6/30/07

Pam at Cantoni. She said, "Wow" and thanked me. She thanked me again as we were leaving.

6/29/07

Cashier Lady in at the Peachtree Center Caribou. She asked for my name so that she could call me for my coffee. I gave her the flower and told her I wanted her to call me 'The Flower Man'. She laughed and said, "Ok, Flower Man".

6/28/07

Bernard. He said, "Cool. Thank you."

6/27/07

Woman Giving Out Chicken Samples at Chik-Fil-A. She looked me and said, "What is this?". She was wearing plastic gloves and acted like she did not want to take it. I told her it was a flower. She put the flower in the hand she was holding the sample tray with and said, "Thank you very much".

6/26/07

Missy at My Favorite Mechanic. She said, "Wow!" and thanked me for it.

6/25/07

Counter Man at the Flying Biscuit. Karl wanted to give it to him along with a Moo card. The man said, "Nice." He looked on the back and said, "It's dated. Is today the 25th?" A customer said, "All day long" and the man said, "Where am I?". We ate our biscuit and, as we were walking out the door, he said, "Thanks for the flower!"

6/24/07

Man Who Asked Me for Gas Money to Get Back to Forsyth. He said, "oh. Ok. Thanks man."

6/23/07

Woman Cleaning Elevator to Publix in Atlantic Station. She smiled and said thank you.

6/22/07

Brooke in the Trader Joe's Parking Lot. I took her grocery cart and gave her a flower. She said, "You're the Flower Guy." I did not know what to think about her reaction, so I just said yes. She said that she reads my blog and she is friends with Tom Bell. We introduced each other. Afterwards, Heather said, "That changes every thing. You're famous." Ha! It was odd that someone knew who I was. Very fun!

Hey Brooke!! It was nice meeting you, thanks for reading my blog!!

6/21/07

Man Working the Dippin' Dots Stand. He looked at me and said something like "ohhhwhhhwhh."

6/20/07

Jennifer. She asked, "What's this?" She said thank you and "How sweet!"

6/19/07

Woman on elevator. She said, "Awww!" and thanked me.

6/18/07

Woman sitting in Marriott. She asked, "What is this?". I told her. She laughed and said thanks.

6/17/07

Man Painting Pottery at the pottery painting place. He had wished me Happy Father's Day. He laughed.

6/16/07

Stefan. He said, "What's next, a ring?"

6/15/07

Aaron. It is his birthday. He said, "How cool!" and asked if it was a sticker. He said he was going to keep it in his pocket. Sarah explained what I was doing and he said, "Ah! It is a self betterment project."

6/14/07

Cashier Woman at Dairy Queen. She thanked me and smiled.

6/13/07

Graham. He was giving out cookies so I gave him a flower. He said, "Hey!!!" and asked me what it was. He thanked me for it.

6/12/07

Sarah. She said, "Awwwwwwwwwwwwww". She said "Aw" for a really long time. Her husband and her daughter each already have one, so she might have felt neglected. She said, "See, you talk with a guy about sex and you get a flower!" We were actually talking about intersexed individuals.

6/11/07

Woman attending the HOW Design Conference. She said, "Alllll right" like she was having to think about it. She thanked me for it.

6/10/07

Waiter Lady at Jefferson's in Rome. She thanked me and said some other stuff, but I just drank some beer and I do not remember what she said. She liked it alot though.

6/9/07

Beth. She remembered me from the band I was in during college. That was nice, so I gave her a flower. She said nothing about the flower.

6/8/07

Woman Working With The Stamp Machine at the Post Office. She thanked me and said she appreciated it.

I think I misdated this flower. I think I dated it June-9-2007.

6/7/07

Cashier/Owner(?) Man at Tokyo Shapiro. He said, "Oh! That's good." Then he said, "That's nice. Appreciate."

6/6/07

Woman Ticket Taker at Braves game. She said, "Thank you. Thank you. This makes me feel so much better."

6/5/07

Jenny. She looked at it for a long time and said, "What is this, lint?" "Is it a doodle? Is there drugs on it? If I put it in my mouth will it melt?" I explained and she said, "Thanks. I will keep it in my bag and it will be our (the frisbee team's) good luck charm"

6/4/07

Woman at Georgia Organics function at JCT Kitchen and Bar. She thanked me, slapped it to her forehead and said, "Look! It sticks!"

6/3/07

Kathy. She has wanted one for a while. She said, "Nooo!!!" She was happy, excited and thankful. She said a whole bunch of stuff but I can not remember it now. She told me that she had thought of what she was going to say and that would email it to me later.

6/2/07

Marc. He liked it. He said, "You are too cute."

6/1/07

Woman walking through tunnel. She said that I was walking too fast and that I should walk slowly enough to not pass anyone. She asked, "Did you do this?" She said good job and that she was glad today was her day.

