weren't we necessary to the earth?

Putting fingers to keyboard or pen to paper is never so hard as when I have just hammered out a (potentially good) idea. But at the same time I feel obligated to keep the flow of production coming as much as I can once I start something.

Maybe that's a fallacy.

In any case, I graduated yesterday -- well, I walked at Commencement. I suppose I would have regretted it had I not gone, but I'm mostly happiest about the time we spent with friends in the Grantham area on that day. We didn't get home until around 2, I think -- and go figure we've been exhausted ever since.

I've decided to make this one of my goals before I get into grad school -- to catch up on all the poetry books I've been given or earmarked for reading that I've pushed aside in favor of more "productive" or easier reading. And also to catch up on some of the writings of artists. I have a book of modern art theory which is basically what artists ranging from Cezanne to Andy Warhol said about the purpose of art. Never had time to read it in college, and I think it might be a good place to start my post-college learning process.

So if I find anything particularly awesome, I'll post it here. Well, as much as I can without infringing on copyright. =)

Ooh, also, we had the first tomato of the season last week! Greg found a homegrown tomato at the farmer's market and brought one home. I'm going to melt with happiness when we can find cucumbers and tomatoes galore at market.

and the soul is a bride in a still place

-- Sylvia Plath

Well, today has been an adventure. I found out a girl at work was fired yesterday. And I also found out that I will be picking up full time hours sometime soon to help make up for her absence. And someone else will be hired for the evening hours at work. I'll be glad to get rid of the evenings hours, I think, even though they haven't started yet, but I'm also a bit in shock about seeing the girl go. Surprised and not surprised if that makes sense. The power of inertia is so great, I guess I didn't think anyone would really let her go.

I also must report to you victory on the clearing-off-my-desk front -- it is lovely to be able to work there. I'm going to do my utmost to keep it cleared off decently. I think it makes me want to work more, to have a space for it. An attractive space.

Also, my best husband in the whole wide world is working to figure out how I can get a tiny printing press. Wouldn't that be wonderful? I would be super, crazy excited. It would be lovely.

apparently i greatly exaggerated

I have only posted 717 times on this blog, not nearly 750. Ah, well. Numbers were never my deal.

Do you want to hear a sad thing? I have already eaten all of my Easter candy. It is not even a full month later! I am a candy fiend. Also, apparently I am getting old. Sitting cross-legged or with my legs tucked up under me is no longer comfortable. It makes my hips hurt and my legs go numb in about seven seconds.

It's been raining for about four days now, and very overcast. Thank goodness! I've never been so excited about rain! It means that at the creperie, no one wants to sit outside, and at my marketing job, no one wants to call to have the outside of their house painted. Woot woot! I hope it is rainy ALL SPRING! Keep your fingers crossed.

I am looking WILDLY forward to having this Sunday off and to having ALL WEEKEND off for two weeks after that. It will be rad! We will party! We will rock out!

(When I fall asleep at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, the instant I step out of the car from work, I'll have Greg take a picture and upload it here so you can have a chuckle.)

Oh, that brings me to the other part of my life that will be changing. Starting next Monday, I'll be working 3-8 p.m. on MWF. Which, quite frankly, SUCKS. But in June, I will only have to work 3-8 on Mondays and Fridays. Which is mildly better. MILDLY.

Yes, O Complain-O Tron, I live spout misery on my blog.

Really, things are not bad. I am just tired from working the last ten days in a row and looking at the next three days knowing I will have to work all of them. But now it is only three. So that is a win. And I get two whole weekends off later this month. So that is a win, too.

But still keep your fingers crossed that it rains for the next three months so my life is more sane.

so let's ride bikes into the sea

I know, I know, I should update more than once a month, right? It seems that part of the difficulty of graduating is creative frustration induced by massive laziness. And that includes feeling like I don't have anything thoughtful or interesting to say. But Grandma said she liked my hummus recipe -- so my last post was a win! And after nearly 700 blog posts, I'm too stubborn to just stop updating altogether. I mean, that's an investment.

Anyway. It's rainy but warm here today, and I'm going to work seven days this week and six next week so essentially YUCK. I'm also moving to some evening hours at the marketing company next week, so. . . well, I'm not very happy with my job right now.

What I am happy with is our home-made yogurt from the yogurt-maker we got for the wedding! It is delicious. With Greg's home-made granola and some canned peaches from Suzanna, it is like the ultimate summer breakfast. Pretty sure when strawberries and blueberries come out, I'm gonna be in heaven.

So keep praying for fruit. We've had enough rain!