Today at work I fell down in the bathroom. The cleaning ladies had just mopped the floor so the door to the bathroom was propped open with one of those little kick stands with rubber on the bottom that you can flip up and down. I flipped the kickstand up with my foot to allow the door to close. As I stepped into the bathroom my foot got caught on the kickstand and I fell down. I landed pretty hard on the tile, elbows then knees, then the soft stuff. I'm sure it was one of the more ridiculous things I've ever done.

I didn't get up instantly. My ears were ringing and both my elbows and knees hurt pretty bad. Also, I was embarrassed. One of the people I work with heard the commotion and came to see what was happening. I saw her staring at me, lying on the floor, and I figured the best thing to do was to laugh. Laughing would make it seem like it was all just one big funny happenstance. Whoops! I fell down in the bathroom! Oh well! Everything's fine!

Inside I was crying. My ears were ringing louder, I was momentarily stunned, I was in lots of pain, and also...I was STILL lying on the bathroom floor. I was actually pretty certain that I had broken both my kneecaps and elbows. I figured I'd probably become a temporary paraplegic.

This whole incident was definitely the worst part of my day. I hate bathrooms.