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Wednesday, January 30, 2008


Yesterday’s Near Faceplant.
Current mood: ashamed
Category: Life

So there I am, running to work one bite-ass cold January morning.

Actually, this was yesterday.

Nevermind that I was already running late, having left the house about fifteen minutes behind schedule - this didn't mean I was going to run any faster. It's hard enough to do 8 miles first thing in the morning, but 8 miles fast, 8 miles first thing, 8 miles in the cold... none of them are something I'm particularly interested in doing.

Anyways, things were going smoothly enough, until I hit Union Square. I was sabotaged, and saved, by two paradoxical traits I have:
1) I'm extremely clumsy. Anyone who knows me knows this is true. It's part and parcel to my blatant fear of small children... I'm quite convinced that one day, I'll accidently step on one, and never live it down.

2) I'm extremely lucky. Most people find this one hard to believe, considering how much time I spent in prison, but it's true. I could have caught a judge that wouldn't think twice about giving me life, as the prosecution had requested. Instead, I got the judge that gave me a mandatory minimum, which he felt he had to do in accord with law.

The combination of these two factors led me to almost merging my face to the sidewalk. A one inch gap turned out to be three inches, so clumsy me caught the tip of my shoe in the ledge, twisting the ankle and sending me flying towards the pavement.

And then, promptly, my luck kicked in, and I was back on my feet, still running foward. I had managed to hit the turf with my hands, roll over my right shoulder, the brunt of the fall hitting my right hip as I rolled up back to a standing & moving position. Lucky for me, because I didn't even know I was falling until I was already back up and running.

Gloves? Trashed. Shirt? Sidewalk grease smudge. MP3 player? Turned itself off, but no damage done. Pride? That one is going to sting for a while.

And they told me that riding a BIKE was dangerous in New York City...

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