Stupid eve_prime

The next time I get the bright idea of going on a walk after dark while wearing just my glasses rather than my contacts, someone stop me! I got to the furthest point and abruptly it was too dark to see the sidewalk – I thought about turning around and going back the better-lit way, but nope, I wanted to continue the loop around the block. I nearly made it, too, but eventually I tripped. One of those stupid, how many steps will I end up taking without catching myself before I hit the ground, and how many worried thoughts can I have about how damaged I’ll end up when I eventually do hit the ground, trips. At least I was able to steer myself over towards the lawn on the left of the sidewalk. So just my right knee and right palm are majorly scraped up, not the left ones too. My glasses flew off, but they weren’t damaged, and I found them in the dark. And I’m very, very lucky in that the injuries seem to be limited to bloody scrapes and major bruising, without damage to the bones or joints.

I tried calling D. to come and help me, then remembered he was in the shower, and I got myself home, and eventually he came out and helped me with gauze and neosporin and such. I’m making good use of the two techniques I described in my blog post last week – noticing that the pain (which is sometimes significant) always fades away quickly, and using books to distract myself altogether for minutes at a time. Still, what an idiot.