I stopped at JG's before I headed home to drop off a care basket and a card that many of us, her old colleague-friends, had signed. Sadly, when I was getting the basket out of the back of the car, the vase of flowers I had balanced on the hood of the car [Q: why?!?!?!?; Ans: it had been a very long day!!] fell and shattered in her driveway.
I barged into her kitchen looking for a dustpan and brush to sweep up the mess and she kept insisting that they'd get it in the morning. Then her partner MB sneakily tried to rush past me with the dustpan. That triggered something atavistic in me and I sort of grabbed him and tickled him to make him give up the dustpan. And then we went out and cleared up the smashed vase together.
Later we were all talking about something serious and I just burst out with "OMG, I tickled MB." I mean we all laughed... but they're probably thinking I'm a weirdo, because that's exactly what I'm thinking.
(And also now I'm thinking of how Radiohead says "weirdo" in a weird way and all the times my friends and I thought we'd spotted Thom Yorke at various cafes in Oxford. It was the early aughts and they were already quite famous, so I'm not sure anymore.)
7 comments:
that is SUCH a mom response-- tickling to diffuse and get your way-- I am laughing.
Re: Radiohead. For the longest time I thought they were saying "I'm a winner" and I was like, that does not go with the theme of this song. It took me FOREVER and also probably hearing a cover version to realize it was weirdo.
Funny.
Nice shadows. I often end up with shadows like that when I'm taking pictures at the beach.
Did you have that moment, putting the vase on the car, when you thought, "I probably shouldn't do this. It might fall,"?
And then it did.
Hate that.
OMG! I love it! And that’s how a moment becomes a memory
Sarah--a mom response! That's kinder than being juvenile, and I'll take it.
Nicole--I snorted. Yes, it would be so confusing to hear "I'm a winner" right after "I'm a creep." LOL
Gillian ;)
Steph--Love your beach pictures!
Nance--I propped it up against the windshield and felt proud of myself--such a bad decision...
Chiconky--True :)! I've already told the "story" to mutual friends.
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