Talk about "make like a tree and LEAF"....

So last night when I got home from work/gym, I pulled my chariot into the garage like I always do and on the way down the driveway to go inside, I found this GIANT maple leaf. I mean, we're talking bigger than my FACE here, people.

It was sitting on the ground, so randomly and I thought, "how cool!". So I picked it up and brought it inside to show chico. I made him close his eyes first, 'cause , you know, it IS a leaf, so I had to try to build the suspense a little. When he opened them, he was like, "Holy shit! It's bigger than your face!" (see? told ya.)

Here is a pic of Monsieur Maple Leaf...


The leaf is very green and very maple-y. It had a white fuzzy bug on it, which I thought was fuzz or a spider web or something, until it started walking. yikes! It also had a little red bug on it - those little red bugs you find crawling all over concrete (what the heck ARE those things?!). Also, there was some bird poop on it, but I think that gives it character, so I left it. =)

I can't tell you why I'm totally amazed by this little piece of nature in suburban NJ (or with the funny squirrels that skitter across our roof and hang out in the tree outside our bedroom eating nuts). With everything that has been going on lately in my life, maybe I am trying to find something enjoyable in the simplest things. Or maybe I'm just simply losing my mind - THIS (!) is a distinct possibility.

I work in a high pressure, high stress job with a high stress boss who controls and manipulates us through fear and demoralization. Whoop-dee-fuckin-do!!

Now you see why I picked up the leaf?

Got this from someone at work...


Nice to know that global warming is EVERYONE'S problem...

Hi there everybody -

I figured in order to properly stick up for myself against the propaganda that chico's been dishing out, I oughta sign up for this here estrip community! ;-) (i guess it's not propaganda if some of it's true though, huh? ha!)

We are indeed storming your area in the next few months - coming from the Garden State, aka the suburbs of NYC. I have to admit, the friendliness is a little weird coming from these parts (are you talkin' to ME?), but oh-so-easy to get used to. In fact, one of the things I'm looking forward to is getting away from the congestion and road rage - hooray!

OK, so I'm not really looking forward to all that snow. We do get snow in NJ, don't get me wrong - but somehow 80-90 inches seems, well, EXCESSIVE. Though, if you talk to anyone outside of Buffalo, one would think you guys live in f'ing IGLOOS, for cryin' out Pete!

Anyway, I just wanted to say 'greetings!' to y'all - and if, by any chance, you know of some place in the Buffalo area that's looking for a molecular biologist/scientist - I'm searching for employment!!!

catch u soon -
chicoschica (aka ThE mAd sCiEnTiSt)