5/31/07

Corey. He works from Massachusetts and is in the office today. He showed me that he still has his other flower in his notebook. He has a white flower and I showed him today's flower and that it had a green back ground. He said, "Give me that!" At first I told him that he could not trade up, and he said, "Why not!?". I gave him the flower outright so now he has two. He put the new flower in his notebook and said, "See? Bookends!"

5/30/07

Leann. She is new to the company. She did not acknowledge it at first and then she asked, "Did you just give me a flower?". "Did you make it or just find it on the ground?". I explained and she said, "Why, thank you."

5/29/07

Julie at the Slow Food meeting. She said, "Thank you. Thank you." and then, after talking for a bit, invited Heather and me to Italy! Hey hey hey!!! I just might go!!

5/28/07

Gate Helper Woman at Atlantic Station. She was waving at everyone who was entering. She said, "Thanks. All right!" and laughed.

5/27/07

Coffee Making Man at Octane. He said, "Thanks".

5/26/07

Woman at Kroger. She was at Target when I was there and we kept crossing paths. When I saw her at Kroger I told her she was everywhere and I gave her the flower. She said, "Thanks."

5/25/07

Cashier Man at Ali Baba's in Little Five Points. He said, "Thank you sir". He hung it on the front of the counter where they sold t-shirts and said, "The colors look good there." Go check it out!

5/24/07

Roseanne. She dropped a penny on the escalator and picked it up just as the steps were going underneath the guard thing (I do not know how to describe escalators very well). This seemed dangerous to me, so I gave her the flower. She said, "aww. Thanks". Bill and I were talking about Flannery O'Connor and the reading I went to of her letters to Betty Hester. She asked about that and she said she was from Sandersville, near Milledgeville where Flannery O'Connor is from.

5/23/07

Woman on elevator. She accidentally got in it while it was going up and she needed to go down. She laughed and said, "Thank you. How sweet." I need to stop giving flowers to people on elevators. It is too easy.

5/22/07

Woman at waiting for her trashy coffee drink at Caribou. She looked at it for about thirty seconds and then said, "May Twenty Second, Two Thousand Seven. It feels like this taken from a piece of art. Like you got another painting and cut it into a million pieces and wrote the date on the back." After she left, Bill said, "She was not that in to it."

5/21/07

Maintenance Man in garage. He said he was going to start riding a bike to save on gas like I do. He raised his eyebrows and said, "O! K!"

5/20/07

Worker Man at Utrecht. He said, "Hooray!" and looked for a place to put it but could not find one.

5/19/07

Karen on the Frisbee team. Charlie calls her Heather for some reason. I pulled a muscle last month and she was encouraging. She said, "Thank you. How sweet!", and she asked about the date on the back. She said some other stuff but there was a lot going on and I do not remember what it was. Our team ended up winning the tournament. We are on the best Ultimate team in Atlanta! How fun is that?

5/18/07

Woman at BP getting Half and Half for the coffee. She said, "This makes my day!! Thank you so much." Then she said, "What a sweet thing"

5/17/07

Woman on elevator. Yes, yet another woman on an elevator! I am in a rut. She said, "I thank you for it!"

This is the first flower from the second batch of flowers with green backgrounds.

5/16/07

Vasko. Yesterday, we talked about my giving away flowers and he did not know I was doing this. I gave him the flower and, with a smile and sarcasm, he said, "Ahhh!! My flower! Thank you. I feel blessed!". This was the last green flower. Kind of sad, huh? They were good looking flowers.

5/15/07

Woman getting coffee at Caribou. I told her that I give away a flower a day and that today's flower was very special because it is my son's birthday. She said, "Awww!! How old is he?" 6.

5/14/07

Woman sitting at a table, talking on her cell phone. She just looked at me.

The Green Flowers are almost out and I used this flower as the guideline to paint the next batch of flowers; an auspicious flower indeed!

5/13/07

Cashier Woman at the terribly named Inman Perk. She called me baby and anyone who calls me baby greatly increases their chance of getting a flower. She said, "Thank you for my beelup, um, I mean, flower." I asked her what "beelup" meant and she said, "Nothing. I was just talking about something else." She was about to say something else, but her Coffee Maker Coworker said, "I want a flower!!" I told her I would give her one but the Casher Woman said, "I will give you mine Morgan!" They went back and forth for a while. I could not remember everything they said. I sat down with Jamie, with whom I was visiting, and Cashier Woman called out, "Thanks again for my flower. Happy Mother's Day!!!" I do not know if she gave the flower to her coworker or not. It was a very complex exchange.

5/12/07

Ikea Employee Woman. She said, "Thank you." She put it in her shirt pocket and said, "I am going to put it right here. And I am going to keep it too."

