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July 3, 2003

I Touch Roses

So, I started a new job, and it’s … alright. I’ve gone back to doing floral design. I don’t hate it and I don’t love it. I can’t tell yet if it’s going to, um, work out.

Today got off to a lousy start and I almost had a little crying jag. Instead, I decided to have lunch. When I came back, we had to start getting stuff ready for this weekend’s wedding. So this afternoon, I had the distinct pleasure of destroying ten corsage bags’ worth of multi-colored roses, carefully tearing each petal off, placing them in a giant glass bowl and misting them with water and then combining them so all the hues were well-mixed. Rolling my hands around in velvety-soft, sweet-smelling flower petals for almost an entire afternoon. It’s not so bad, really. And then we closed early. And I drove home in almost no traffic listening to my favorite Fall song. And tomorrow there will be fireworks, sleeping late and Lone Star Beer.

I wish it could always be like this.

Posted by pogo at July 3, 2003 5:47 PM