what was your favorite near-death attempt?
My favorite was Christmas Day, 2015.
I had just gotten out of the movies, doing my yearly tradition of seeing the big winter nerd movie of the year with a couple friends, and as we started driving away from the theater, I realized I didn't have my phone on me. The last place I had remembered having it was right before getting into the car... and I had put it on the roof of the car.
Immediately after I voiced this to my friends, we heard the thunk of my phone falling off the roof. My friends stopped the car as soon as it was safe, and I bolted out the door to look for my poor phone amongst the traffic. And there I found it, right in the middle of 5-lane, VERY busy southern cali street.
Anon, when I tell you I starred in a live-action remake of fucking Frogger trying to get my phone, please know that I say so with all the grace of a sick and injured antelope. Three cars nearly ended my life, and I can't confirm that one of those three didn't actually hit me.
How both my phone and I made it back onto the sidewalk with nary a scratch on us, no one can figure out to this day.