A little of this, a dash of that

So, what does one do, exactly, after graduating. Well, let me tell you...it's pretty boring. There's a little bit of this and a little bit of that with just a dash of something that might carry a hint of excitement. Oh, and maybe there's some work, too. For now, however, as an unemployed citizen my contribution to society in the form of work is minimal.

Lately, I have been catering to my other interests that I have neglected these last four years.

First, there is building houses. I know what you're thinking...that's an expensive hobby. But really it's not because I only use cards. Unfortunately, I fail at making anything other than one-story houses, since the first cards that I place for the second story send the first level crashing to the floor.

Evidently this was an exception, as there are two distinct levels here. I was not responsible for the second level, though. That's called tag-team. I only built the first level.

Second, there is puzzle-putting-togetherness. I'm actually pretty good at this. And when I say that, I truly am being humble because I'm actually really good. Here is what I have accomplished so far:

1000-piece puzzle #1

1000-piece puzzle #2

Amazingly enough, this second puzzle only took me maybe 12-16 hours to finish. Actually, when I put it that way, it sounds like a long time. So, in other words I finished it over the course of 4 days. Not bad, eh?

Next, I started my own garden. After helping my sister place flowers and plants around her yard, I decided it was about time for me to grow something of my own. Now, owing to the fact that I have no yard you may think this would be an impossibility. Impossible, shmimpossible. No such thing. I proceeded to get pots, dirt, and seeds and...vwallah!...I now have a garden!

I planted scallions in the rectangular pot and marigolds and alyssum in the round pot.

As you can see, my little flowers are already starting to sprout! Pretty soon I'll have a whole forest of flowers outside my apartment!

Finally, I decided that now is the perfect time to start training for a marathon. I think I got a little over-excited to start training, though, because I ran about 34 miles last week:

• Monday - 4 miles
• Tuesday - 4 miles
• Wednesday - 8.5 miles
• Thursday - 4 miles
• Friday - 8.5 miles
• Saturday - 5 miles
  

Well, these are about all the hobbies I have for now. Other than this, it's just job hunting and facing rejection after rejection. Pretty exciting, I know.