a plumber i am not . . .

so i've had this persistent drip in my bathroom faucet.  if i move the ball to one very specialized locale, the drip ceases.  but this morning, even before grocery shopping, i decided to look up the issue on YouTube.  bad idea.  i followed the directions and after a splurt of inky black water and some gunk, nothing.  no water.  of course that means no drip so i guess technically i fixed it.  i'll remind myself of that every time i go to wash my face or hands between now and monday when i call the real plumber.