5/11/07

Jimmy. He was looking for floor 40 in the Sun Trust building (plaza?). The complex of buildings where I work can be very confusing and new comers are always bewildered. He wore a seer sucker suit. He said, "Thanks", but I think he was really more thankful for the directions.

5/10/07

Lisa, John's friend (girlfriend?). She is in Texas and he wanted me to mail her one. I made a frame out of a blank greeting card. I used water colors to give the card some color.

5/9/07

Woman in billing. She made an expression that suggested, "What a relief!". She said, "Thank you so much!"

I found out about an hour later that I had already given her a flower! A duplicate! This disappointed me greatly, I am not even sure why.

5/8/07

Monica. She is a contractor where I work and I have seen her twice in the past two days getting tea while I get coffee. She asked if it was on canvas and if it was oil. I told her it was acrylic. She noted the date. She liked it.

5/7/07

Woman on elevator. I give a lot of flowers away on elevators. The receiver is trapped! ...but not threatened. She laughed and said, "Thank you. Very nice!"

5/6/07

Woman leaving 4th Street Live in Louisville, KY. She said, "Thanks". It was around 1 am. I was ready for bed.

5/5/07

Nena, bet taker woman at Kentucky Derby. I told her my grandmother's name was Nina, with an i, not an e. I told her that I loved my grandmother and that I loved her too. I asked her if she wanted a kiss. She said no. She said, "I still love you" and I said, "I still love you too".

5/4/07

Woman on elevator. She seemed very guarded. I gave her the flower, she smiled and became relaxed. She said, "Thanks! I appreciated it!!" She said something else, but I forget what it was.

5/3/07

Laura. She has been wanting a flower for a while. She said, "I get my flower now! Thank you!" She said that red and green are her favorite colors and that she likes the flower alot.

5/2/07

Susan, an old neighbor and Mary Lin parent. She said, "Thanks. It's beautiful. I will put it on my refrigerator." This flower is the 5/2 flower, but I left it at home so I gave it on 5/3.

5/1/07

Pregnant Cashier Woman at Taqueria del Sol. She was not that enthused about it and it seems that I was interfeering with her work, but she said, "Thanks" and, after Sarah said, "You get today's flower!" she said, "Very Nice".

4/30/07

Counter man at le Petit Bistro. He asked, "Is this for me?" Then said, "Thanks." Bill said the man blushed.

4/29/07

Ben, Heather's ex-boyfriend, at Octane. He asked, "What is this?" and then said, "Outstanding!"

4/28/07

Talia, Jamie's friend. She said, "Thanks. Sweet!" She gave it to her daughter who really liked it. Jamie told me to tell the story behind it. I told her how I give one painted flower away everyday. She asked, "One?" She liked that. Most people like that I give it everyday, but she liked that I just give one and that I chose to give it to her.

4/27/07

Woman who works with John Portman. The flower I gave her was kind of messed up, but she did not know that, of course. I felt a little bad about this. She told me about a friend that she has that gives random gifts. We ended up talking for about five minutes. Her building and my building were designed by John Portman, and I asked her about the third building that was supposed to be built where the outdoor parking lot is, but she knew nothing about it. She told me her name, but as we shook hands I spilled coffee on myself and did not hear what she said. Classic. She was very nice.

4/26/07

Rick. He said, "Aww. How sweet." He was being a bit sarcastic, but he liked it.

4/25/07

Woman getting on the elevator. I forgot to give it away today and she was the last person I was going to see before I went to my apartment for the night. I told her I had to give her the flower. She said, "OK" and laughed.

4/24/07

I can not believe I can not remember her name!!! The billing woman at Tom's office. She read the date on the back, asked who painted it and said, "Thanks".

4/23/07

Cashier Lady at Little 5 Points pharmacy. "uoh". That's what she said. "uoh"

4/22/07

Courtesy Clerk Woman at Publix. I gave her the flower and had a moment where I worried that she was thinking that I was giving her a tip. She said, "Thanks. Have a nice day."

4/21/07

Waitress at Waffle House. She said, "Thank you", smiled and made that clicking sound you make near the back and on the side of your mouth.

4/20/07

Lauren. She cut my hair and is leaving for Montana. She said, "How sweet! Thank you".

4/19/07

Security Woman. I was leaving work and I had to get rid of the flower. She said, "Ok. Thank you."

4/18/07

Woman eating her lunch. I was on the phone and she was near me being very quiet. I gave her the flower when I hung up. She looked at me and gave me a quick nod. She is only the second person to not say anything.

4/17/07

Woman on elevator. She asked if I painted it and thanked me.

4/16/07

Kristin. We chatting and she said, "Well, I guess I am never going to get a flower." She rolled her eyes and made a big deal of it. I think I told her that today was her lucky day and I gave her the flower. She said, "Thank you. That is awesome!" She liked the green background and said, "Thank you very much."

