Zinnias, Blue Shells and My Effing Mastercard
Jul 16th, 2007 by Alex
The zinnias that I planted a few weeks ago are coming up. No flowers yet, but they’re definitely growing fast. I’m amazed that the ground is supporting it; there must be some good soil beneath all of those decorative stones. We’ve had some nice and warm weather with a decent amount of rain. Probably doesn’t hurt. Now the hope is that the lawn service doesn’t mow them before they bloom.
Today’s xkcd cartoon is brilliant, as always. I empathize with most of the woes expressed therein. I don’t follow a lot of cartoons, but this one is amazing; if you’re not familiar, make sure you hover over the image for a separate caption (which I liken to the interior monologue of the cartoonist).
I am now the not-so-proud owner of a very warped Mastercard. I filled up last night at Exxon and made the mistake of leaving my credit card on the dash. I found it this afternoon when I came home after it sat there on the dash of my car that was sitting in the parking lot all day baking in the sun. I only have one thing to say about this: don’t do it. My card is curved on several different planes and probably won’t fit into any card reader without putting strain on the mag-strip. I need groceries, so I’m hoping it’ll work tonight. If not it looks like I’ll have to order a new one.
I’m one of the few people in my office who hasn’t seen the new Harry Potter movie. I’m going to attempt to go see a late show tonight so that we won’t have to continue talking around it.
I’m so impressed that you planted zinnias. I love those flowers. I bought a packet of seeds, but never planted them. I planted a black-eyed susan and coneflowers instead, since they are perennials. And you have a lawn service? Wow. I don’t even have a lawn!
Danielle: To be perfectly honest I’m not that fancy. I didn’t know much about the zinnias at all much less what “perennials” means. In flipping through all the seed packets at the store there were only a handful that needed full light. I have approximately 2-3 square feet of grass in front that gets direct sunlight most of the day, but I like to think of it as a lawn. The “service” is somewhat mandated; part of the community dues pay for the lawn care on that space as well as the common areas.