Thoughts.

I have just completed my first week of grueling training at my new job, a local flower shop. I work in the sales department in a small office above the actual flower shop. This week seemed never ending, and now it is over. But it has reminded me of something extremely important and something that I believe in relentlessly: work to live, don't live to work. That's all.

Carrot Legs McGee

As I believe I have mentioned before, we belong to Los Poblanos organics, a weekly fruit and vegetable box that we pick up at a local book store. They grow and pick it themselves, it's all organic and the taste of the produce is ridiculously amazing. Well this week, I chose this batch of "rainbow carrots" (just different colors) because of this little guy:

LEGS! He is currently roasting in the oven and I can smell his deliciousness. He will be sure to be tasty and two-legged. I tell ya, If you ever need inspiration for a surrealist painting, look no further than your fresh produce. Or is it only me who is inspired by carrots with legs?

New Year, What's Been Going On?

I can't believe I haven't updated in so long. A lot has happened. Graduation, Christmas, New Years etc. We've been staying relatively busy with our CETP applications (which are being sent out TODAY) and our TEFL course (which I should be doing but the 20 or so tenses of English verbs are currently frightening me away). I have also been working on a new painting. I initially meant to submit it to Spectrum 17 but the deadline is in a week and there is just no way that I will be able to finish. I am submitting my Venus de Milo painting however. Fingers crossed! One of the Christmas present that John and I received was Pimsleur's Hungarian audio CDs. We have been doing a lesson or so every day and can now form real sentences, ask directions, order in restaurants etc. It is a tricky language but extremely fun to speak. Without further ado here is a picture of my newest painting in progress. It is still in the monochromatic underpainting phase.

It is called "Bubbles over Budapest" and I still have a long way to go.