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Jun. 1st, 2004 01:18 pmBeing the only female on the office floor has its perks.
Um, yeah.
Howie, who shares the floor with us, left to go to Paris on vacation. Before he left, he asked if I could help him with something. I thought that I would have to sign for a package for him -- no big deal. Instead I was presented with 4 plants to take care of. Me. Plants.
I looked at him and told him that I hope he wasn't too attached to them as chances are they would die. He laughed and gave me instructions on watering them. He told me a bit about them (3 are orchids, 1 is some plant I've never heard of so I will call it Jethro). The orchids are borderline dying, so he wasn't worried if they didn't survive his 11 day trip. Howie then mentioned that Jethro will amaze me because he will grow a lot within a week. I smiled, I nodded. I figured that he has been prepared for a funeral when he comes back for his plants.
So I watered them last week before I left for the 3 day holiday (true, I nearly forgot until the end of the day). When I went to get water this morning I saw them sitting there and gave them more water. Big shock? He wasn't kidding -- Jethro did grow over the weekend.
By the way, he asked me because he thought I was the responsible one on the floor. He also thought that I would know what to do since I am female. I told him that if it were a problem with Lego's, no problem. Girlie things? We have a problem.
Um, yeah.
Howie, who shares the floor with us, left to go to Paris on vacation. Before he left, he asked if I could help him with something. I thought that I would have to sign for a package for him -- no big deal. Instead I was presented with 4 plants to take care of. Me. Plants.
I looked at him and told him that I hope he wasn't too attached to them as chances are they would die. He laughed and gave me instructions on watering them. He told me a bit about them (3 are orchids, 1 is some plant I've never heard of so I will call it Jethro). The orchids are borderline dying, so he wasn't worried if they didn't survive his 11 day trip. Howie then mentioned that Jethro will amaze me because he will grow a lot within a week. I smiled, I nodded. I figured that he has been prepared for a funeral when he comes back for his plants.
So I watered them last week before I left for the 3 day holiday (true, I nearly forgot until the end of the day). When I went to get water this morning I saw them sitting there and gave them more water. Big shock? He wasn't kidding -- Jethro did grow over the weekend.
By the way, he asked me because he thought I was the responsible one on the floor. He also thought that I would know what to do since I am female. I told him that if it were a problem with Lego's, no problem. Girlie things? We have a problem.
