Not that any of you need reminding....
...but always cut AWAY from you.
Sometimes we need to re-learn what we learned the hard way when we were kids.
When evil is viewed as good, righteousness is viewed as evil.
Did you get a boo boo? I hope it isn't too bad. At least you can still type.
The people I know who cut on a surface of course do so up and down. However, I know a few who hold the items, some, and slice towards them. It's just their way. We all have our own little quirks.