Tuesday, January 20, 2009

My aching ass

Tonight I went night skiing at French Regional Park. It was cross country skiing or go to the gym. Skiing sounded like the lesser of two pains in the ass, so I picked that. It was pretty fabulous actually. It is a really clear night here, cold but not uncomfortable. Even on the lighted trails I could see the stars. Nice.
I'm a really novice skier. This was my third time in the last two weeks and before that it has been 26 years. So, anyway, I did the Lagoon Loop without any problems, climbed a hill and did one of the learning loops, the did the Lakeview Loop. Near the end of the Lakeview Loop, you get the option of skiing down a small hill to the recreation center directly or finishing the full loop. Finishing the full loop involves going down a good sized hill to the right then making a sharp left. Let's just say I didn't make it to the sharp left. I got going way too fast, panicked and sat down HARD on my butt. I don't know how it happened, but I swear my butt cheeks magically separated to expose my tail bone to the universe and down I went. It was one of those where I could feel it in my gut and gave me a brief sensation where I questioned whether I had pooped in my pants. (This is a theme, isn't it MnMom?) You know what I'm talking about? Anway, I walked it off and headed back to the rec center on foot. I will suffer for this tomorrow. Pray for my ass.

7 comments:

suzieQ said...

Of course I will pray for your ass but I'm not sure how a prayer like that starts out..."Heavenly Father regarding Michael's ass.....". Your previous ski experience 26 years ago didn't happen to be in PE behind the high school did it? I had a little flash back of learning to ski there when I read your post.

janban said...

I love hearing about your adventures! A good soak in a hot tub of water followed by 800 mgs of ibuprofen will help. Good luck!!

Mnmom said...

Oh your poor ass! I did that once while trying to catch the Cambus on an icy Iowa City street. The shock to my spinal chord was amazing, but the biggest reaction was Bethany McIvor's wails of laughter.
I just found out that the Carleton Rec Center will rent out CC Skis and boots! Maybe I'll be joining you someday.

Little Sister said...

OUCH! Mmm...that hurt just reading about it. Maybe one of those donut pillows would help at the office today.

brenda k said...

Um...I am laughing so hard I can't really think of anything to type. SOrry Mike! So did you poop your pants or are you just forever aware what it feels like to be pooping your pants when your not pooping your pants? LMAO

Dale said...

So is your ass in a sling?

michaelg said...

Thanks everyone for your ass prayers. It is fine except for a big lingering crack.
Brenda- I do have context for pooping of the pants. We'll talk.
Dale- *gasp!* We only accept family friendly mental imagery here. :o)