Ever get the feeling...

... that someone's watching your life pan out, and laughing at your expense? I'm really starting to believe that may be the case.

So, me being Maeve, I was all cosy watching Canada's Next Top Model, when all of a sudden, I got a mad craving for Diet Coke. This is highly regular, aforementioned craving happens most evenings around the 8.30pm mark. So, as Diet Coke addicts are wont to do, I decided to trot on down to the local Centra, where they know the combined price of a packet of Skips and a Diet Coke off by heart from my nightly expeditions (€1.64, by the by). As I approached the Centra, iPod blaring in my ears, I crossed the road, only dying for my fix. Now, have you ever noticed the way the kerb dips where you step onto it? Well I stepped onto the kerb, not picking my feet up because as far as I knew,I was stepping on to the flat bit. However, there was a weed blocking my view, so I was unaware I was actually stepping onto THE DREADED SLOPING BIT.

And so, I tripped. Utterly. I also fell at the feet of two 14-15 year olds... mortifying. "Ehhhh... y'aaaaalright?" Yes. Just say yes. This needn't be any more difficult than it has to be.

So, after a sleepless night, ridiculous pain and endless frustration, a trip to the A&E was in order. Thanks to the mother's job in the Mater and a sneaky bit of nepotism, I was only waiting about 10 minutes before I got an x-ray.

Anyway, turns out I have a broken elbow, or a "fractured radial head" in fancier lingo. I'm due to start work on Saturday, in a job I've fought tooth and nail to get, so of COURSE I broke my elbow this week. What makes it even sweeter is that it's my first broken bone. Ever. Nice sling, though.

Someone's definitely taking the piss.