(WARNING: This post contains a picture that might make you throw up a little bit in your mouth.)
… I will go the extra mile. I will throw myself into the effort of getting that perfect shot.
Sometimes more literally than others.
It’s funny how, when one is so focused on capturing the perfect shot of the bride and groom leaving the building, one can completely miss the existence of a step down from the sidewalk to the driveway.
It’s also funny how, when such a moment of neglect occurs, the sidewalk can decide to take a chunk out of one’s knee as a keepsake.
See? It’s pretty:
I’m sorry. I know you didn’t want to see that. But you know what? I didn’t really want to fall down those steps and rip my black pants that I payed $26.50 for at Old Navy. I know exactly how much I paid for them because the receipt for them is still sitting on my desk—because I bought them last week.
But, as I told all of the concerned onlookers at the time of the incident, at least my camera was fine. As long as my camera was alright, I was alright.
In case you haven’t been keeping track, I am developing quite a knack for falling down while carrying expensive equipment. And you’ll notice—none of the equipment has been damaged YET. So, to anyone out there who might have been thinking about lending me their expensive camera equipment: BE ENCOURAGED. I will die before it will. 
But if you’re thinking about lending me pants? Um… Not so much.
P.S. I should mention the fact that this wound was acquired at the amazing Friday the 13th wedding of two dear acquaintances who are some of the most truly awesome people I know. So it was for a good cause.
July 14th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Erin, you’re a wild & crazy girl. lol
Great Aunt Geri & Great Uncle George
July 14th, 2007 at 8:03 am
Glad you and your camera are safe!
July 14th, 2007 at 8:41 am
Sad, I wondered if you’d hurt yourself. But, so long as the camera is safe, life goes on, right?
July 14th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Nice to hear that you have your priorities straight ;o)
July 14th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Ohhh! Dear Miss Eriniffany! You have the worst luck with black pants/cut-offs ever! How is the knee?
P.S. You should have mentioned that you hate-hate-hate the inside part of your body and that blood is much better somewhere deep inside.
P.P.S. I’m glad your okay, I would have died if you were seriously injured. How was the wedding?
July 15th, 2007 at 7:10 am
I’d love to see some photos of the proofs. I’m shopping around for a cool place to order prints for events as well.
July 16th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
yeeeouch!
July 19th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Ok, so this is unrelated, (but I’ve already expressed my concern…see above…so this is more of a sidenote)…
I’ve been wondering, how do you say the name of your site? I read it as Lie-Lee-Um, but is it more as in Lilly-um??
I’ve been wondering for a couple of weeks now, but then it occurred to me the other day that I should just ASK! hehe.
Thanks!
July 19th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Nin - It never occurred to me that you could pronounce Lylium any way other than the right way, but now that you have pointed you out I can see how ambiguous it is! Well, wonder no more: it is Lily-um. So basically, it’s like, you know, the flower—with um on the end—and the vowels switched. Because that’s the kind of thing that eight-year-olds think is awesome.
July 19th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
No way, really?? But I’m so used to saying it my way now, I think it might be hard to switch, haha! Oh well, I’ll give it a go. Although I’ll probably still say it in my head the wrong way when I’m typing it as it helps me to spell it
Thanks for clearing that up!!
July 20th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
ooo, that looks painful. you have a great blog here erin (i get the sense that is your name?, sorry if I’m incorrect)!