March 11, 2008

On Subtlety

I'm often reminded that my affinity for extreme subtlety may render my communications completely opaque rather than cleverly coy. This is my own damn fault, I realize, and this is what seems to have happened with the fortune cookie post (either that, or there's just a general lack of interest amongst my readership).

So let's try this. On Saturday, Dr. M and I participated in our third Berkeley Photo Scavenger Hunt. One of the topics was "I've got good news and bad news." This was our entry.

(Note that it's important to realize from whose perspective the news is being received. Hint: In a constitutional sense, he or she does not yet exist.)

Posted by hb at March 11, 2008 04:33 PM

Comments

Congratulations!

Now I feel bad at thinking the fortune cookie post was a dirty joke.

Posted by: sean on March 11, 2008 04:43 PM

Like I said, my fault. And that conclusion was probably supported by my own past conduct.

Posted by: matt on March 11, 2008 04:46 PM

Congratulations, both on the package and the newly-acquired self knowledge. I look forward to meeting the little ginger when he/she appears.

Posted by: didofoot on March 11, 2008 05:14 PM

I GOT IT RIGHT (and right off the bat, too), I'll have you (Matt's readership) know! I have been being a polite person, emailing him about it, supposing that he was not quite ready to make an explicit announcement.

Posted by: Credit Monger Catherine on March 11, 2008 06:32 PM

Yeah, but when is this person coming already? I've been waiting an hour now.

Posted by: didofoot on March 11, 2008 06:39 PM

Wait, I don't get it.

Just kidding - congrats!!!

Posted by: E. McPan on March 11, 2008 07:17 PM

my mind totally went the dirty route too. though, the confused dirty route since i was still actually confused. but this is explicitly exciting! congratulations!

Posted by: michele on March 11, 2008 10:37 PM

I thought neither dirty nor baby. I thought "letter bomb." And I'm not being silly.

Posted by: maridiot on March 11, 2008 10:57 PM

What? What?! I'm not ready for this.

Congratulations.

Posted by: kenny on March 11, 2008 11:52 PM

Congratulations!

Posted by: jmv on March 12, 2008 09:32 AM

Congratulations!

Best of luck!

Posted by: Julie on March 12, 2008 11:30 AM

Great news! Congratulations to you both.

Posted by: teri mae on March 12, 2008 12:44 PM

OMG! Congrats! So are you gonna be a mommy or a daddy? I guess you wouldn't know yet. ;P

I thought you were expecting something from Amazon. Clearly, I've been doing too much online shopping.

Posted by: Danny Dawson on March 13, 2008 01:39 PM

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