The New Week 2

Pineapple Wednesday came back for a second week. This time the adventure started at the grocery store. I had donned my Pineapple Wednesday shirt and headed off to buy the beloved pineapple. While making my purchase, the cashier made the mistake of asking me about my plans for the day. I told him ALLLL about Pineapple Wednesday. He probably thinks I'm pretty. Ha. No. He probably thinks I'm pretty crazy though. But whether he was actually interested or just playing along, he asked me what I do for the other days of the week. This is something I hadn't actually thought about. An expansion of Pineapple Wednesday?! Hmm... Probably won't happen I would be in the poor house! But he suggested ice cream for the weekends. I do so like ice cream. :)

So I guess what I'm saying is maybe we've spread the word a little bit? Maybe we have a new fan? Maybe still no one even knows about us. But hey, Provo! We're here. And we have pineapple! I was hoping that since so many people in Provo are apparently obsessed with Psych, that people would get it. It's only been 2 weeks so I guess we will just have to wait and see.

This week there was no hurried rush to get to the designated Pineapple delivery zone, no extensive search for a parking space where I won't get a ticket. It was a lot more calm than the first. Of course I talked too fast and started to get desperate and just shoved it in some poor soul's hands, but we are starting to get things figured out.

This week we started out in the science building. I had never set foot inside that building before, but it was cold outside and it was the first building with unlocked doors that we came too! We wandered a bit, but most people were in class or talking on their cell phones or listening to ipods. We seriously walked up and down every floor of that building before we decided to go somewhere else.

Can I just say how much I love the weird looks I get when people see us wandering around campus carrying a pineapple? If they only knew. I try to educate as many people as possible, but it's hard when there's only one pineapple to give away each week. Sigh. If only Pineapples were free and money grew on trees right?

Around this point I started getting tired of wandering in circles and started getting pretty desperate. Then I saw someone coming up the stairs. No cell phone. No ipod. Just coming up the stairs. I put on my big cheesy grin and stepped in front of him. I love that first reaction of people. I wish I could just take a picture of everyone's face. Ha. It would be so exciting. But I do my little spiel about me and my partner of the week "Galileo Humpkins." Let me tell you how hard that was to say about a girl without laughing. For real. I promised it wasn't toxic. Which I promise it really wasn't.

No updates to report on either week thus far. I think the people of USU were a little more open to random girls giving them pineapples... since we had updates on almost everyone there. But we are still willing to give UVU a chance. Maybe when spring rolls around and the days become warmer it will seem just a little less peculiar. But then again... maybe not. But Pineapple Wednesday will continue nevertheless.

Until next week...

Aloha!

Exciting News for Pineapple Wednesday!

Starting in January, Pineapple Wednesday is back with all new adventures! Coming to a campus near you... if you live in Orem/Provo anyway! With my transfer to UVU and my upcoming move to the Provo/Orem area, I am bringing back pineapple Wednesday. My dear friend Katie has given her permission to allow our dear friend Nicole to take over her spot as my Pineapple assistant since Katie and I were unfortunately separated. Since Nicole is also attending UVU and loves a good episode of Psych, she is the perfect candidate. I just thought everyone should know this great news that Pineapple Wednesday will be back, hopefully with some more wonderful adventures!

COMING SOON! :)

Dear Pineapple Wednesday,

Dear Pineapple Wednesday,
I decided I officially need you back in my life. With the new season of Psych starting up again, I am trying to regain my mojo for Pineapple Wednesday. It's just hard because Methuselah/Clementine, etc. is usually working and I don't know anyone else here that is crazy enough to deliver pineapples to random strangers with me. :(
But the good news! I have made the first step in bringing back Pineapple Wednesday! I texted Methuselah/Clementine, etc. asking her if she could maybe perhaps find some time to give away a delicious offering of tropical fruit to a random stranger. :) So maybe if she finds some time we can bring back that epic adventure. :)

Aloha!

Oops!

So... today was Pineapple Wednesday. But... I am a FAILURE! Due to finals and moving out of my apartment... I failed to give away a pineapple this week. :( Shame on me, I know. Instead I've spent my evening on the psych website playing games and watching episodes of psych. I did wear the pineapple shirt today though. :) That should make up for something right?!
I watched the theories of the pineapple videos from Psych too... does that count? haha. I like the guy that says the pineapple is happiness. Pineapple Wednesday is supposed to be about happiness. Bringing a bit of aloha, love, and happiness into someone's life. :) That's the goal.
The pineapple is the international welcome fruit. :) It's just a way to say hello! Embrace the pineapple. It rocks! It brings a little bit of paradise to (at this point for me at least...) Utah and soon to be Idaho I guess.
Sorry for failing at pineapple wednesday this week. :( Pineapple Thursday anyone? Even though that really just doesn't roll off the tongue. Bummer. Next week, dear friends. Next Week.

Aloha! Happy Pineapple Wednesday!

