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Petty Losses
Sep. 26th, 2005 10:10 pmI lost a dear friend this weekend. She had been a part of my life for more years than I can clearly remember - I know she was around before Arnis and I started dating, at least. All through vet school she kept me company, helped me out when I was tired or cold or feeling down. I know I couldn't have passed my exams without her. And once I moved back to the Boston area, she managed not to slip away. No matter where I was, somehow she managed to be there whenever I needed her.
But... things hadn't been going so smoothly, lately. She was older than she looked, to be honest, and she'd been having a lot of problems. She didn't have the energy to do the things she had to, and ultimately I think she started becoming a danger to herself and me.
So goodbye, Mrs. Tea. You were the best tea-maker I ever found, and you'll never be replaced, mostly since they've discontinued your line of products. For eight years or more you gave me hot tea every morning, without complaint, without ever overbrewing or shorting out or letting it get cold before I could drink it. I never truly appreciated you until I had to think about facing life without you.
We've got a shiny new electric kettle, now. It's white and spotless and it boils water almost instantly, but it doesn't have your personality. It also doesn't make tea. It just makes water. I've salvaged your patchy old pot for brewing the actual tea in - it's not quite the same, but at least a part of you is still here in the house.
I realize I may, in fact, be a bit odd for getting so attatched to a household appliance, but such is life. I shudder to think what will happen when and if my stand mixer (who has yet to be named, but has quite rapidly manifested a personality and a role in my life) falls apart.
In other news, we bought a car today. It's shiny and red, it's a Saturn, and it should quite nicely solve the dilemma of getting my husband to and from work while I'm away in WV, or days that I'm just not working anywhere near his office. But it still doesn't make me tea in the morning....
But... things hadn't been going so smoothly, lately. She was older than she looked, to be honest, and she'd been having a lot of problems. She didn't have the energy to do the things she had to, and ultimately I think she started becoming a danger to herself and me.
So goodbye, Mrs. Tea. You were the best tea-maker I ever found, and you'll never be replaced, mostly since they've discontinued your line of products. For eight years or more you gave me hot tea every morning, without complaint, without ever overbrewing or shorting out or letting it get cold before I could drink it. I never truly appreciated you until I had to think about facing life without you.
We've got a shiny new electric kettle, now. It's white and spotless and it boils water almost instantly, but it doesn't have your personality. It also doesn't make tea. It just makes water. I've salvaged your patchy old pot for brewing the actual tea in - it's not quite the same, but at least a part of you is still here in the house.
I realize I may, in fact, be a bit odd for getting so attatched to a household appliance, but such is life. I shudder to think what will happen when and if my stand mixer (who has yet to be named, but has quite rapidly manifested a personality and a role in my life) falls apart.
In other news, we bought a car today. It's shiny and red, it's a Saturn, and it should quite nicely solve the dilemma of getting my husband to and from work while I'm away in WV, or days that I'm just not working anywhere near his office. But it still doesn't make me tea in the morning....
