great falls

So, there I was, walking out of the Cannon Building (which is a House Office Building for those of you who aren't familiar), pretty excited about the briefing I had attended and the connections I had made, when suddenly, my good feelings were quickly replaced with sheer embarassment, shame, and pain! I fell on my way out. The good thing is that people asked me if I was ok (unlike the time I fell and sprained my ankle on K St. during rush hour and dozens of people walked past me and didn't ask me if I was ok or needed help). The two Capitol Police officers doing security screenings came to my aid. The bad thing is they didn't have a wheelchair, so they transported me to the nurse's office via a wheeled office chair. There I was, "whizzing" by congressman and their gophers on my way to treatment (and hopefully pain relief). The nurse was great tho...offered me some sweets and wrapped my ankle...let me elevate and ice it while reading People magazine (she originally offered me a Roll Call but I refused). At least the whole debacle is over; I only wish the pain was too.

Not too bad considering this is my third fall (and subsequent sprained ankle) on federal property--Capitol steps, Korean War Memorial, and now Cannon.