Wednesday, November 2, 2011

More Falling Stories


Back by popular demand.

Well, maybe only two people.  But for those two, here they are......

First fall:  College freshman at SBU in Bolivar, MO.  In the library.  On the stairs going to the second floor.  Looking for my (unrequited) crush of the year.  I was running up the stairs, because HE was up there.  And I tripped.  And fell down about three steps.  Only to look up and see HIM watching from above.

Awesome.

And that story makes me sound like a creeper-stalker.

Awesome-er.

Second fall:  College junior at MSU in Springfield, MO.  Walking down a snow and ice covered sidewalk right along Grand Ave. (busy street) to the commuter lot.  One wrong step and boom I was down.  But not on the sidewalk.  In the street.  Yes, I managed to fall and slide into the path of oncoming traffic.

I'm a fast crawler and scrambled to my safety with a few yards to spare.  Luckily, I had on a huge red coat (which is a blog entry in itself) so no one could identify me.

Awesome-est.

Or is my third falling story the awesome-est?

You be the judge.


7 comments:

  1. Muah-hahahahaha! Yep, that's how I laughed. Out loud. When I read that post. Falling into the street was good, but being a fast crawler almost made me shoot snot when I pictured it and your face. I'm so glad you survived that awful moment. I didn't even see fall number 3 on Saturday either! I was too busy frantically texting Pullan.

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  2. Laughed out loud. And then laughed AGAIN reading about Schlager's laugh.

    I had the very same kind of stalker fall up some stairs at Glendale in between classes. We're both clutzy creepers. Mortifying.

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  3. haha...thanks for sharing! and just to make you feel better I'll share one of my own. One of my first dates with future hubby...movie theater at Campbell 16, leaving a movie and enjoying ourselves, me wearing heels gabbing & talking as I walk down the stairs.

    Definitely missed one of the last stairs and catapulted (sp?) myself to the bottom of the stairs...as you can imagine I am reminded to "watch my step" every time we visit a movie theater!

    Just wanted you to know that you're not alone!

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  4. I have to say all of them are awesome! Not sure if one can beat the other. I have cracked up while your post and reading others comments. I can't wait to hear about the COAT! ;)

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  5. COME ON EVERYONE! The very best part about this whole entry is the red coat. If it is the red coat I am imagining (and by golly I hope it is) it couldn't have BEEN a more entertaining sight. Now the question becomes, was the hood up or down? And were stone washed jeans worn underneath? That coat is a life saver!

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  6. I'm thinkin' you could be a stand-up comic. Thanks so much for your comment & hope you & Andrea know how much I appreciate your loyalty. Maybe someday soon we could have lunch on a Sat. Jan

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  7. So glad you gave the other stories. I have racked my brain for a good fall story of my own and just can't think of one. Plenty of embarassing moments come to mind they just don't involve falling.

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