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<Sollen> so were walking back to the lab I m distracted and
paying attention that were coming up to the street and I go to
put my foot down and the curb isn't there any more.
<Sollen> and I actually realize I'm starting to fall, and I
could of tried to stumble and keep walking; except I have my
laptop in my bookbag and after the trouble I had I'm not about
to risk banging it around.  So my geek impulses say "save the
computer; sacrifice your body"
<Sollen> I guess all the martial arts helps because I managed
to do this nice slow controlled fall to the ground, at the
last minute I let go of my soda to throw my hand to the ground
and somehow the soda  manages to fall  so it's standing face
up without spilling a drop.
<Sollen> so there I am lying in the middle of this road in
center of campus with everyone staring at me after I just did
this perfect drop from standing position to lying position
completely uninjured without spilling a drop
<Sollen> so I decide to play it cool, I just lie there like
"yeah I meant to do that, I was just getting tired so I
thought I would take a nap right here"