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[evilhippo]

I figure it's only fair that I share the main conversation point I've had with other people lately:


One of the girls at work and I were trying to use it as a rorschach test, but no one else would tell us what they saw in it. Most of them went "Agh! I didn't know it was that bad!" (This is the side of my arm, so when I'm walking around normally you pretty much just see the mostly-healed yellowish part of the bruise.) Personally, I see a duck with a colourful Nefertiti headdress. She saw the Pillsbury doughboy, but she also neatly disregarded all the coloured parts and focused on the x-shaped part at the bottom. (Also, in case you were wondering, it really doesn't hurt all that much anymore.) I've also had a few people confuse it for a tattoo, and I've had to tell the story an awful lot, since it's a hard bruise to ignore. (There are still people at work, though, that seem to have missed it. In fact, someone just noticed it today. For him, I abbreviated the story to "Yeah, I got hit by a car, it's all right" and then carried on with the question I was asking him. I did this mostly because I knew he'd give me a fantastically confused look, though).

I also found on my way back from work today. I came across it standing up huge and obvious in the grass, all by itself, in front of the building next door. I hope it's a Sign. I also hope it's not too sad that I picked it. I always feel bad when I do things like that (I also have this problem with Christmas trees, and pretty much all cut flowers), but I figure, the grass was kind of long, so it was probably going to get mowed soon... so sitting in a glass for a few days and then being pressed in quality literature will hopefully be a better fate for it.

Comments

[zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com]

I think it looks like a man screaming while his head explodes. ...What? That totally doesn't mean I'm a psychopath. >>

LET US HOPE THAT CLOVER DOES SOMETHING FOR YOU. DDD:

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

You're only a psychopath if you think the guy deserved it. (-;

I dunno, it's definitely the biggest one I've ever found. Maybe that'll make a difference? Like, whatever evil force is trying to kill me ("Nothing else has worked this week, let's make this elevator drop three floors at random when she gets back from lunch, haha!") needs to be outmatched by whatever's trying to keep me alive ("Quick, that elevator thing was ridiculous, give her this huge freaking clover and let's have done with it!")

[flutingfrenzy.livejournal.com]

I see the Chinese character for love in the dark part. It might just be the angle the picture is at, though.

Also, I love that you already had an appropriate tag to use for this post.

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

Hmm... yes, I can see that, though my bruise is lacking a lot of the finer details. From my angle right now, it could easily be the character for fire.

It's such a useful tag... though I apparently haven't used it since 2009. That means there are a lot of undocumented potential death scenarios in here. (-;

[madonnalal.livejournal.com]

The luck of the irish is with you! Also, that is a pretty sweet bruise you have there. Good job!

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm kind of proud of it. (-; Thankfully it's ridiculous enough that people give me curious looks rather than concerned ones.