I will spare you the photographic evidence

because this is a PG-13 kind of blog, and I'm not saying it rivals the black toe of death, but I have an enormous, jewel-toned, formerly fluid-filled, but now curiously flat pustule on the side of my left foot. The beast seems to reside partly under the calloused pad of the ball of my foot, but has escaped to find freedom near my instep. It is very strange. Very strange indeed. It doesn't hurt though, so I've got that going for me. Which is nice.