I am lazy so I will copy and paste something else I wrote:

Hello all. I am knew to the straight shaving world and do enjoy it. I think I am doing this to achieve some level of patience with the world around me. But like all virtues it takes time to learn. If I believed in reincarnation I think I would be coming back as a stone. I do have two possible scars. I was not in a rush. I was just half asleep. It was the morning time and just overestimated the sharpness of that blade. Oh boy was it sharp. I just got it back from being honed and immediately learned the difference from a 'factory shave ready edge' and a professionally honed edge. I mean I was not using a lot of pressure either. Anyway, now I shave at night way before I go to sleep. As far as the wounds, I am treating them with plenty of aloe and tea tree oil. I will keep my fingers crossed. Also, I find myself enjoying stropping just as much as shaving. Though it does get frustrating at times. It is like my muscle memory forgot what I was doing the day before. At times, I feel that I am almost there with understanding how to do it consistently. I can say I have not injured my strop in the past two weeks. That first week I thought I would not have any leather left on it. But I do try to enjoy it. The sound of the suction of the blade as it passes over some hide is rhythmic as well as quieting. But my monkey brain keeps getting in the way of my ecstatic state. Stupid, stupid monkey that I am. But I am a curious one. So hopefully I will not stick my hand on the oven burner too many more times.