Things Rose Did and Saw and Overheard

September 18 - September 30

Things I did:

• captured a deceased jellyfish
• went contra dancing and hurt my feet
• cut my hair too short
• ate a clementine despite discouragement
• cried for no reason
• received the gift of a tiny octopus in a matchbox
• wore dirty socks
• ate someone else's chocolate cake
• asked 53 people whether they thought a coat was green or gray
• sobbed while eating tacos
• hugged a farmer
• fell in love with a periwinkle
• broke a fork while eating eggplant
• waded in a stream up to my knees in work boots
• called 911 because a tree was on fire
• got a package from my aunt containing a shirt with a marlin on it
• swam in the pouring rain

Things I saw:

• a whale jawbone
• 17 people squished into a small, dark bathroom
• 2 teenaged deer and mom
• a shooting star
• a pile of broccoli bigger than my face
• a moss garden
• a fried egg sitting atop rice and chard
• a guy riding a bike and balancing a styrofoam take-out box on his left palm
• a tall man wearing red pants
• full super blood red lunar eclipse

Overheard:

• "Adam becomes a creature of the night."
• "It has formaldehyde in it, so don't drink it."
• "I can twerk upside down." 
• "Your biology is pretty cool." (used as a pick-up line)
• "I'm a tick! I definitely just gave you lyme disease."
• "I need to call New York. They mailed me a warrant for my arrest, but like..."
• "Where's the marijuana tent?" (at Common Ground Fair)
• "I'm just going to take a nap on this Fucus."
• "Not an ambulance!" - Nick Jenei