So census training was last week, with an average of ten hours a day sitting in a desk at SKC for five days. AAHAAARRGGH! It kinda sucked. At least they allowed us overtime. It was funny how our teacher and a few more of us were those survivalists from hot springs who are just as cynical about the government as I am. I felt rather at home. For lunch every day, he ate a whole can of coconut milk with a spoon. It was weird. He said it was good for his stress. I'm tempted to do the same thing just because I love coconut so much.
I was supposed to be getting a call today from my team leader who I haven't met yet to see where I'm assigned, but that didn't happen. They're so low on employees that they are all maxed out on hours, so they don't have time to pick us new people up. (We can't go over 8/day and 40/week except for training.) Hopefully I haven't forgotten how to do everything by now...
It rained all day today. It made me happy. An old lady in the walmart parking lot fell and broke her hip, but that didn't make me happy. I also hung out at the health food store and the thrift store. I planted a bunch squash and cucumber in egg cartons awhile ago, and they're huge already. They may be flowering by the time we actually transplant them outside...
So...Malissa canceled due to food poisoning (I think I had a slight case of it myself, coincidentally), so I spent the day smelling every single tea and spice canister in butterfly herbs and liquid planet. Pretty much the definition of heaven for me. Well, maybe not the thai spice. I didn't realize there was so much cayenne in there, so I barely even had it open when I inhaled, and I could barely breathe and my eyes were watering for like 10 minutes. Better pick up some of that next time...I guarantee you it's potent! XD
I looked around for some running shoes. Shopko had the best selection and the best deals, so I'll probably pick some up there next time I'm in town. The only pair of running shoes I own I got when I was 13, no joke. It's just hard to find any that have ridiculously high arch support... On a side note, I may be registering for a half-marathon in July soon. Excited.
Last but not least, the thai cooking class was so awesome! I had met Theo before because my friend John used to work for him (manager at Iza restaurant in missoula). The classroom has a mini kitchen in the front where the teacher demonstrates, and a couple assistants plate out the food and let us eat it. AWESOME! It was delicious, all of it. Even the chicken, and I normally don't even eat chicken.
Afterwards, I roamed around the store for awhile. They have tons and tons of bulk stuff! And sooo much produce and healthy things! I did my best not to buy out the whole store.
Details in the food blog.
Hah, I accepted a challenge on dailymile.com to run 50 miles this month...but I'm still in a food coma from yesterday. Better get my ass out of bed already. Grah. Rawr. Nyaw. Ugh. Moo. This isn't working.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 / 12:02 AM
Today I took all the dead stuff out of the garden. Things are growing already! I'm excited. I ate a chive. It was chivey.
Tomorrow I'm going to a cooking class at the good food store. The owner of Iza restaurant will teach us how to make thai food. I'm excited for that too. Also I'll be ordering my graduation stuff, taking a trip to butterfly herbs to perk up my tea stash, and going to HuHot with Malissa. Mmm, tofu!
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