start a podcast together about labor unions

January 18: She remembered the candy store most of all. Right by the door was a pile of blue-striped plastic bags to hold the pounds of candy her parents scooped for her from the barrels that were larger than she was. She would excitedly run from barrel to barrel, pointing at saltwater taffy, Warheads, and gum. She watched as the colorful drop spilled into the bag. She couldn’t imagine anything better than a place practically bursting with treats. She went back years later with him. She grabbed the plastic bag and was so excited to show him the ridiculous quantities of candy they had. She dipped the metal scoop into a barrel of strawberry bonbons. She was surprised to feel it stop suddenly just a few inches deep. The layer of candy was shallow and did not run the length of the barrel. She supposed that this made sense. The candy at the bottom would never get bought and just deteriorate, but she still couldn’t help but feel strangely hollow.

January 19: I just realized that I am teaching Girl Power during February. I can hold a celebration for Galentine’s Day!

January 20: The waiter put a sweating bottle of water on the table that had “ultimate hydrogen water” etched onto it. 
“Wow. This water has the ultimate amount of hydrogen.”
“There’s so much hydrogen, I bet there’s twice as much as there is oxygen in there.”

January 21: Nick ran into Ron while he was taking out the recycling. He has suddenly decided that he and Nick should start a podcast together about labor unions. Nick is guessing he may have been a little high during that conversation.

January 22: We switched to our new classrooms today. It was difficult to set anything up because room 311 is a mess. It’s a new teacher and he apparently has about as little control over the furniture as he does over the students.

January 23: Watching VOLTA almost made me want to work out. The way they glided in the air looked so serene, like they were suspended in water, floating beautifully and aimlessly. They made it look so effortless that it wasn’t until hours later that I pictured actually trying to copy them and just straining every muscle in my body and falling off multiple times.

January 24: The school changed our response shifts again. They are now an hour and a half long and take place two hours before we even come into work.




much love,
hedgie