Plants and Spanish

In my lovely Spanish conversation class our next assignment is to talk for ten minutes about a subject. This can be just about anything we like, but we must write up an outline and give five or so vocab words with definitions in English and Spanish. I decided to talk about plants and my love for them. :) Unfortunately, plants don't come up too much in normal introductory conversation, so I had to learn a lot of new vocabulary. Also, the vocab list for the handout is a bit long and doesn't include half of the words I will have to define for the other students to understand what I'm saying. Heh, this should be fun. I present tomorrow, first one of the group. I think I'll bring pictures of my plants. The outline is pretty... I have some flowers in grayscale as a background.

Speaking of plants, if anyone besides Joel already reads this and has any desire for a basil seedling or two, just let me know (I'm not excluding Joel, I already gave him some). I planted a whole seed packet's worth and am running out of room. They look a little pitiful now, they still have their original seed leaves, but will eventually be happy robust plants that shall provide you with fresh herbs for tasty dishes. :) If they survuve... But they should. I will have oregano soon as well. They're still a little too small to transplant into larger pots, I think.

I found out that you can grow your own pineapple plant using the green spiny part of a pineapple from a grocery store. It has to be grown inside and will only produce a pineapple once a year or so and not until after it's been growing for a few years...but still, that's pretty cool.

Maybe I should rename my blog something about "plant musings".

To change the subject, The Wedding Singer is a great movie and you should watch it if you haven't or watch it again if you already have. I was introduced to this phenomenal work by Joel and am very grateful to him.

Joel and I went to the Med Fair on Saturday, as well as half of Norman, I think. It was altogether a jolly time. We were given colorful seashells by a mermaid friend who couldn't speak in anything but squeaks until we found her later de-finned with a skirt that was mysteriously the same color as said fin.... Then we walked around with some RUF folk and found the wee Tooks (younger Servens). We actually found them after the most amazing performance of Hamlet, staged by young'uns from Cleveland Elementary who were decked out in a range of simple to elaborate costumes with anachromatically shod feet (one had lime green flip flops, a lovely compliment to her red velvet gown). After watching Anna and Julie ride a camel, we proceeded to wander about the plethora of colorful booths. We discovered nylon snoods, expensive cotton twirly skirts, and very nice smelling oils and incense, among other things. People were seen, laughs were had, funnel cakes were eaten and traffic was avoided by traversing on foot.

I had rather get around to finishing my homework and getting a few winks before morning. Goodnight all!