license plate seen on my commute:
IFX2THDK
it took me a good 5 minutes of tailgating to figure out what this person's profession was.
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yesterday evening two friends came over to assess my yard. joseph & mitchell have an incredibly awe-inspiring garden themselves (joseph studied horticulture) and i knew they'd be able to give me a good idea of what should be done with the things growing around my house.
i opened a bottle of champagne when they arrived and we sipped from our glasses as we strolled around the yard. they were able to point out things that were overgrown and should be ripped out, and they gave me good ideas on what to do with some of the beds that were growing out of control. i'm glad i was drinking... as they were talking about how much work was in store for me, i found myself just giggling a lot.
now, in the sober light of day, i have no idea how i'm going to be able to devote so much time to my yard. it's going to have to be a summer-long project.
Posted by xta at May 4, 2005 1:16 PM | TrackBacki find that it does not take much time, really, to make a surprising difference in my yard-- and i suspect yours will be similar. your yard has basic landscaping in place and it stays maintained to a much larger degree than mine does.
spend an hour ripping stuff out and you'll be amazed.
Posted by: lisa at May 4, 2005 2:03 PMAnyone that has champagne chilled in their fridge on an ordinary day and "strolls" around their yard is my kind of person.
Your license plate should say:
XTAROCKS
His other car's tag is "2:30"
Unrelated: thought of you today while enjoying lunch at the Pizza Palace -- my first time in the new place!
Posted by: Phil at May 5, 2005 1:33 AMhm, phil... i don't get it. i wonder if you're interpreting the license plate the same way i am?
Posted by: christa at May 5, 2005 10:21 AMlainey-
here's a bit of a hint:
the "fx" is "fix"
so the plate begins, "i fix"...
phil has since explained "2:30" to me... it's the very aurally-punny punch-line to a joke about what time you should go to a person of this particular profession.
Posted by: christa at May 5, 2005 1:38 PMi can't believe i didn't get that--my dad is a member of the profession in question!
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