Crack!
At the exact stroke of midnight, my chair split in two,* and I fell to the floor, sprawling flat on my back. It looked like this:
Photograph by Sarah. (She felt compelled to document my moment of ignominy.)
Uproarious laughter ensued. (Though I was partially laughing to keep from crying. It actually kind of hurt.)
I'm proud to say that I kept my glass upright the entire time, spilling only the slightest sprinkling of champagne. And after regaining our composure, we did finally toast the new year (inaugurated with a new batch of bruises).
But I have to wonder, what sort of omen is that? 2009—the startling, absurd, and comically painful year?
* I will state for the record that the chair was old and unreliable. I was neither toasting too vigorously nor badonking excessively with my badonkadonk.
This is just to remind you of our human fallibity.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sign that no matter what lies in store for you in 2009 you will land upright and not waste a drop. Love it!
ReplyDeleteHey saw your blog mentioned in the moleskinerie blog and thought I would check it out. Anyway:
ReplyDeleteAnd the year started with a BANG! Either this is really lucky or really unlucky...:p Whatever man. All you know is that no matter how you start your year, it really matters how you live it. through! So no worries and Happy "New Starts"! (Am I right here?!)
For the New Year I will learn how to spell.
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