Ow, and also heeee.

[elbales]

So I fell on the sidewalk on Friday. I went from sun to shade and couldn't see for a moment, and I tripped over a block of the sidewalk that had been pushed upward by almost two inches. Skinned my knee and my elbow on the right side, and I came down on my purse (!!). Fortunately the tiny vial holding a perfume sample did not break, and nor did the very expensive glasses in their hard-sided case, though the case got fairly comprehensively crushed. My ultralight aluminum (?) business card holder is ruined, too. Fie.


In more cheerful news, we drove down the Peninsula to meet friends for a lovely Mexican dinner. On the way back to the freeway, as we were driving up one of the many winding roads to be found in Los Altos Hills, we talked about the homes in the area. "The houses out here are outrageously expensive. You have to be rich to live in one," I said.

"Pretty much," agreed Hardi. We came to a stop sign, where we met an oncoming car with a pizza delivery sign on its roof.

"See?" said Hardi, pointing. "Even the Domino's get delivered by Mercedes."

Reader, I LOL'd.


I have basil plants and more strawberries to pot up; my basil seedlings are not flourishing (*sads*) and the cats gnawed/dug up two of the previous six strawberry plants. Also I want to buy some flowering plants. Place needs color.
 

Comments

[akk]

Sorry to hear about your scrapings. I did something similar in winter - no damage to goods, but lost skin on hand and knees - so I have an idea how that hurts.
There are strawberry plants flowering in pale pink and bright red instead of the common white blooming ones. Maybe combine the wish for flowers with the need to replace gnawed strawberries? I got a red one for my mother on mother's day. She loves strawberries (the fruits) and I don't like to give withering flowers.

(addendum: Sadly, I just found your birthday cart, sulking in the depth of my bag. I'm sorry.)

[elbales]

I've seen the flowering ones. They're pretty, but I wants the fruit, precious. I was thinking something showier. The zinnias I planted are not taking off. *glares at cats*

Why are you apologizing? Stuff happens. :) Now, if you were to say, I found your card, bitch, and boy do you have shitty taste! ... then we'd have a problem. ;)

[akk]

Well, we have only a balcony, thus very limited space & combining fruits with flowers... :) btw. the fruits of the red blooming ones are a tad smaller than "normal strawberries", but they taste *yummy*. Sadly , I have no pictures and Wikipedia shows only the pale pink ones (remind me of sakura, but then, I'm heavily biased (points to icon)).

I'm sorry, because I remember vaguely that something similar happened before to your card(s). I guess it's a matter of date. Most of my friends are between October and January. So after my birthday's over, there seems to be a switch in my head, telling me "birthdays done until next year" and then there are you in May... Oops.

[elbales]

Oh! You meant a card that you bought for me. Boy, I'm thick at the moment. Don't worry about it. :) You may recall that I rarely manage to send birthday cards out on time myself.

[akk]

At least now I get what you meant with shitty taste'n'bitch. I thought, since when does Elizabeth resort to that kind of language? Does her life depend on a forgotten birthday card from Germany? Eeeks. ;)

[elbales]

Hahaha... YES, I MUST HAVE CARDS FROM GERMANY. ;)

Sleeps tiem nao. 'Night!

[akk]

Sleep well.
I'll send your card when I find it the next time. :D

[elbales]

Yay! Birthday in June!! ;)

[akk]

Actually, make that July... August... uhm... ;)

[elbales]

Okay! It's all good. :D