Working diligently
My managers may not recognize it, but I am a very conscientious worker!
Diligent worker
Fred Visit! Day 7
Got my comic posted in the early morning before Fred got up, then I made him an Ivy shirt and he wore it to Kanapaha Gardens, where we looked at wonderful plant life and stuff. I love it there. It is so cool. We saw these lilypads that looked like gigantic serving platters, and these loofah plants that looked like gigantic hanging zucchini or something (Fred pretended to eat one), and we saw a couple snakes and lots of bugs and some birds. And trees. I like trees.
Butterflies
Butterflies
Kanapaha Gardens
Giant leaf at Kanapaha Gardens
Fred pretending to eat a plant
I paused for a nap in the clubhouse and then we went to Beef ‘O’ Brady’s for food–I got a macaroni kids’ meal for the 12 and under crowd. Hey, I wear kids’ clothes, I take children’s dosages of medicine; why not eat their portion sizes too? It was great.
Mac N Cheese
We went BACK to the Gardens and moseyed, and when we came back we watched another Shinobu after making quiche crust dough to chill. I napped and he went to the pool again, and then he came back and showered and we made the rest of the quiche together. After we ate it, we called and harassed Jes because we wanted to find out what she was doing that night and be part of her night o’ weirdness, and so that was cool ’cause we actually got her. After that I read Phred some fun stuff from my secret character files and then we started watching The Dark Crystal. He got to see why some people have pointed out my resemblance to Kira. Har. I’m a muppet.
Kanapaha Gardens
Kanapaha Gardens
Kanapaha Gardens
Kanapaha Gardens
Ivy at Kanapaha Gardens
Ivy at Kanapaha Gardens
Fred Visit! Day 6
Good off-work day. This was our campus day. We took the bus onto campus and walked around and repeatedly got lost due to my genius at navigation (though also we were both up for a bit of a walk and weren’t in huge hurries to get anywhere in particular–we were just kinda doing it to do it). We browsed the Music Building and I saw my old theory teacher who looked exactly the same–since I haven’t changed either I think he recognized me. After MUB we wandered around, got on a bus, found the Reitz Union, and ate Wendy’s in the courtyard (I had a fruit cup, Fred had a chili and hamburger combo thing).
School!
Picnic
Picnic
Picnic
Fred on campus
Ivy on campus
I found a weird floor to sleep on in the Reitz Union and tuckered out, and then we got up, played bowling (I didn’t do too bad!) and DDR. I played with a boy who really knew what he was doing, but I kept up with him okay. It was fun! We looked at the poster sale, it made me nostalgic because I did that when I first came to Gainesville and decorated my apartment with some posters from that, which I still have. I stopped browsing when I realized I brought no money.
Fred Bowling
I saw three people I knew on campus, besides that teacher. THREE. ALL from my work. I saw Erica, Cliff, and Sara (but Sara doesn’t actually work there anymore). Different times. Strange! After the walk around campus and coming home, Fred swam in our pool and I wore my swimsuit but decided not to go in because I was not hot. I decided to stand on the side and get bit by ants instead. Yeah.
Fred swimming
Fred swimming
Ivy bathing suit
Ivy loving the sun
We ate at Farah’s that night and I discovered I LIKE FALAFEL (woo!), and when we came home he dropped dead asleep and I finished my comic.
Fred at the Hookah Lounge
Fred Visit! Day 5
I had a frustrating morning with my manager causing issues–and there were too many customers wanting too much of my time. Screw that. Things looked up when I got off work. Jeaux met us at my house and we all hung out until anime time, I napped for part of it. At anime we watched Scrapped Princess, Fantastic Children, and Magister Negi Magi . . . everyone seemed to at least like our fall leaf cookies. We had a Japanese-themed night since we also ate at Sawamura, and I accidentally lost my hat there so Fred was nice enough to drive me back for it and I reclaimed it. Yay hat! We went to karaoke at Alley Katz where I sang “My Immortal” (not very well) and “Hands Clean” (slightly better). Jeaux didn’t want to sing and Fred didn’t find any songs he liked.
Hanging Out Ivy
My outfit today
Karaoke
Fred Visit! Day 4
Work = Poo. Did overstocking, and I randomly got hugged by a customer in a pink shirt that read “Tough Guys Wear Pink.” Randomly, I got a visit from The Brendon who was passing through on his way back from DragonCon, and he had bought me a button that says “Yes I Am A FAMOUS WRITER Now Buy My God Damn Book!” Too bad I can’t put that on my apron. One of my co-workers thought she had met Brendon before because she confused him with Fred, mostly because I am not allowed to have TWO male Asian friends on the same day I guess. This was Fred’s and my day to go malling, and this we did. I think he enjoyed seeing how the Oaks Mall has changed. I bought stuff for myself and others, and Fred bought me a pentacle shirt. It is cute.
Our dinner was Arkadia, the Greek restaurant, and I had saganaki and a Greek salad as always while Fred got a lamby thing of some kind. We made autumn leaf cookies for the anime club and went to bed. Well, he went to bed. Har.
Making Autumn Leaf Cookies
Autumn Leaf Cookies
Fred Visit! Day 3
I worked as usual (annoying, boring day) and after work and nap Fred and I watched 2 x 2 Shinobuden on my computer and then went to Sonny’s to eat. I got the salad bar and he got something hilarious called the Pork 3-Way. I teased him that he got porked three ways by Sonny. He said, “I take care of Sonny and Sonny takes care of me.” This is very true. Amusingly enough, I asked him if he owns stock in Sonny’s and he launched into an explanation of why that is impossible: They are family-owned. Why does he know this? He’s been to their website and knows all sorts of weirdass facts about Sonny’s. That boy is serious about his fooding.
Fred’s favorite BBQ
Kitchen Ivy
Anyway, after being fed we ventured home and watched the Jerry Springer Opera, at which he laughed at the transvestite’s “Talk to the Hand” song. After Fred was tucked safely into bed (well, air mattress), I did an assload of editing (I’ve got a BIG project that is going to take FORRRREVER, but forever’s great at 25 bucks an hour!).
Fred Visit! Day 2
Work sucked except when Mikey was entertaining me, and afterwards Fred and I visited Mikey, where we made shepherd’s pie and cooked up Mikey’s canned biscuits, and we took pictures, listened to good music, and watched Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. Fred laughed so hard he almost fell off stuff. I love to see his face turn red when he can’t stop laughing. I think that his tombstone might actually read “He couldn’t stop laughing.” We also ate a key lime pie that Fred had made from scratch (except for the crust), and it was quite the yummable confection.
Key Lime Pie by Fred
Shepherd’s pie
Good meal at Mikey’s
Key Lime Pie by Fred
Excited Ivy
Clean Kitchen!
Fred Arrives! Day 1
Phredlet arrived on Saturday, so he was here a full week. We didn’t do a lot on his first day here ’cause it was kind of tiring for both of us; he got delayed in his arrival, and I’d been working all day. Boo. We went grocery shopping and I fed him with shribble soup, and after my nap we got ice cream. While he was sleeping I read some of the horrific tome Eldest, but god, I really don’t want to go on.
Shribble Soup for Fred
Yoda toy