[insert yet to be renamed Christian gardening book title here]

Today I learned that:
Gardening books always have boring titles, and most of the time they're ridiculously long, too.

I was pleasantly surprised when I found that my supervisor called me to his office not to tell me what I did wrong or right (which would have been nice) but to ask me my opinion on how to "fix" an author's manuscript. Then he sent me off with the task to think of a better title to the manuscript. In case you were worried, earlier today he did critique my work, telling me what he thought I did well and an area where I could improve. Yay! I must say that I like my boss pretty well, except that when he's talking to me half the time I think he's mumbling to himself. But I guess I can't be too upset since I do the same (Sean can attest to that).

Penn Square Mall

Today I learned that:
A trip to the mall can be at once terrifying, exciting, tiring, and satisfying.

This evening Sean and I decided to finally fill out his wardrobe with a few more dress pants and shirt for his "real" job. Those suit racks at Dillards can be intimidating! However, we summoned our courage and prevailed. Success!

First Day at Tate

What I learned at Tate Publishing today:
Well, I spend most of my day doing conceptual editing for a book titled "Gardening Enhances my Faith." I learned a lot about composting, planting potatoes, and how the government is trying to take over all farming in the US so that...well, I'm not sure exactly why, but apparently they're perpetuating lies that organic farming is evil so that all farming and gardening will be under their control! [insert evil laugh here]
So here's hoping things get a little more interesting in the coming weeks.
Oh, and they stuck me in a room with a teeny tiny little desk and a bunch of empty file boxes. All alone. One lady stopped by and said to watch out, if the boxes started talking to me I was in trouble.

In other news, I'm babysitting Penny Noel and Nadia tonight. It's crazy what these kids come up with. Penny was pretending to have stuffed animals be her children, so I asked her why her stuffed bear didn't look like her, since the bear was supposed to be her baby, and she said, "I'm just a Penny, but I'm the guy who takes care of the bears." Seriously, it sounds like something Sean says in his sleep. Speaking of which, last night when I bumped Sean he rolled over and said, "You know, Guy Fawkes." And I said, "What about Guy Fawkes?" And he said, "That Guy Fawkes is my favorite."
Also, in the bath tub, Penny and Nadia were pretending that their water gun fish had a snotty nose like I did. Nadia filled him full of water and said, "Bless me!" when she squirted it out. Then Penny would say, "Wow! That's a lot of snot!" and they would both scream laughter and do it again.

Menu for the week

My newest goal is to plan meals so that we actually eat well and don't end up eating cereal all the time. I planned this week with the thoughts that I had lots of leftover meatballs from today and I also have a dozen brown eggs from John and Jayne:

Mon: Leftover Pasta with Chicken Alfredo
Tue: Egg Salad Sandwiches
Wed: Omelets with left over chicken
Fri: Beans, hush puppies, and guacamole

There's no dinner plan for Thursday because Sean will be hanging out with friends and won't come home until late night.

Lunches:
Mon: leftover spaghetti
Tue: meatball sandwiches
Wed: leftover egg Salad
Thur: Deli Meat sandwiches
Fri: Deli Meat or Omelet guts

As for life, I start my internship on Thursday, Sean is working hard, and Sonic is eating my soul.

Goals for May

Short term goals:
Drink/eat a TON of vitamin C and stop being sick!
Read two more books (at least) by the end of May. (Book count to date an abysmally low 14)
Eat all the random food in the back of my fridge and freezer.
Spend more time with my animals.
Wash my blankets and get ready for summer by putting away my long sleeves.

Sonic ServSafe class yesterday

Yesterday I learned that:
Botox is an injection of Botulism under your skin. Botulism is a bacteria that paralyzes you. If you eat it, it's pretty much fatal.
Now, I guess there are lots of different things that we use in everyday life that could kill you if you eat it, but I'm a little disquieted by this paralyzing thing.
Anyway, just thought you should know.
I didn't learn anything today except that my car is broken and it's going to take a while for them to figure out how to fix it. :(

Lessons Learned This Week

What I learned Monday:
If you're trying to shove something down your cat's throat, you should probably be wearing some kind of protective armor. Or, just don't shove something down your cat's throat.

What I learned Tuesday:
You can think you're doing everything right, and it's still your fault. Also, I should triple check how many boxes of large cups we have so that I don't tell the other manager that he didn't order enough and then I get criticized because somehow that's my fault.

What I learned Today:
Too many employees at work can be almost as bad as having too few...if only because you're all dying of boredom!

Congratulations, Graduate!

Hello, real world! Here we come!