3/23 - The Alienist wonders what "pipe pigging" could be

We saw this on the side of a plumbing truck and were intrigued!

Alienist shouted, "Pig Pile!" I guess he really should say “Piglet Pile!”

3/22 - Yoshi did not know it was red sweater day

Looks like they’re cleaning or repairing the fountain in the lobby…  Yoshi thought maybe the silver balls had hatched, and was looking around for some friends.

Elizabeth and I have been color-coordinated all week.  Today, we wore our red sweaters.  Yoshi pointed to his red shell and wanted to be in the club, too.  We said OK!

3/21 - TorTay the alien robot likes skyscrapers and construction

It was a nice sunny day in the city today.  I even took off my scarf!!

TorTay wanted to help drive the crane (?), but he didn’t have an Earth driver’s license.  Poor TorTay.

TorTay is a scofflaw... Or maybe he is not good at reading in English.

3/20 - X plays by the rules

We spent my lunch break studying the derby rules for my test tomorrow.

It was funny watching X pretending to be a referee signaling “not lead jammer.”

It’s the first day of spring (which I spent entirely inside!), *and* Big Bird’s birthday! Happy birthday, Big Bird!!

X sends you lots of X’s and O’s.
XOXOXOXOXOX

3/19 - Green Necklace finds a green friend

Water bottle said she felt empty inside until she and Green Necklace started having a little green party at my desk.

Now they’re singing “It's Not Easy Being Green.”  Sillies.

It's not that easy bein' green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold
Or something much more colorful like that


It's not easy bein' green
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky


But green's the color of Spring
And green can be cool and friendly-like
And green can be big like an ocean
Or important like a mountain
Or tall like a tree


When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why
But why wonder, why wonder?
I am green and it'll do fine
It's beautiful! And I think it's what I want to be!

3/17 - Green wheels keep on rollin'

It was an early morning on Saturday.  The twins and I (and helper David) had to meet my new derby team at 8am for the Saint Patrick's Day parade.  I made green pancakes the night before:

It had been raining for days, and Friday night was one downpour after another.  I brought my skates and gear to the parade, but lined up in my sneakers.

After standing around for a reeallllllllly long time, I decided to go for it.  We had so much fun!

Join our team? 

3/16 - Jewel says "All of these lovelies are MINE!"

This is the post in which I give David a Jewel. Or is it the bird?  Actually, both.  Jewel is the female blue bird from Rio, featured on this rainy day with a light-up flower “hair” accessory.  (I guess I should say “feather accessory!”)

Birds probably shouldn’t eat cupcakes, right?  (More for me!)

3/15 - Batman and all the eggs in one basket

Blurry Batman thinks that umbrellas look like some kind of crazy bat wings.  He is right, of course:  http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume

Batman has a warning for you:  “Don’t do it.”

3/14 - Skeleton, soggy socks, and Lil' Gal's heart wrapped around my finger

I don’t know why people walk more slowly in the rain, but they do.  Between that and the deep puddles, I got to work with soggy socks and pant legs. Here’s a picture of my soggies, Skeleton, and the ring Lil' Gal gave me for a Valentine.  My feet may be clammy,Ûbut my heart is full.Y

Skeleton doesn’t mind getting wet – no hair to mess up, no clothes to get soggy, etc.  He wanted to cheer me up today, so he put on Lil 'Gal's ring as a boa and used the umbrella I made him to do a rousing rendition of “Singin’ in the Rain.”  Now that’s a friend!

3/13 - Jeanette is as pretty as a spring flower

It’s a rainy day in the City. Jeanette is pretending to ride the cable car, and I am pretending to hold an umbrella while taking a picture – hard to do!

This big flower display is at the front desk of my building.  Olga the security guard was very amused as I tried to get the flash setting right for this picture.