- A couple of weeks ago, Steve installed a new stereo in my car. It was a glorious day. My nano chills in the glove box while I control it from the deck. Can you handle it? On Friday, I made my first '95 Toyota Corolla playlist (02/2007). Triple woot.
- In the spirit of last weekend, this Saturday we transplanted a not-doing-so-well-but-really-large bougainvillea from one part of our yard to another and in the process, I learned that bougainvilleas are laced with spikes. I'm used to thorny rose bushes being a Portland girl, but these spikes were quite another thing. I was drilled in the ear with a bougainvillea spike. What? Like my ears haven't been tortured enough lately? It hurt so much I couldn't even cry. You know when pain is so intense it takes your breath away and leaves you unable to speak? Yeeeeeow! But the transplant was successful and when the rain clears, I'll be out with my camera.
- Cause if you were watching the Super Bowl, you know what the weather was like today.
- Steve and Cole have long wanted a fence for man's best friending type things (dog poo, frisbee, wrestling, etc.). Today on Craigslist, Steve discovered free fence materials in Ft. Lauderdale, so we secured these fence-y things and went down to Ft. Laudy to uproot them and take them home with us. Let me tell you, it was labor. Midway into taking this fence down (let me emphasize midway), we were warned by the owner that the vine we were clearing off said fence was poison oak. They wanted to know if we were we allergic? Oh. Fuck. I think I said, "You're kidding me, right?" Nope. The good news is, so far, Steve and I aren't allergic. So far. At least we got free fence materials. We are such thrifty blow-hards. We'll brave anything for free goods! But this doesn't mean that, in the future, we'll be rubbing poison oak all over ourselves and crying victory.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
weekend delights
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good god? spiked in the ear?? and poison oak! what a weekend! i can't wait to see the fruits of your labor, though. i'm sure it was worth it!
I've never heard of a boogerva lalala. what? But I'll be sure to stay away from them.Yikes!
I never had poison oak-knock on wood. I love those flowers-I didn't know they had spikes? My mom's don't-I think. Can't wait to see.
Really, you must buy some earmuffs or something!!
Growing up, our bougainvillea was a ball/toy magnet. There are probably still countless rotting plastic items under there that none of us dared try to retrieve. I'm sorry I didn't warn you when you mentioned it before... I figured you knew :(
Do we get to see what's on the playlist?
Good luck with the poison oak... when I was about 11, my dad decided to conduct a little experiment to see if our family was allergic to poison ivy. He broke off stems and dripped the sap onto our forearms. Of course, my dad had the least severe reaction - barely anything. My brother and I got horrible welts in that spot and itched like crazy, got to know calomine lotion quite well. My mom... let's just say she has sensitive skin. Her whole forearm welted up and it got into her bloodstream somehow, so she started getting poison ivy welts in various places all over her body. Lasted for like a month.
Then there was my grandmother's cousin who heard that a cure for poison ivy allergy is to drink a tea made out of it. Not such a good idea... got poison ivy all down his esophogus, mouth, god knows where else. Ugly shit, that stuff.
But I don't know anything about oak.
Kate, I can only imagine your poor mum! That sounds awful. We are still in the clear, but read somewhere that we have 1-3 days post contact to have a reaction. It would be a miracle if we both dodged the same bullet, but if Horatio Caine can dodge bullets, then so can we!
1. I would love to see the '95 Toyota Corolla Playlist!
2. Dog Poo + wrestling = smelly boys!
3.You have to be careful of spiky southern plants!
4. Why are there no before pictures of the fence on Solid Cherry? That counts I think.
Oh, my crap, I love you.
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