And We're Back!

Pineapple Wednesday is officially back! My new partner and I have delivered the first pineapple... but not without some adventure! For those of you who have forgotten (or who are new to the Pineapple Project) here's the deal: Every Wednesday, my associate (this week Ghee Buttersnaps) and I head out and deliver a pineapple to a random stranger. Why? Who knows. Fun? The look on someone's face when a weird girl holding a pineapple sidesteps in front of them with a big grin on her face? The adventure that always comes with it? The mystery of who the recipient is and what they do with the pineapple? I don't know for sure. Maybe it's just a fun moment for me to break out of my comfort zone a little bit. But no matter the reason, Pineapple Wednesday is back in action.

Yesterday was the first Pineapple Wednesday in my new town and at my new school. It was exciting and exhilarating. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Pineapple Wednesday happens a little later than we would normally plan. My associate works until 2pm. And that's exactly when I start class. Until 7. :( The bad news is that it means there are very few people left on campus (and a majority of the people left are older and married). We are trying to find a solution... but for now I guess Pineapple Wednesday will have to remain a little later. This does come with a few adventures though.

My class is not at the main campus... And it's a culinary arts class. That means a couple of things. A. I'm 15 minutes away from campus when I start. B. I'm in an ugly chef uniform. C. I have the most awful hat hair.

After class... which got out LATE! (on the first Pineapple Wednesday! How rude!) I had to change my clothes in my car while driving to the main campus. It was a nightmare! During this process, my finger (that I wounded during class the day before) started spurting blood all over the place... including on the Pineapple Wednesday Pineapple Shirt! AYE! When I finally made it to the campus, there was nowhere to park! The institute parking was supposed to be open, but it wasn't and I don't have a campus parking pass! OH NO! So... I had to drive somewhere off campus to park and my associate had to come pick me up! Talk about stressful! The more time we wasted parking, the less chance we had to find someone to deliver our precious fruit to!

We entered the library, but there were very few people to be found, and those that were seemed to be engrossed in their homework or their headphones. I guess it is pretty early in the semester to be studying too much. We took a turn toward the Business and Science buildings. There were a few people here and there, but most of them were talking on their phones or talking to other people. (We don't like to interrupt).

Finally! We found a worthy candidate... though it's not like we have TOO many requirements. We just tend to look for someone that looks open to the possibility of receiving a pineapple from a random stranger. (We had an experience before where the "winner" gave away our pineapple! It was just coincidental that he happened to give it to the roommate of one of our friends. hah. funny right?) Well anyway, we found someone. I gave my spiel about how I'm not crazy and it's not toxic... which probably makes me sound more crazy. OOPS. :S I talked too fast... like always. But I think we got our point across.

No word from the winner yet.. but maybe. Both the number of the pineapple hotline (aka my cell phone) and the blog url were in the card. Maybe we will hear something! I will keep you updated!

In other news, my associate and I had an idea. (Okay really she had the idea.. and I just liked it.) Since there is an episode of Psych (our inspiration) entitled Tuesday the 17th, we are declaring any Tuesday the 17th a Pineapple Wednesday Holiday on which a Pineapple shall be given out. (How we are going to explain this to the recipient is to be determined, but we have until May to figure it out)

Well that's all for now, dear readers. I hope you had a wonderful Pineapple Wednesday!

Aloha!
Amy Jo and Ghee