A Stroppy, Green-Thumbed Lass
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apple_pathwaysLast night I told an intruding stranger to piss off (in politer terms than that) when he decided to come up to my friend in a restaurant and tell her how to handle her dog. Thank you, Cesar Fucking Milan, but we're not interested in your lecture course. I just hate blowhard men who think everyone's just dying to hear their expert opinion on absolutely everything. (When he lit up a cigarette, I was oh so sorely tempted to offer him some free condescension advice on how he should quit.)
(For what it's worth, it's not my friend's dog: she's watching it for a couple months. She has no experience with dogs, and I knew it was a bad idea to bring it to the restaurant. After I scared off the Dog Whisperer, she drove the little yapper home so everyone could eat in peace.)
We've started buying annuals for the house. My mom is crazy into container gardening, and loves making elaborate pots for the patio. Me, I'm much more into the herbs and vegetables: the stuff that's ugly, but useful! I bought a little four pack of dill.
I'm going to get the rest of the herbs I need when we go out to Eastern Market tomorrow. It's a huge farmer's market in downtown Detroit, and it is SO MUCH FUN! The market itself is full of about 5 tents worth of vendors, and the area is surrounded by fun shops and yummy restaurants. There's outdoor BBQ and street performers, and it's just a good time! I like looking for unusual mint varieties to plant and dry for tea. Last year I had chocolate, orange, lemon, apple, peppermint, and Kentucky Colonel Mint, which is a spearmint variety: it's GORGEOUS, and smells OH SO good! Very delicious for mojitos and other mixed drinks: I like a sprig in my vodka lemonade.
My father and I have started making plans to build trellises for my pumpkins, melons, and squash. We went out to Lowe's to look at wood and do some pricing, and the man who worked there was actually able to talk to me about what I needed as if I were a competent, thinking adult! HOORAY for restoring my faith in men, Random Lowe's Employee! ♥
Happy weekend, y'all. What's up with you?
(For what it's worth, it's not my friend's dog: she's watching it for a couple months. She has no experience with dogs, and I knew it was a bad idea to bring it to the restaurant. After I scared off the Dog Whisperer, she drove the little yapper home so everyone could eat in peace.)
We've started buying annuals for the house. My mom is crazy into container gardening, and loves making elaborate pots for the patio. Me, I'm much more into the herbs and vegetables: the stuff that's ugly, but useful! I bought a little four pack of dill.
I'm going to get the rest of the herbs I need when we go out to Eastern Market tomorrow. It's a huge farmer's market in downtown Detroit, and it is SO MUCH FUN! The market itself is full of about 5 tents worth of vendors, and the area is surrounded by fun shops and yummy restaurants. There's outdoor BBQ and street performers, and it's just a good time! I like looking for unusual mint varieties to plant and dry for tea. Last year I had chocolate, orange, lemon, apple, peppermint, and Kentucky Colonel Mint, which is a spearmint variety: it's GORGEOUS, and smells OH SO good! Very delicious for mojitos and other mixed drinks: I like a sprig in my vodka lemonade.
My father and I have started making plans to build trellises for my pumpkins, melons, and squash. We went out to Lowe's to look at wood and do some pricing, and the man who worked there was actually able to talk to me about what I needed as if I were a competent, thinking adult! HOORAY for restoring my faith in men, Random Lowe's Employee! ♥
Happy weekend, y'all. What's up with you?
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Date: 2011-05-14 07:11 am (UTC)I'm trying to be a little more relaxed than usual because I think I've been a little too glued to the globe and it's impacting me a bit. A substantial change could be on the horizon - likely is - and I'll say a great deal about it when it actually happens. For now, it's shaded in not-too-subtle mystery.
I /just/ finished watching an anime that was pretty cool, Gilgamesh, and a movie tonight with the fambly, Race to Witch Mountain. I am about to go and flee and read. Alas, the writing is on a temporary low-priority because of the Change coming.
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Date: 2011-05-14 06:39 pm (UTC)I can't wait to see what this Change is going to be! (If you turn into a giant cockroach, please post pics!) It all sounds very exciting, and I wish you look: let me know if/when you need any cheerleading.
Gilgamesh, huh? That could be entertaining! I always liked The Epic of Gilgamesh a lot better than Beowulf, which I had to read about three times way back when I was an English major.
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Date: 2011-05-14 10:19 pm (UTC)Yeah, that's why I started watching it, I love anime with mythic allusions. Haven't actually read Gilgamesh yet (even though it's short; I suck.) The villain refers to himself as Enkidu for a pretty important reason! But that's about as far as it goes.