Not the kind of thing you want to hear from a girl

I went to lunch with some people today to meet up with one of my junior high school friends that I haven't seen in a while since she's been in Japan. Apparently, she was back in Edmonton as a surprise visit to her parents, so it was great catching up.

Anyways, after lunch was over and we headed out of the restaurant, she says, "Oh my god, Chris, I wish I had your legs!" I'm very puzzled at this, because I'm a very scrawny person, so did she mean that she wished that she had legs as feminine as mine? Great.

And then she adds, "or at least, the back of your legs. You have practically no hair on them!"

Sigh. And then she proceeds to point this out to her sister (and her other friends, because at this point everyone else is staring at my legs). I guess fair's fair, since I spent most of the lunch making fun of her.

Gee as a Tree 2!

Week 2: Gee as a carnivorous plant

Okay, this isn't technically a tree, but I found a picture of a carniverous plant, Sarracenia purpurea (some sort of pitcher plant) that looked kind of cool. Since the website that I got this picture from states that the Sarracenia is a carnivorous plant, I thought it would be fitting if I looked like I was ready to eat something.

Okay, maybe it looks like I'm grimacing more than trying to eat.

Original pic (taken from Jungle Seeds)

A new weekly feature on snappythegrouch.blogspot.com!

I have been told by some people (one person mainly) that my page needed some added 'pizzazz.' Some 'razzle dazzle'. Well, not quite in those words, but that was the gist of it. So it was suggested that in order to keep my reader(s) interested, I should update my blog more regularly. Maybe throw in a weekly feature. So after several intensive focus groups and listening to the people, I have decided to start a weekly feature called....

Gee as a Tree!!!

Okay, so perhaps there was no focus group. But this same friend who told me I needed to liven my page told me that I needed something else besides my stories of the ward. Maybe I could have a Tree of the Week feature. Now, because I figure that posting a Tree of the Week isn't going to intrigue that many people, I thought I'd add something to that suggestion.

So here I am brainstorming away, and then it hit me. I don't know if any of you ever visited Eric Conveys an Emotion, but that's some pretty funny stuff. My facial expressions are not nearly as funny as this guy's, nor do I have the time to create poses as great as his, but since this page is mostly for my own amusement, I figured I could photoshop my face (in a desired expression) onto pictures of unusual trees and show you guys what I would look like as a tree, hence "Gee as a Tree" (for anyone that doesn't already know, my last name is Gee).

If you have any suggestions of trees/expressions that I should make, feel free to comment, and I'll try and incorporate them into upcoming 'poses'.

Provided that I'm diligent, I'll post these every Friday, except for this week, since I'm away tomorrow, so I'll post today. Enjoy!

Week 1: Gee as a Bonsai Tree

I picked a bonsai tree this week because originally this was going to be a 'bonsai tree of the week' kind of thing, but then I felt this would limit me too much in selection.

Bonsai tree constructed from a Zinfandel grape vine. I'm at peace since bonsai tree cultivation is such a peaceful process!

Original pic (taken from the World Bonsai Contest website)