I've got a couple plant related things going on right now which is sort of forcing me to spend some time on our deck lately. i need to get outside more, but living in an apartment means we dont really have a yard, so deck it is. last year my plants all spent the summer out on the deck, right up until it threatened to frost. they did better than i thought they would, but they were far enough out near the railing that they got enough rain so it didn't matter when i forgot about them. i haven't moved them out yet this year because up til recently i haven't trusted it not to freeze on me.

so i planted my Impatiens in their boxes, and i've got em right up to the brick wall to shield them from the cold at night, since it still gets pretty cold and they've spent their entire lives so far in a greenhouse. the day i bought those, i also bought three small Fuschia, and put them in a big hanging basket. it's currently sitting on my living room floor because the weather has been crap and they were a little more expensive than the Impatiens. i couldnt decide on what color combination i wanted, so i got three different ones. i could have gotten one kind in a hanging basket but they were pretty pricey and very large, so i got three varieties in small pots and combined them. by the time they get big enough to be too large for this pot they'll be big enough to be in their own, and we'll hopefully have our own house to hang them on.

also, i had a violet with three plants in one pot. or so i thought. when i got it unpotted, i discovered that instead of being separate plants off the big one, they were actually just branches off the big one. so i broke them off and planted them by themselves. i'm trying to fertilize them and baby them into developing enough roots so i can put them outside and they won't blow out of their pots...

this might sound like a lot of work for house plants, but it's all i've got until i can have a garden.

things that are happening at work are being observed by people other than myself. at least i'm not imagining it all...

nick will be gone all next week. while it will be sort of nice to have some time to myself, i'm likely going to end up sleeping on the couch because i can't sleep by myself in the bed. and i'll miss having hugs every day. it's hard, when he's away, he's such a big part of my sanity lately...he definately provides a sort of calming effect.

anyhoo. i've been doing some musical recording lately...i hate listening to myself, for the most part, i just feel like i suck, but i've got enough people telling me i don't that i think i might believe them.

night all.