I suspect I know what my last thought will be before I die...

[thistlechaser]

On Saturday, I finished up my housework by taking the trash out. The trees around my apartment drop these horrible seed(?) things: Big balls the size of a ping pong ball, covered in spikes. They're so big and hard, you can feel them as you drive over them. Stepping on them isn't a good idea.

Somehow I stepped on one.

Other than the one time I fainted a year or so back, I can't remember the last time I fell down. It's probably been years. It was that cliche "time slows down" thing, the ground sllooooowwwly coming up at me. This isn't right... went through my head as the ground got closer and closer.

I landed on my hands and knees (bad enough), but that wasn't enough to stop my momentum and my downward path was finally halted by my chin and nose connecting with the pavement (mostly my chin). I clicked my teeth hard, but luckily didn't crack anything. My face was a bloody mess though, both dirty from street grime and bloody from "road rash".

Luckily no one saw me fall -- it was embarrassing enough being alone. I got myself back up onto my feet, and, dazed, went back to my apartment.

I usually do my push-ups Monday-Wednesday-Friday, though I'm not sure if the heels of my hands will be up to it today. (They weren't cut, but are sore/bruised.) My knees are odd: They hurt when I touch them (as if they were bruised), but if I don't touch them they're fine and nothing is visible on them. My chin, on the other hand, is a mess. It's got a big red-black scab and bruise on it. Unfortunately it makes it look like I have a dirty chin...

All in all, I'm VERY lucky it wasn't worse. Things like this make me so conscious of the risks of living alone though. I love (LOVE) living alone, but it would be nice if I had a safety net as well...

Comments

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

This isn't right....classy!
I hope it heals quickly.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Me too. Thanks!

[bacchuslives.livejournal.com]

Ugh... feel better. That sounds really unpleasant, but definitely could have been worse!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

For sure! I could have broken a wrist or really hurt my knees. I got lucky!

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Glad it wasn't any worse.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Me too! I really got off easy.

[hamsterwoman]

Ouch, ouch, ouch :( I hope you heal up quickly! (and glad it wasn't worse! falling forward, as bad as it was is definitely better than falling backwards in circumstances like this...)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, falling backwards probably would have been worse. My poor tailbone can't take more hitting (broke it a few years ago, and weight loss = I sit on it endlessly and it hurts), plus I likely would have hit my head!

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Ow ow ow, indeed!

I'm glad you're okay; it could've been much worse. :(

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Agreed! I'm counting my lucky stars on this one.

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

Oh damn - I'm glad it wasn't worse and I hope you heal up quickly! :(

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Same. And thanks!

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Ouch, feel better soon!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks, will do! :)

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear it! I hope it heals quickly.

Chestnuts? That's what it sounds like.
They can be nasty.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, you might be right! Or close. They look sort of like horse chestnuts (http://www.quirksee.org/2013/10/25/read-before-foraging-how-to-identify-the-poisonous-horse-chestnut/), which apparently are poisonous. Fitting, they look like evil things. Sort of like this, but brown:

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

HOLY SHIT! That could have been worse but shit that sucks. I hope your knees are okay. Did you land right on them? I'm sure they are just bruised/swollen right now but if the pain lasts, make sure you get it checked out.

Owie, it was painful just reading this post. I have SO MANY fears of falling down and hurting myself.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hit my hands and knees before my chin, yeah. I'm a little sore today, but no where near as much as I thought I'd be. WHEW!

[kamalloy.livejournal.com]

Man. I hope you heal quickly! Those little things are evil.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

They are! And thanks. :)