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I’d like to make a deposit please ~ 2006-05-18

Posted in General by Bookish Wendy at 7:28 pm.
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“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.

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21 Comments

  1. maryse says:

    damn bird

    Comment - May 18, 2006 : 8:41 pm

  2. susan says:

    Holy crap that sucks!

    Comment - May 18, 2006 : 9:03 pm

  3. megret says:

    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.

    Comment - May 18, 2006 : 9:38 pm

  4. Leah says:

    That sucks!

    It reminds me of the week I’ve had!

    Comment - May 18, 2006 : 10:09 pm

  5. Carole says:

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

    Comment - May 18, 2006 : 10:19 pm

  6. Kate says:

    Ick.

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

    Comment - May 18, 2006 : 10:49 pm

  7. tara says:

    *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.

    Comment - May 18, 2006 : 11:19 pm

  8. Vicki Knitorious says:

    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…”

    ; )

    Comment - May 18, 2006 : 11:33 pm

  9. Susanne says:

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

    Comment - May 19, 2006 : 2:01 am

  10. CynCyn says:

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

    Comment - May 19, 2006 : 2:55 am

  11. cindy says:

    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!

    Comment - May 19, 2006 : 11:47 am

  12. Bonnie says:

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

    Comment - May 19, 2006 : 1:45 pm

  13. melanie says:

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

    Comment - May 19, 2006 : 2:31 pm

  14. Chris says:

    Bummer – hopefully today is going better!

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

    Comment - May 19, 2006 : 3:29 pm

  15. Anne says:

    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.

    Comment - May 19, 2006 : 3:47 pm

  16. Lisa says:

    At least we know the yarn will wash.

    Comment - May 19, 2006 : 5:46 pm

  17. amanda cathleen says:

    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

    Comment - May 20, 2006 : 7:18 pm

  18. Jackie says:

    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?

    Comment - May 21, 2006 : 8:25 am

  19. Laurie says:

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

    Comment - May 21, 2006 : 9:22 pm

  20. Monica says:

    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. :)

    Comment - May 22, 2006 : 3:09 pm

  21. Zee says:

    Oh, no. That would totally crap up my day, too. :(

    Hope it’s gotten better!

    Comment - June 1, 2006 : 6:21 pm

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