Engineer != Competent
Posted in Life on 06/12/2008 10:29 pm by enjanerdMan, I was all cranky on my way home today because of people at work. But I just finished re-potting Basil and Gimli and I’m in such a better mood. Apparently I don’t learn because I have to keep figuring out that engineers aren’t necessarily smart. They did enough to graduate from school, but that doesn’t make them smart. And that certainly doesn’t make them competent. So. Lesson learned. Again.
But Basil and Gimli are looking good! The pot I got for Basil is taller than his old one, but it turns out it doesn’t hold that much more dirt. It’s pretty though, so it’s somewhat of an upgrade. Gimli, on the other hand, has plenty of room to grow. Which is cool, because he has 5 separate branches. I think after he gets used to the size of this pot, I might split him in two and let him branch out some. Haha, get it? Branch out.
In sad news, Spike did not survive. I had hopes for him, but I don’t really know what to do with a cactus anyway. I got a cutting from NewGirl when she moved last fall and let the end dry out like the Internets said. Then, I planted it in dirt, waited some, and gave him a little water. After a few months, nothing happened. He never took root or did anything. I kept watering him periodically in hopes that something would happen. Unfortunately, in the last few weeks something did. He got all pasty-colored and dried out.
Sorry, NewGirl… I tried. :(