Killer Shoes

This is my new favorite pair of shoes. The shoes themselves are not new, but me wearing them is. I finally built up the courage to wear them and now I wear them a lot. And I have worn them more than twice with these pants (notice the large cuff). I have also fallen several times while wearing this combination of pants and shoes. Typically, the fall occurs when I am turning, so one foot tends to cross the path of the other foot, and in that process the heel of one shoe gets caught in the cuff of the other pant leg and next thing I know, my body is attacking the floor. I have been lucky enough in previous tumbles to fall backward (so I can bend my body and land on my bum) or to fall forward near something that I could catch myself with. Today I wasn't so lucky, but holy crap it was funny (for so many reasons).


Reason #1: I was at work. Reason #2: It happened right in front of a customer (who isn't at the top of my list of people who make me happy). Reason #3: There was no catching myself, no maneuvering my body to make the fall somewhat graceful, no time to think. My heel got caught in the cuff of the other pant leg and stayed there until I removed it after I bellyflopped onto the floor. I tried to find a video to give you a visual of how I went down, but this is the closest that I could get. The bowler at 0:22 seconds shows the most similar fall. I, however, wasn't walking forward. I was merely turning and attempting to walk forward. Face. Chest. Arms. Legs. All hit the floor at the same time. I hope your laughing. I still am.


Shout out to Sami Jean for taking this picture for me.