I’d like to make a deposit please

Posted by Bookish Wendy on May 18 2006 | General

“People dressed in a certain kind of clothing are never wrong. Also they never fart. What Mary Whitney used to say was, If there’s farting in a room where they are, you may be sure you done it yourself. And even if you never did, you better not say so or it’s all Damn your insolence, and a boot in the backside and out on the street with you.”

- Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace, 1996

I read this as I was drying my hair this morning. It struck me as a genius series of thoughts and words. Truly captures some of my thinking lately. I digested a few more paragraphs and headed off to work.

There I was greeted by A DAY. We all have had them. No event in particular. Just a series of incidences that make you want to THROW OPEN YOUR WINDOW AND TEST THE AIR CURRENT’S STRENGTH.

This paragraph ran through my head and framed my thoughts. An interesting day, I was glad to wander home and take a bit of a lie down followed by Chinese take-out (sans MSG thankyouverymuch). There is little that Chinese take-out cannot fix.

Rob and I have been doing quite a bit of thrifting. I will surely find the time to explain in more detail the joy I find in this and the treasures I carry home. I have been working on recycling a particularly large wool sweater that I found. Last night I formed skeins, soaked, washed, rinsed, washed, rinsed, and hung the little bundles out to dry.

I came home tonight to check my little babies.

As a statement on the day this is what I found:


Not sure what you’re looking at? Here is a hint:

Robby said that the bird wanted to buy my yarn. When I asked him how he knew that he said,

“He liked it so much he put a deposit on it.”

And that, my friends, is the kind of day I had.

21 comments for now

21 Responses to “I’d like to make a deposit please”

  1. # maryse

    damn bird

    18 May 2006 at 8:41 pm

  2. # susan

    Holy crap that sucks!

    18 May 2006 at 9:03 pm

  3. # megret

    I saw an osprey carrying a fish last night- I thought it was a good omen.

    It couldn’t have been- there was a huge purple bird dropping on my front steps 20 minutes later, my daughter brought home a note from her teacher (she hit 3!!! other kids) and I dropped the cap to my engine oil down into an unaccessible area in the engine compartment as I was trying to hurry home. THEN the downpour started…

    Now it’s hailing.

    Bird poop stinks.

    18 May 2006 at 9:38 pm

  4. # Leah

    That sucks!

    It reminds me of the week I’ve had!

    18 May 2006 at 10:09 pm

  5. # Carole

    Oh ick. But I’ll bet Rob made you laugh.

    18 May 2006 at 10:19 pm

  6. # Kate

    Ick.

    But isn’t Alias Grace one of the best books ever?

    18 May 2006 at 10:49 pm

  7. # tara

    *sigh* I had a similar day, involving spilt coffee, wearing a stained shirt all day, moving in the rain and well, no bird crap…but still, perhaps the universe (or knitbloggin universe) had one of THOSE DAYS.

    18 May 2006 at 11:19 pm

  8. # Vicki Knitorious

    OMG, I had a coffee-stained shirt just like Tara — only I didn’t even KNOW I’d spilled my coffee and had a big spot ’til half-way through the morning.

    According to Rob’s theory, birds must want to take me home as I’ve been deposited upon TWICE in my life. I know, double-ick (or more). But I now have a new way of saying it… “deposited upon…”

    ; )

    18 May 2006 at 11:33 pm

  9. # Susanne

    Well crap!!! how rude!!! do another quick wash and rinse and it will be fine.

    19 May 2006 at 2:01 am

  10. # CynCyn

    euw euw euw. doo doo. better it lands on your yarn than on your head, right?

    19 May 2006 at 2:55 am

  11. # cindy

    You’ve heard the old joke line when the moo moo bird shits,wear it!!! It’s good luck…Iknow…I know….you don’t buy it!

    19 May 2006 at 11:47 am

  12. # Bonnie

    I can relate. I think I am having that kind of month!

    19 May 2006 at 1:45 pm

  13. # melanie

    bird poop on your yarn…baby puke in my bra. i’m with ya babe.

    19 May 2006 at 2:31 pm

  14. # Chris

    Bummer - hopefully today is going better!

    I love thrifting, too - 95% of my clothes (excluding underwear and socks, thankyouverymuch) are from the thrift store…

    19 May 2006 at 3:29 pm

  15. # Anne

    hey vicki! me too! twice. damn birds. both times it was in washington dc - more reason not to love that town.

    they do say it’s good luck, though.

    sorry you had a crap day. at least it’s over now.

    19 May 2006 at 3:47 pm

  16. # Lisa

    At least we know the yarn will wash.

    19 May 2006 at 5:46 pm

  17. # amanda cathleen

    stupid bird!
    That is the very reason why I don’t like to drive with my sunroof open. (yeah I know, the probability of it happening is low.)
    At least yarn washes! :
    D

    20 May 2006 at 7:18 pm

  18. # Jackie

    At least you weren’t wearing it when it happened…. ;) Sorry to hear you had THAT kind of day.

    Um, you read while you blowdry your hair?

    21 May 2006 at 8:25 am

  19. # Laurie

    Bothaya. Damn hilarious. Did it wash out? That is some random karma.

    21 May 2006 at 9:22 pm

  20. # Monica

    Back in middle school I got pooped on and some kids said it was good luck. I suspect it’s what their parents told them to make them feel better. At any rate, I hope it brought better luck your way. :)

    22 May 2006 at 3:09 pm

  21. # Zee

    Oh, no. That would totally crap up my day, too. :(
    Hope it’s gotten better!

    01 Jun 2006 at 6:21 pm