreepyBORIS · 10-23-2005, 06:21 PM

The less relevant the story, the more interesting.

Nice.

Omeganitros · 10-23-2005, 06:42 PM

I don't think that was a story.

QreepyBORIS · 10-23-2005, 07:20 PM

A piece of fiction counts as a story, no?

NuclearShadow · 10-23-2005, 07:23 PM

Would've been better if the movie playing on the bus was the movie Speed.

MalReynolds · 10-23-2005, 07:29 PM

Yeah, but this isn't fiction. It actually happened to me. So, yeah, I guess it is kind of a story... More of a story to tell the grandkids over a monster that eats people through its vagina.

Mal

Sol_Solis · 10-23-2005, 10:31 PM

You're so good with your punctuation and your little commas and what not.

Omeganitros · 10-24-2005, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MalReynolds

Yeah, but this isn't fiction. It actually happened to me. So, yeah, I guess it is kind of a story... More of a story to tell the grandkids over a monster that eats people through its vagina.

Mal

THE INSIGNIFICANT VICTORY IS MINE

hydrojakep · 10-24-2005, 05:56 AM

Great story man, keep it up.

ToshX · 10-24-2005, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sol_Solis

You're so good with your punctuation and your little commas and what not.

You're so good with your puncuation, little commas and whatnot.

Tonberry_Kid · 10-24-2005, 09:28 AM

That happens to me when I sleep too. You just really deprive your arm of blood/oxygen if you sleep with your head over just the right spot of your arm. And then it's asleep.

At least when they came back to feeling, you didn't get the horrific pins-and-needles feeling.

**Tasselfoot** · 10-24-2005, 03:05 PM

You really need to differentiate between true story vs fictional story.

180digi · 10-24-2005, 03:42 PM

Strange. I suppose that because you were sleeping on your arms, the blood got cut off and you couldnt move them. Still seems strange though, that you couldnt move them for hours.

Tps222 · 10-24-2005, 03:57 PM

Is that dangerous in any way?

I thought that was a story for half of it.

Mindfields · 10-24-2005, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MalReynolds

Not entirley true. I had pancakes. They were delicious. Then I crashed.

That was a weird-ass bus ride.

Mal

FTW

bobbycat73 · 10-24-2005, 04:08 PM

Interesting. Better than the "i played stepmania and then my arms deid lol" story I was expecting when I read the topic title.

10-23-2005, 06:16 PM	#1
MalReynolds CHOCK FULL O' NUTRIENTS FFR Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A Denny's Bathroom. Age: 25 Posts: 6,680	Dead Arms I clamored onto the bus, half asleep. I was perpetually tired this week, not getting the full 10 hours I was used to, usually clocking in at around 7 or 6. No ones fault, I just wasn't comfortable with the bed I was sleeping in. I sat down next to the window and waited for the bus to take off. It finally did, around 1. I tried sleeping, but the movie that was playing was fairly ironic and fairly loud; Changing Lanes, a movie all about a small car accident. Naturally, we were watching it on a bus. We stopped in DC to pick folks up; I don't know who they were, but we were sitting there for arond thirty minutes for them to climb on the bus. The movie ended and the driver was too busy driving to put one in, so I tried to get comfortable. The only position that worked for me was my elbow against the window, with my hand over my head, my other elbow against the headrest of the seat next to me, with my hand on top of my headrest. I laid my head in the crook of my arm against the window and almost instantly fell asleep. I woke up three hours later, at around 5, with a strange feeling. I couldn't move my arms. I tried, but I couldn't move them at all. The bus hit a bump, and they both fell from their respective positions and into my lap/into my seat-mates lap. He didn't wake up. Contorting my shoulder, blade, I got my arm off of him before wondering just what exactly was going on. I know how Ashton Kutcher felt in "The Butterfly Effect" when he awoke with no arms. But they were just asleep. In such a deep sleep that I couldn't even conjure the power to move them. For all intents and purposes, my arm was about as useful as a Slim Fast in a fat school; they were there, they just weren't gonna be used for a while. It took an hour for the feeling to return to my right arm. I moved it up and away, and used it to lift my left arm. By the time we left Jersey, I could move my left fore-arm, but I couldn't use my shoulder or upper arm. I could feel the muscles moving, contracting, I just couldn't move them at all. We pulled into the city at our stop at 7, meaning the bus only spent 6 hours give or take driving, subtract the time we spent in Washington. We made incredible time. And by the time we pulled into Canal, I could barely move my left arm. Don't need to move an arm much to drag a suitcase, though. As soon as I got back to the apartment, I crashed. Not entirley true. I had pancakes. They were delicious. Then I crashed. That was a weird-ass bus ride. Mal __________________ "A new take on the epic fantasy genre... Darkly comic, relatable characters... twisted storyline." "Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!

10-23-2005, 06:21 PM	#2
QreepyBORIS FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: It is a mystery. Age: 22 Posts: 7,454	RE: Dead Arms The less relevant the story, the more interesting. Nice. __________________ Signature subject to change. THE ZERRRRRG.

10-23-2005, 06:42 PM	#3
Omeganitros auauauau FFR Veteran Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hee-Haw! Age: 24 Posts: 8,771	RE: Dead Arms I don't think that was a story.

10-23-2005, 07:20 PM	#4
QreepyBORIS FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: It is a mystery. Age: 22 Posts: 7,454	RE: Dead Arms A piece of fiction counts as a story, no? __________________ Signature subject to change. THE ZERRRRRG.

10-23-2005, 07:29 PM	#6
MalReynolds CHOCK FULL O' NUTRIENTS FFR Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A Denny's Bathroom. Age: 25 Posts: 6,680	Yeah, but this isn't fiction. It actually happened to me. So, yeah, I guess it is kind of a story... More of a story to tell the grandkids over a monster that eats people through its vagina. Mal __________________ "A new take on the epic fantasy genre... Darkly comic, relatable characters... twisted storyline." "Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!

10-23-2005, 10:31 PM	#7
Sol_Solis FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 658	You're so good with your punctuation and your little commas and what not.

10-24-2005, 05:56 AM	#9
hydrojakep FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Earth. Age: 21 Posts: 2,290	Great story man, keep it up. __________________

10-24-2005, 03:05 PM	#12
Tasselfoot Retired BOSS FFR Simfile Author FFR Veteran FFR Legend Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Widget Heaven Age: 29 Posts: 25,159	You really need to differentiate between true story vs fictional story. __________________ RIP

10-24-2005, 03:42 PM	#13
180digi FFR Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: I'm a computer. Age: 22 Posts: 969	Strange. I suppose that because you were sleeping on your arms, the blood got cut off and you couldnt move them. Still seems strange though, that you couldnt move them for hours. __________________ You'll never walk alone.

10-24-2005, 03:57 PM	#14
Tps222 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: THE END ZONE Age: 22 Posts: 5,456	Is that dangerous in any way? I thought that was a story for half of it. __________________ I'M TOUCHDOWN JONES -->FFRcade

10-24-2005, 04:08 PM	#16
bobbycat73 FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Milford, Connecticut Posts: 339	RE: Re: Dead Arms Interesting. Better than the "i played stepmania and then my arms deid lol" story I was expecting when I read the topic title. __________________ aids http://mafia.cheats4us.org/index.php?x=241521 <- Hot asian chicks!!

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