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mens agitat molem

after a long recovery period from the jetlag i was back to work, toiling over menial offfice jobs and dealing with some irate characters. one incident involved a group of georgians, obviously on their first trip out to california, their only notion of berkeley being a hippie town and naked protesters. they were awesome.

scene 1, aka en route to the bathroom.
"hey, y'all, wha is THAT?"
"this? it's a cappucino."
"what's THAT?"
"it's espresso with steamed milk and some foam."
"STEAMED MILK?"

scene 2, aka returning to the table.
"all right, now, y'all, what is that?"
"it's a mocha."
"what's that, like, chocolate?"
"yes, it's chocolate sauce. then we pour the milk and the coffee on top..."
"YOU CALIFORNIANS ARE CRAZY!"

scene 3, aka as they are eating.
"so do you have any questions about the menu?"
"what's this?"
"those are things you can order on the side. olives, anchovies, parmesan."
"what's PARMAZHANG?"

scene 4, aka as their wine arrives.
"y'all are classy. it doesn't come in a box."

scene 5, aka the pizza gets on the table.
"y'all don't got coke, right?"
"right, we only serve organic and sustainable beverages."
"so how about pepsi? or that new 7up?"

scene 6, aka refilling their water.
"this water is delicious! where do y'all get it?"
"it's berkeley tap water."
"so what about those water bottles i see y'all carrying around?"
"people order those."
"WHO BUYS WATER IN A BOTTLE?"

scene 7, aka exeunt.
"thanks for coming. have a good evening."
"y'all are great, but this place is crazy!'
"we know, ma'am. it's kinda why we work here."
"oh! i love it! say hi to your boss for me. we saw her on pbs."
"will do."
"it's how we knew about this place."
"oh, great."
"so we'll see you again tomorrow!"

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i've moved! thanks to my friends and movers.

expect an email from me soon. if you don't get one, i don't want you stalking me.

hugs!

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i've missed going to the city for the sake of just going to the city. i went with my brother the other day and had a blast. we had no plans. we ended up going in and out of the haight street fair, then to union square, ending up at chinatown where we re-encountered mister happy-happy-happy (ring a bell, berkeleyans?) ranting in chinese.

there's good energy in san francisco. lots of tourists. be careful, locals, there are a lot of people brandishing maps going into h&m on powell. then they go straight to urban outfitters. then they take pictures on the cable car line.

some days i want to be a tourist in san francisco. maybe buy myself a day pass on the double-decker buses, or get on a bay line cruise. go back and see alcatraz, eat chowder at the wharf, have a sundae at ghirardelli square. take pictures of ridiculous things. get lost on muni.

you never forget your first time.

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oh and yeah, my ear's pierced.

posted by Open Source Food @ 11:10 AM