A list of thoughts from close encounters of the week.

• I don’t know how to chop vegetables?
  • How do you hold a mushroom when you slice it?
  • Do I peel the garlic first?
  • The whole garlic or just the little piece?
  • Why are my eyes burning? I thought that was just onions?
• I don’t know what is happening when I go to Wholefoods?
  • Why is there no regular salt & pepper?!
  • Does my produce need a sticker?
  • Why are there so many types of cheese?
  • WHERE IS MY MOM?
• Where do you buy stamps?
  • Yes I know they’re at a grocery store but WHICH grocery store and
  • WHERE do you get them? Is there an aisle?
• How often do succulents need watering?
  • Aren’t they supposed to be trendy because they’re easy?
  • Don’t succulents live in the desert?
    • or is that just cacti…?
• If my grade is 40% participation, do I HAVE to raise my hand?
  • Do I get docked points for missing a day if I’m sick?
  • Do I need to speak once a class?
  • Or do I need to just speak more than someone else?
• If I can’t hear my neighbors, does that mean they can’t hear me?
  • Do I even have neighbors?
  • Can they hear my music?
  • What about my conversations?
• Do people actually notice when you’re gross?
  • Yes I had pit stains from walking in the heat but they’re gone now so do they still KNOW?
  • I swear my hair didn’t look like this when I left the house, it’s the HUMIDITY.
• How many snacks are too many snacks?
  • When do the snacks become a meal?
  • Can I technically eat 3 meals continuously all day…so it’s…one meal?