I was thinking the same thing about my self while reading this I have always been the clumsy child in my family and when I say clumsy I mean to the extreme I've broken so many bones and needed so many stitches over the years that the doctors called social services a few times because they thought I was being beaten
I seriously have tripped over air my own feet anything you name it fallen up the stairs fallen down the stairs broken my wrist bowling broken my foot in three different places at once two breaks on each bone dislocated my knee and hip broken my leg a few times broken a few ribs getting kicked by a horse not to mention running into doors poles caution cones and signs coffee tables ect. ect. falling off decks and sprained either my wrist or ankle I have so many more stories but every day is a challenge not to hurt myself and I just pray everyday to be less of a clutz thinking that if I do that a miracle may happen one of these days lol
Comrade!
That's why I switched occupations (from nurse to management assistant) - less casualties and (assumedly) less hazardous material to begin with.
Almost managed to break my knee while trying to transfer a patient (the bed wasn't chocked off, so while I had one knee in the bed to gain leverage, the bed moved and all my body weight was left on the...well my foot pointed in another direction than the rest (￣∇￣")), almost impaled myself on a key (yes, a key).
Was unpacking a delivery of transfusion bottles, key was still stuck in the cabinet lock, I stumbled backwards because the pack of bottles was so heavy and manged to hit the key with my spine...
Life long, prosper and SAFE!
If there's any character with a slight resemblance to me in this book it's Mogi-san. His ditzy clumsiness could've been me from start to finish (naturally without a handsome stranger thinking of it as endearing).
- Automatic doors NEVER open for me, so I have to wait for some random passerby (yes, they open for THEM).
- getting my feet caught on whatever available to either:
1. fly towards my boss
2. smash around the corner
3. greet customers in the conference room with a shower of sparkling water and glass shards because I tripped and dropped the drinks on my tray (2 bottles, 4 glasses)
- shocking my colleague speechless while on the phone (she picked up the call, I tried to get my office chair closer to the desk, it flipped, I disappeared out of her sight)
Mogi-san, I feel you! I know this crease between the brows so well!