Apparently starting a lawnmower can be dangerous. It has gotten a lot more purple since the pic was taken, trust me. I busted the vein that runs along the top of my thumb with the grip that is tethered to the cord on a lawnmower. It hit a catch and snapped back out of my right hand onto my left thumb.
I guess it is all my fault for trying to make a little cash mowing grass to try and fly out of the country again...
If only there were some way to work safely online from another country I could give up the lawn mowing hustle... oh well.