Because You Asked

I have a plant in my cube at work. I have come to really love this plant. But there has been a bit of a problem: the plant had no name. So, a quest for a name began–with the idea that the piece I took from this plant and put in some water at home to turn into a second plant (hooray thrift!) would be [Plantname, Jr.]. Two people suggested I name the plant after myself: one person suggested “Art, Jr. and Art III,” while the other was making a mean joke and suggested “Stupid.” I also momentarily considered Ralph and Jefferson. None of these seemed right.

But I think I have it now.

The plant at my desk will be known as The 1989 Minnesota Twins.

Which, then, makes the plant at home The 1991 Minnesota Twins.

I’m not sure what kind of plant it is, so don’t ask. I will say it looks like this:

(Note: Yes that is my work’s only copy of the Chicago Manual of Style, and YES it lives at MY DESK BECAUSE I AM THE GREATEST.)

“Creative Casual”

So I am starting on some project work for a local marketing agency tomorrow. I asked the woman who is bringing me on what the dress code was (so I didn’t dress conspicuously up or down), and she said, “Jeans are fine. It’s called “creative casual.”

Well, I googled “creative casual” and the first  (and only clothing-related) thing I found is how I intend to dress for work tomorrow: