Couch Jumping is Hazardous to Your Health

So yeah, we all know that I'm a klutz! On Monday, August 28, 2006 I was doing my best to be a true actress!! All those times someone said, "Break a leg!" I'd respond, "I probably will."

OK WORSE than broken leg is torn ligaments. Bones heal faster but unfortunately, ligaments take much longer. I know because now I have to wait for my left ankle to heal from a fall that occurred during a rehearsal. I had a jump onto a couch and then over the back of it as I was "getting away" from another cast member. I did the jumps fine four times or so in a row. The killer jump was with last fifteen minutes to go and the director being nice tome said, "Let's do Christina's entrance one more time since she won't be here again until Friday."

I jumped up fine. However, the over was not so hot. My knee went one way and my ankle another. I even passed out for a little bit. The cast and crew were phenomenal. I couldn't have got to my car without their assistance and their concern buoyed me through the pain.

I wouldn't have gone to hospital if it weren't for two very kind and generous souls living far from me. Thank you Paul and Shanda. Without your guilting me into going to the er I probably would be worse off than I am now!! I owe you both more than I can ever type.

In the end it's all fine. I will survive. I didn't even have to take pain pills. Of course the moral of this story is if you can cut something short and leave early because it's gone well up until then....LEAVE!!!! Do not tempt fate~~~OR THE COUCH GODS! Tee hee.

Hope everyone else out there in the big, bad world is not losing too many fights with furniture! Take care. Love, Moi