Predictive text in the T9 on my cell phone seems to tell a lot about my life. When I hit 1 twice, it writes either a happy or a sad face, depending on which I’ve used more recently.
This week, it’s been predicting a <3.
My best friend, Fae, was in a pretty bad car accident on Sunday night with her boyfriend, and they both had to have major surgery. She’s been in the hospital since.
Being a heartbreaking 862 kilometers away means that all I can do is text her and keep telling her how much I love her. Words are not enough. I feel helpless and useless. She’s miserable and in pain in a hospital bed in Pittsburgh and all I can text her is <3.
Last night, I kept my cell phone clutched in my hand all night so that when she woke up in the hospital, alone and unable to sleep, I could text her back. This morning she was moved to the ICU because they think she might have clots in her lungs and need to do xrays.
I need my girl to be all right.
<3
Today I went walking around Pittsburgh to take some pictures, while Fae was at work. Pittsburgh is a gorgeous city, and doubly interesting because it has a long past as the USA’s first steel town. But it baffles me a little, because it seems to always be uphill. In both directions.
It’s so warm out today, like summer. I have to say that my little knit dress was not the bet wardrobe choice, as much as I love it.
The view from Grandview…
I was amazed that there were flowers blooming in Pittsburgh! It’s still all dead in Ottawa.
There are a lot of benches on Grandview, so you can sit and enjoy the view.
Me! It’s hard to take a picture of myself with the Olympus.
I was inclined to take the incline down the mountain.
So I jumped the fence (not easy in a dress) and found this clearing with a bunch of abandoned pieces of… well, I think this is part of the incline mechanism, maybe? And there were pieces of statues…
These stairs are terrifying. I hate the stairs where you can see through the back.
Fort Pitt Bridge, says Fae’s roommate Dan.
For anyone who has read The Perks of Being a Wallflower: The Fort Pitt Tunnel, where they felt infinite.
Et c’est tout!
See Lascaux du Monde for some graffiti pics.
fae, friendship, love, pittsburgh | Hezabelle January 12, 2011 | 
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