Oh boy how excited was I when my Barack Obama Chia Pet arrived at the office today? The minute I learned that such a thing existed, I just had to have it. I mean look at this thing, how can one live without it?

I have never owned a Chia Pet before so I had no idea what went into the “planting” process.

First you have to submerge the Chia, I mean President Obama, for one hour. It felt very strange to drown the President, I was keeping an eye out for Secret Service.

Then I had to mix two teaspoons of seeds with 1/4 cup of water. Surprisingly we do not have teaspoons in the office but we do have shot glasses, I think this was about right.

Then I had to wait patiently while Barack soaked in his bath for an hour and the seeds sat in the water getting all goopy. After a few meetings, Mr. President was ready to have some seeds spread on his head.

This part was quite messy but I did my best to clean the seeds that had dripped down, out of Barack’s ears and nose. Ear and nose hair on not becoming on a president.

If you are around Boston, stop by Kamp Kashi to check out the progress. I will also post updates of his growth on the internets.