Friday, January 30, 2009

I Can See The Warning Signs Ahead Of Me...

The Mommyheads - Help Me


There are times in my life when I say to myself, "wow, I learn new things about myself all the time!"

One of those times was today.

In class today, we talked about gait analysis. It was decided that I would be the guinea pig, no doubt because of my dashing good looks (why yes, I do enjoy lying to myself).

This was just some of the class discussion as I walked back and forth:

"Look at his hips swing! It's like he thinks he's a model!"

"A not very good model..."

"You were a runner? I don't see how it was physically possible."

"Yeah, it's like his ankles don't bend up at all. No wonder he looks so weird when he walks."

"Do you think he even can bend his ankles? Hey, try and bend your ankles up!"

"Oh my god, they barely bend up at all. Are you sure you were a runner?"

"This explains why you kept breaking and going on crutches. Didn't anyone ever teach you how to walk right when you were little?"

So there you have it. I'm a physiological phenomenon. It's apparently a wonder that I manage to walk at all, let alone run. I mean, I knew I had an awkward body. That's what happens when you're 6'5" and weigh 162 pounds. But I had no idea that it was this strange. My prof was in awe of me.

But I do take comfort in the fact that nobody noticed it until I took my shoes off, took my pants off (it was hot), and had people study my legs for 10 minutes. So at least strangers on the street aren't horrified by my gait. At least I hope not.

4 Comments:

Blogger SleepyGirl said...

"Didn't anyone ever teach you how to walk right when you were little?"

Oh, shoot. I knew mom and dad had forgotten SOMETHING.

January 30, 2009 at 11:42 AM  
Blogger sacred roadkill said...

and now we're messed up for life!

January 30, 2009 at 12:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I take no responsibility for this. Remember when you went to physical therapy and they mentioned that none of your joints seemed to bend as much as they should -- like, you were totally inflexible? Not my fault.

January 30, 2009 at 4:19 PM  
Blogger sacred roadkill said...

don't try to make excuses for your failure.
and basically all i remember from PT is the lady telling me that i have "very powerful glutes." basically the high point of my life

January 30, 2009 at 9:37 PM  

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