Office Surprises...

I often have little snacks in the corner of my desk at work to eat between sessions. On occasion these snacks create a distraction...in the form of darling children saying "I'm so hungry," or "Lunch at school was SO gross, so now I'm STARVING...I wish I had some food!" (as they very obviously eye the fruit or box of raisins or whatever it is that is hiding the the corner). I have no trouble sharing whatever I have with these little wonders, but I have to ask their parents to clear it...make sure we have no food allergies, yadayadayada...and then the parents get embarrassed and say "I promise I feed him!" So...to avoid this situation, I usually just keep my stuff out of sight. Sometimes WAY out of sight. Like 4-7 weeks out of sight.

Take this pear for instance.

Yes, it is (or WAS) a pear. I'm sure I hid it behind my books to avoid the "I'm too hungry for therapy "syndrome...but forgot it was there. To my great surprise, it shriveled right up, right there on my desk. It did not stink, no juicy debris melted out...just a perfectly shrunken and dried-up pear. For some reason...the fact that the little sticker held on for dear life, through it all...amazes me and I feel it would be wrong to throw this dead pear away. Brave little sticker. Hold on tight.

P.S. New York pictures coming soon...