The tree taketh away

If you look closely at the picture of me at our homepage, you'll see that there's a nasty gash under my right eye (the one on your left). What happened? Everyone's been asking me that, and usually I point at Wendy and then make a punching motion.

Really, it all started when we finished the mag and needed a photo of Eric and me for the launch page. We thought it would be cool to have the avocado tree in it, since it's been going off lately--practically exploding with produce.

First we tried some angles from the ground level. Meh. Then we climbed onto the roof, practically inside the tree. It was great being up there in the branches, but since we're not a Swiss family or a Freakies cereal monster, we had to climb down. Getting up from my squat, I jammed my face into a branch! We wound up taking the pic on the ground.

Later on, Eric told one of our proofreaders, "The tree giveth, the tree taketh away."

I think my eye is still a little swollen, and my face stings when I wash it. I hope it doesn't scar... I'll post a photo on Monday when I get back from SF. We got a pretty good much shot that makes me look scary.