The trees outside of my apartment are trying to make love to my car. For the past few mornings, I’ve walked outside to go to work, only to discover that during the night, the trees had coated my car in their sexy tree pollen. When will they learn? My car is not attracted to trees. And even if it were, it’s only a few years old and is hardly ready for baby tree-cars of its own! Please leave my poor little Honda alone, trees. I beg of you.
Quick solution to unwanted Tree-Love: The BP in Green Hills gives free, albeit pretty crappy, car washes if you buy gas there. The wash is all water and no soap, but it still gets the pollen off. Although I have to pay 2 cents more for gas than I do at my normal gas station of choice.
On a related topic, I’ve noticed that squirrels are moving up in the world. The topic is related because squirrels climb trees. Anyway, the cute little squirrels have finally been given the rodent-capped accessible routes they so greatly need, and Hollywood is opening its doors and offering more roles to the furry animals. Tim Burton is leading the squirrel crusade in Hollywood. I think it’s great that these little creatures are finally getting the respect they deserve. However, I’d like to point out that your average gray squirrel only lives about 4 years. Tim Burton made his squirrels train for 6 months then work another 2 months on the movie. These squirrels have spent about a sixth of their lives on this project. That’s a lot to ask of workers who don’t get paid.
