(I'm so witty with that Star Wars reference in the caption.)

I'm done with the Halloween short stories. It's November. Time to celebrate the harvest and get ready for the end of the year. Even the semester, which seems like it just started, is starting to wrap up.

That's my plant transition, and I'm sticking to it.

You might have guessed by the title, but I have a succulent now. A succulent is a plant that is good at storing water. These are especially common in the American Southwest, where there is a lot of desert climate. They are great in dorm rooms because they don't require much maintenance.

And there is a succulent in the window sill of my dorm room now.

This all started yesterday. I was walking by the student union courtyard. I noticed one of many tables set up: the ASLA, or American Society of Landscape Architects.

I had heard of the ASLA before. They are part of the Design School at ASU, which I am also a student in. But here they were, at a table in the courtyard, selling succulents. There were some succulents that had tall stalks. Those won't fit in my room. But on the table were a bunch of small succulents in pots a little bigger than the circumference and height of my hand. Perfect size.

The letizia was full of petals and small enough that I could carry it to my next class. So that's what I chose. The cashier gave me some advice on watering and maintenance stuff.

I also got a mint pencil. It's a normal wooden pencil with a cap on the end, which has a mint seed. When I use up the pencil and it gets shorter and shorter, I can eventually plant some mint, too. That sounds fun.

The plant in this article is not my small letizia. Mine is smaller, a darker green and has longer teardrop-shaped petals. It is cute and is already my friend.

So the little sedeveria letizia is sitting on the window sill of my dorm room, taking in some sunshine. It's beautiful and green, and it adds some nice color to my room and my day. I put it in a translucent plastic cup so it gets sunlight and so the pot doesn't drain and make a mess.

I will give it a spritz of water every couple of days when the soil is dry. The leaves might fall off, but that's all right. It's all part of the growing that the plant has to do. But the plant as a whole will survive, with my help and care. It will be nice because I have something that is as much fun as it is responsibility. I guess that's what college is supposed to be.

I have a succulent. And I am happy.

I'll remember to water it after class this evening.