4/15/07

Lady at bus stop. She said something about Karl and Thor running and having fun. She thanked me and said, "God bless you".

4/14/07

Christie. Liam's mom. She asked if it was one of my flowers a day. She said, "Thank you very much"

4/13/07

Rosie. She is a security guard in a neighboring building where the Museum of Design is. She took the flower and asked where I worked. I told her and she asked, "And you are giving me a flower?". She said, "Thank you" and introduced herself as Rosie. She asked if I was going to the park tomorrow to see the Dogwood Festival. I told her probably not and that it might rain anyway. She said she had an umbrella. She thanked me again as I was leaving. She was very nice.

I noticed that, because she was a stranger, I was trying to pull away from the conversation as she was speaking to me. I need to change this.

4/12/07

Woman I spoke with on elevator. She asked me what I thought about elevator etiquette. I told her people behaved as if they were air molecules in a jar and tried to remain equidistant. When we got off the elevator, I caught back up to her and gave her the flower. She asked if I was in design. I am not. She said, "You are so sweet" after I explained that I give one away a day. She got the first of the flowers with the green back ground.

4/11/07

Smoking Woman outside the Marriott. She looked a little to the left and then to the right. Then she smiled real big. She said nothing and that was nice. She got the last Dark Flower.

4/10/07

Ville'. She said, "Thank you very much." I am lazy and I give too many to co-workers. Perhaps I should take a break from co-workers for a week or so.

4/9/07

Sharethra (sp?). She is new to the company and I told her all new employees get a flower. She said, "Thank you very much". She said something else, but I forget what it was.

4/8/07

Cashier woman at Quick Trip (Quik Trip?). She just looked at it, said, "Interesting" and set it aside. She gave the receipt to me in a flourish. Perhaps, that was her showing her appreciation.

4/7/07

Cashier woman at Star Provisions. She smiled real big and said, "This is great! Thanks!"

4/6/07

Caribou worker lady. She said she did not get the flower thing, but she seemed to warm up to it. She said she was going to take it home and put it in her kitchen. She was happy that her background was painted while her co-workers had received flowers with white backgrounds.

4/5/07

Cold Woman walking to work. She looked miserable. She said, "Thanks".

4/4/07

Carolyn. She said, "Neat!"

4/3/07

Co-worker woman microwaving her coffee in the break room. She said, "Thank you. Thank you."

4/2/07

Preacher Man at Inman Perk. He said, "'Preciate it." He is one of Jamie's friends and Jamie asked me to give it to him. It was a little stressful to give a flower on demand. The man is really a chaplain in training but it is more fun to call him a 'Preacher Man'.

4/1/07

Woman behind deli counter at Publix. She said, "Thank you" and she laughed.

3/31/07

Lady at the bus stop. She said, "Thank you very much."

3/30/07

Vicki. She asked if it was my business card. Her daughter asked to play with it and she showed it to the other kids. Her daughter then gave it to her baby brother. He tried to eat it. The flower held up well.

3/29/07

Woman on elevator. She said, "Ohh Kaay" in that way that tells you that you are a fucking weird asshole and you need to get away from me jerk. Then she said, "Thaaankss" in that way that tells you that she was not thankful at all. That's all right. Maybe I am over reacting.

3/28/07

Damon V. He said, "Great!" and asked, "What does it symbolize?" I told him it was a way to put myself out there and connect with other people. He added, "In a positive way." Then he said, "I will use it as a book mark" and he put it in his book. When he left he said, "Hold it down, man!" I need to use that.

3/27/07

Rachel. She said, "awwww." When I told her I give one away every day she said, "So I'm not fucking special!?!" She gestured to give it back to me but she kept it.

3/26/07

John, my boss. He looked at it upside down and said, "What is this?". I told him it was a flower and that I give one away a day. He said, "Thanks. I do not know what to say."

3/25/07

Skyler. She was painting a large flower in front of Utrecht hoping to draw people in to buy art supplies. She said, "How nice." When I explained that I gave one away a day she said,"This is for me?" As I left the store she said, "Thank you for my flower."

3/24/07

Matt at Octane. He said, "Beautiful. That is awesome man!"

3/23/07

Ex-Caribou worker man. He was visiting his old co-workers. He use to give me free coffee and was always very nice. He said, "Thank you. I feel special. I am going to hang it in my kitchen!"

3/22/07

Woman on the elevator. She asked what it was and said something like, "That's nice" or "Isn't that nice?"

3/21/07

Kathleen, the concierge for the building I work in. She thought it was a joke and that I found it on the ground. When she realized it was not a joke, she liked it a lot and asked me a bunch of questions. She asked if it was the same material used to make sailboat sails and if I was an artist. I do not know the difference between the canvas used for sails and the canvas used for painting so I just said, "Yes". I said that I was not an artist, but I paint these flowers. Maybe I need to start saying yes to this question.