Week 4

Week 4 has had an interesting twist. I procrastinated printing the pineapple card (all due to my annoying printer deciding it will no longer print yellow despite a full ink cartridge) until about 11:30 last night. Sleeping roommate = not a happy camper. Oops! But I got it done. And I think it looked okay... despite a lack of yellow. (grr on you printer!)
This morning I threw on my pineapple shirt, ready for a great Pineapple Wednesday! "Methuselah Honeysuckle" and I started walking to class our usual way, cutting through the cemetery. Usually, we only see one or two people walking to class through the cemetery, but today it was full of artists! There were tons of people drawing in the cemetery today. Methuselah and I were a bit baffled at first. Joking, I suggested we give our pineapple away to someone in the cemetery so my arms wouldn't get tired walking all the way to class and so i wouldn't get any pineapple inflicted battle wounds again. We didn't really pass right next to anyone, so we didn't give out our pineapple in the first half of the cemetery. My arms were getting tired (hey, carrying a pineapple all the way to the other side of campus while trying to avoid battle wounds is hard work okay?!) so I vowed that if we found anyone before we left the cemetery, we were giving it to that person. Period. End of discussion. Methuselah, bless her heart, usually just goes along with my plans anyway (how else do you think I convinced her to wander around campus with me and give away a pineapple?), and today was just like every other. To my surprise, blocked from my view by a tall tree, sat a person. I knew we had to give him the pineapple! After almost forgetting to introduce ourselves, we gave away our pineapple. This gentleman had a much better outlook about the pineapple than the guy from Week 2! (THANK YOU Pineapple Guy #4)
We headed off to class, not thinking much of our deed. And treating it much like a regular day. Boring classes. Yada. Yada. And then Nutrition came about. I officially hate that class starting... well, today. Why? Because I don't get cell phone service in that classroom! Blech! Today while sitting in nutrition... I apparently received a call (that went straight to voicemail) from the roommate of our pineapple winner. I didn't get the message until I got home later in the day, but listened to it as soon as I got a chance! The message said something like "Hi Amy Jo my name is Shawn and you gave my roommate a pineapple today! I just wanted to say thank you because it brightened up his day and it brightened up my day and now it's brightening up our house. So I just wanted to say thank you so much to you and to Methuselah Honeysuckle." Yes. I practically memorized it... but lots of people (roommates, friends, etc.) like to stay updated on the events of the pineapple. I must say I was incredibly excited to receive this message! I was all set and ready to call back when... I realized that due to lack of service during nutrition... It didn't have a call back number. :( :( Devastated. I did in fact share the message with Methuselah as soon as I saw her. She was quite pleased as well, but also disappointed there was no callback number. We did, however, really enjoy the fact that the caller's name is "Shawn" (sorry if that is not the correct spelling) and he could pronounce the name Methuselah. We sort of wonder if it was just a ploy and that he just knows psych and is testing us to see if that is where we got our inspiration. If so.. the answer is yes. It is.
Dear Shawn. If you read this, which I hope you do. I would just like you to know that I am truly sorry for the fact that I have no way to reach you. Feel free to call/text again (or even comment on the blog!) Methuselah and I are always happy to hear from Pineapple Wednesday winners... or roommates of Pineapple Wednesday winners! Love, Amy Jo.

In any case, Dear probably non-existent blog readers.. I will update you if anything happens!
Happy Pineapple Wednesday! Aloha!

Week 2

I know I already posted today... but, like I said in the earlier post... I am a few weeks behind. So here I am, ready to post again. :) Week two was slightly less fruitful (forgive the pun) than week 1. I was desperate. I couldn't find anyone/didn't have time to find anyone before class, so I had to carry a pineapple around with me to two different classes! Before the third, however, I was determined to give away the pineapple. From across the quad I pointed to a guy walking in our direction. Motioning for "Clementine Woolysocks" to follow I headed toward the unsuspecting winner.
After introducing ourselves, Clementine and I handed off our pineapple to a much less enthusiastic participant than last week. :( Bummer. I had little faith that he would make any effort to contact us at the special pineapple hotline number... aka my cell phone.
I was right. All throughout the day I had a small smidgen of hope that he would call or text. But nothing. I wasn't surprised. But a good friend told me to think positively. He wasn't cool enough to be my friend anyway. Only people who appreciate the pineapple are good enough to be my friend. At least according to my dear friend. :)
I ordered a Psych pineapple shirt. I was hoping it would be here by week 2.. but it wasn't. Hopefully next week though right?! I can't wait to wear it!! (and it comes with a stress pineapple. haha) Can't wait to use that! (Finals week is coming up... and also the last few weeks of the USU Pineapple Wednesday.)

The Pineapple Project

What is the Pineapple Project you ask? My version of the pineapple project is a little event scheduled every Wednesday... a day i have taken to calling, you guessed it! Pineapple Wednesday. :) On Pineapple Wednesday, a friend and I give away a pineapple (complete with card, bows, and curly ribbon) to a random stranger. (Since I am a female I must admit this random stranger is usually a male...) The goal of this project is simply to meet new (and hopefully pineapple appreciative)people. Included in the card is a way to contact me... while my friend prefers to leave her number out of it and go by an alias (usually borrowed from an episode of Psych. i.e. Lavender Gooms, Ghee Buttersnaps, and Clementine Woolysocks).
The USA Network television series Psych was, I must admit, our inspiration. We love finding the pineapple in every episode and do like the idea of giving pineapples as housewarming presents, baby gifts, etc. And of course to random strangers on Wednesday! :)