My First Face Plant of Winter

So it was 10:40pm and Crockett needed to go

out for his last tinkle before bed.



I bundled up warm with my kick ass boots

but I didn't wear my mittens.

It was actually wasn't cold. It was almost foggy.

Just cool enough for all the rain to start to freeze.

The sidewalks were okay as long as they were navigated with caution.

Instead of going to the park at night, that also has many stairs, I

decided to go the other way & let Crockett run around in the

snow next to the Church across the street.

He had fun, but I made a bad choice coming back.  I didn't cross

the street at the light.

I slipped and fell flat on my face in the middle of Yonge Street.

I had Crockett on the leash so my right arm was extended and

- this may be too much information - 

but my right boob took the hardest hit.

It's like I landed right on it.

Both my knees hurt and the palms of both hands

are still burning.

The thing that freaked me out was that, as I said, I didn't cross at the lights.

A CAR WAS COMING!!!

I feared that it'd run over my head & Crockett.

Thank goodness I was wearing my pink hat!

He saw me in his lights & stopped to ask if I was ok.

I think I'm sore now because of how fast I jumped back up off balance.

I learned a lesson tonight.....

Don't be stupid!

Face Plant - a visual aid.

Click on it for a bigger look.

My burning sore red hand.

 

POST UPDATE Jan 19'11

I have really hurt myself with that fall last night.

When I got into bed my hands were still burning.

My right wrist, elbow & shoulder were just screaming.

I had a very uncomfortable night and

woke up with a shoulder that just isn't working and very very sore.

Getting dressed was not fun.

Typing is actually painful too.

I can't extend my arm out.

So today, it sucks to be me.

Merry Christmas to Me and a Stupid Way to Die

I've pooled all my Christmas money together

(thank you to those who contributed xox)

and bought myself a new camera.

It is a Canon Power Shot SX130 IS

I am totally going to have to read the instruction manual.

There is a setting for *kids & dogs*.

The first few photos came out blurry.

It also did odd things to the lighting.

The lights in the Living Room were on but it focused in on Frosty.

It's really pretty outside. It's not windy & it is snowing nice big flakes.

I took a this shot on Auto from my kitchen window.

I HAD to take a photo of this:

There is a reason.

About 30 minutes ago, I didn't feel well.
I felt odd.
Mini panic attack? Hot flash? Irritable belly?
Whatever it was, it passed as fast as it arrived.

10 minutes later, Adam went to the kitchen & swore out loud.
He had a potato in the oven for an hour & the oven wasn't on.
The gas was on, it just didn't light.

This is the 1st place I have ever lived with a gas stove.
I love it. It bakes great. Doesn't burn everything.

With the messed up electrical in this bldg it doesn't always
make the click click click sound and light.

It is for this reason that I asked my folks to buy us a
Carbon Monoxide Detector for Christmas.
They did.
Last year.
I had to dust the box off before I took the photo.
If Adam & I were to die this way, I give permission
for everyone at our service to say we are idiots.

I was going to make myself a note to call my Dad & ask
him to come over & help me install it.
Then I took a closer look & it's a plug-in.
It says it right there on the front of the package.
Oh.....My......Goodness.

Thing is, seriously, the ONLY outlets in this apartment that
are not installed sideways on the base boards are
in the kitchen.

If I put this in the kitchen will it go off every time I use the stove?