The cat *is* trying to kill me....

[wraithfodder]

Well, since I didn't break my  neck, this sounds more out of a sitcom. There I was, with this gorgeous green jar (which I just bought today)  in hand:


as well as a pack of lightbulbs and a container. I was going down the stairs. Foolish me did not turn on the lights, so did not see cat, but suddenly I'm stepping on something 'smooshy' and it shot out from under foot and everything in my hands went flying as I was doing my best not to do a header down the stairs. So, there go the lightbulb pack of three, the container (plastic, so no big deal) and my precious 7" green glass jar made in Belgium.

I ended up on my butt on the stairs with an aching foot (oh yes, I need damage to foot like a hole in the head - Comic Con is next weekend!).  Shall tape it or ice pack I think. Meanwhile, after checking on cat (he's fine, phew phew), I go downstairs and OMG, the green jar is intact!!! I checked, held it up to light, no cracks, nada. Man, this stuff from Belgium is strong! I just picked it up at a local tag sale for the grand price of $1, but I love the green - hard to find - so once it's dried out from the washing, I'm stuffing it with, hmm, cookies. :)

And oh yeah, the liglhtbulbs - squiggly kind - seem to be okay!

Comments

[nosurething2.livejournal.com]

Glad you didn't seriously hurt yourself....:o)

am looking forward to your comicon report!!
cats...LOL...

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Isn't that the truth????.........We worry about the
minor, not that stepping on the cat is minor, when we could have had a real disaster.............
Several years I fell down the stairs and when I finally hit the landing, there is one more flight following landing, I initially checked to see if anything was broken, there were fractures but I thought it was sprains.............I crawled rest of way down the stairs and hobbled to my car and to the ER.
The doctors were astonished at my tale, immediately shot me up with
what Sheppard calls 'the good stuff' and reprimanded me for not calling 911, why should I when I could drive????? and telling me how it could have been so much worse, e.g. a broken neck.............
BTW mine started due to my reluctance to turn on the light........
:-/

[luveskane.livejournal.com]

The not turning on the light will get us every time!
glad the lightbulbs, jar and kitty are ok

Hope the ankle is as well

[ladyniko.livejournal.com]

Oh man - feel your pain, seriously, I do!

I was out on the downtown riverfront a week ago last Thursday night, tagging cars with massage coupons in order to try & drum up business... I stepped in a pothole and twisted and bruised my heel.

So, here I am trying to do massage work at a con when I can barely walk for extended periods of time! Oh, it was a fun experience, esp. since there really wasn't super close parking to the main hotel. :-p

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Hoping foot will be fine. Comic Con is ALL day on feet. Of course, I do have canes a friend dumped me, so if worse comes to worse, I'll bring it and look pitiful ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Ankle is fine. It's top of foot in front of big toe that is a little achy.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if I'd had the light on, but the cat SAW me coming. I mean, he's got to think through these murder plots. I mean, who else is gonna feed him if I'm gone? ;)

Your disaster sounds like when I did in my ankle playing volleyball at company picnic. Bad bad sprain. Luckily, workers comp covered it as I had been dragooned into 'activity director' until a VP plowed me over.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Me too ;)

Yeah, hope to have fun time at the con!

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

fortunate for your cat............
:-)
and in the end your green bottle survived too. It must have taken a hit just at the right angle
to stay in one piece.
I have dropped things and thought as soon as they left my hand
'okay a clean up for sure' and odd thing is, and I forget what it was, it was not broken. I was just shocked.

[stella-pegasi.livejournal.com]

I do believe they lie in wait for us, hoping for the image of us tumbling down the stairs! So glad that you, the cat, and the glass jar survived.

That jar is beautiful, I love green glass and that has gorgeous color. What a great find.

Take care of the foot...want you to have fun at Comic Con!

[luveskane.livejournal.com]

uh oh, hope its just bruised hon :(

[cimmerdeux.livejournal.com]

Trying to kill you? It's been my experience that if 'they' want you dead, you're dead. They're a little like the mob in that respect. ROFL Maybe that's just my gang. Glad everyone is okay as well as the very pretty jar.

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

Awesome jar! and ouch! bad kitty for tripping you up!

[hilde.livejournal.com]

Glad you're all okay! I hope the foot will be fine before you have to go :)

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

I love how you stepped on something smooshy! :D And I think Mr Magoo is appropriate in this case! :D

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I suppose that's true. Maybe he's just trying to gaslight me... ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Heh, didn't think about that! ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

It's achy this morning. Will just have to coddle it all this week.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Well, I can't blame the cat too much, but maybe now he'll move out of way when he sees me coming! ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup, but it is thick glass.Glad it survived, as well as cat. They probably fare better than me (foot aches).

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Ah, cats - natures little assassins... mostly on accident, but some days you have to wonder ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

He's fine now. My foot aches on and off, as does one shoulder. But he's fine (which is good, as I don't need another vet bill!)

[i-cant-talk-now.livejournal.com]

i know you like sometimes those cute animal videos, so here is one to counter-effect the cat attack. let me just say i have never been so hypnotized by noses before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtbrLIwKWWA&feature=player_embedded

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

That is cute!!