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[eye_of_a_cat]

The first day after the clocks change, when it's light enough to go running in the evenings after work, and I... fall over the dog and twist my ankle. It's swollen up impressively, and now I'm limping about like one of the Ringwraiths in the Bakshi-animated Lord of the Rings. (If you haven't seen the Bakshi-animated Lord of the Rings, then neither do you want to.)

I can't afford to phone in injured to work, so I'm hoping my boss will take pity on the lame and let me spend most of my shift sitting on the floor sorting out the Anthropology journals. Teaching will be easier, since I can sit down through the whole class, and simultaneously more frustrating, since I usually don't sit down through the whole class. Tomorrow's tutorials will be conducted without any kneeling on tables or pacing about between the class and the whiteboard. Bah.

But, mostly: the dog. How did I not see the dog? And more importantly, how many of my colleagues and students will believe me if I make up a story in which I twisted my ankle doing something world-changing and heroic?

Comments

I have insomnia so I hate the clock changes...........

[dracschick.livejournal.com]

but I'm happy it's Spring:)

*hugs*

feel better,
Chris

[countrycousin.livejournal.com]

Would you believe the dog ate my ankle?

That was light, but: ouch! and best wishes.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Hope it heals quickly!

[sam-t.livejournal.com]

Well, I have not yet injured myself falling over a cat, but it's only a matter of time (especially as they demand breakfast by winding round my ankles at the top of the stairs). I almost fall over them on a regular basis - on the last occasion I emerged unscathed but unfortunately the wardrobe didn't.

You may need to keep the dog in the story for verisimilitude. Perhaps you were heroically saving the dog from ... erm ... well, the only thing I can think of which is both likely to be lying around and dangerous to dogs is chocolate, which doesn't add to the heroic effect, really.

It's an excellent opportunity to make someone a blackboard monitor, though. Bonus points if you get them to bring you coffee, too.

Hope it feels better soon!

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

I managed to tear a ligament walking across a flat surface, so a dog would be a less embarassing explanation. Hope you're feeling better soon.

As for your last question: most people, I would guess.