Tidbit Tuesday #72

If you’re in my phone’s contact list, it’s likely happened to you. Two. Three.. Probably 10 times… A good old fashioned pocket dial from yours truly. :) Thankfully the victims always turn out to be some of my favorite people, which makes me feel a little less embarrassed and/or guilty. (Shout-outs to Emily Gillis and Lindsay Halse!) But this morning, at 4:42AM, I awoke to Dylan saying “Huh? What are you doing?” to my right. And that all-too-familiar “Simply press pound or hang up” female robot to my left. That’s when I realized I’d rolled over onto my phone and called another one of my favorites, the lovely Abbey Sparks. And she’s my cousin. So she has to forgive me. :)

For the past few weeks, Dylan’s been getting countless small packages in the mail. The contents of which I was never allowed to see or dare ask about. “They’re all for you, okay?” Well THAT isn’t going to stop the questions from coming! “But why? It’s not my birthday. It’s not even my half-birthday! OH, is it just because you looove me??” Then Easter came along. And apparently all my hinting at receiving an Easter basket paid off. With all sorts of home-made sweets from Etsy, INCLUDING candy sushi. I do believe he loves me!

So. Dylan and I got into a car accident this past weekend, t-boned by a guy who ran a red light. I joked with some friends the other day about how I wasn’t even allowed that whole “life flashes before your eyes” moment, because it all happened SO fast. And in that sense, I sort of felt cheated. Up until Saturday, I had never been in an accident – apart from hitting the bumper of a parked car going two miles per hour. As we almost cleared the intersection, I saw an SUV coming straight for me in the passenger seat, but somehow thought “This is going to end up like every other CLOSE CALL.” But then, Dylan recalls seeing the other vehicle drive straight into my side, while I was too busy bracing myself and trying to hide my face in Dylan’s chest. Both side airbags deployed, and glass went flying. But by God’s grace we walked out of the car with our only injury being some bruising on my right arm where the airbag hit me. Every day since has left me more grateful for this life God so obviously wanted us to continue.

Can I just break this humdrum mood I’ve created by telling you how much it bothers me to see every one of these tidbits ending about a third of the way into their final lines? While the actual term escapes me, in graphic design, this is a HUGE no-no. And so I will proceed to tell you about my friend Krystal and I, who, when we were about 8-years-old, filled an entire tupperware container with worms found around her house. And in order to fill it up more quickly, we’d simply rip the worms in half. Clever. Or at least I thought so. :) And that right there? THAT is a tidbit suitable for the world of graphic design. ;)

Song of the Week: Bigger Than Us by White Lies. The Alt Nation channel on Sirius XM Radio turned me onto the White Lies and this magic little number. Although I have to admit, after looking up the lyrics this morning, it is clear that I’m quite bad at deciphering any real words that come out of this guy’s mouth. :) Check the MP3 HERE and the official (and creepy) music video HERE.

And now I’ll leave you with a small peek at tomorrow’s post. Aly and Marc! I’ll also have another wedding waiting for you later in the week, so stay tuned. :)

Happy Tuesday!!