At tonights Baha'i Club meeting, it was mandatory for everyone to come in costume.
my first advent calendar!
4 years ago
Monday, October 31, 2005
omid in fat suit
Omid Sarvian aka Senior won the Costume Contest. He was a Obese tourist...classic omid...classic. I've got a really good video of him and Negin trying to fit in my door. If you are interested in checking it out, please e-mail me.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Confession of a Cheater
Every adulterer remembers the day they cheated on their loved one. Today October 29th marks the day I cheated on my beloved Mishka’s and went to another coffee cafe, Common Grounds found in South Davis. Many adulterers are consumed with guilt, shame, and dirtiness. As I sit in the plush swivel chairs that are part of the homey ambience provided by Common Grounds, I am filled with guilt and shame, but definitely not the dirtiness. Any regular of Mishka’s knows that you sacrifice comfort, spaciousness, customer service, and clean bathrooms for free internet, people watching, and a damn good Americano. Although the Americano doesn’t quite match the Mishk’s, the bathroom was tidy (it actually had seat covers) and the chairs provide a comfortable place to sit for hours upon hours.
Common Grounds seems to live up to it’s name of a common standard commercialized coffee shop like it’s fellow Davis competitors Starbucks and Pete’s. It does lack the unique character of Mishka’s. Mishka’s regimented social rules are masked by what appears to be a free-spirited fair trade coffee shop. It’s hard to match a cafe that has strict social rules of ordering before sitting and then limiting where a given individual can sit. And where rules may just be guidelines at other coffee shops, at Mishka’s the owner, a 30th something Eastern European with a tight white shirt and an equally tight pair of blue jeans, is constantly lurking throughout the closely placed tables making sure each customer is sitting in the proper area, has purchased something and doesn’t bring outside food in.
Perhaps I am an abused coffee child who finds comfort in strict social cafe rules. And in some masochistic way, I like the uncomfortable wooden chairs, the stiff non-ergonomic benches, urine filled bathroom floors, and the loud roasting of coffee beans. I am the battered wife that can never leave her abusive husband.
The above picture is of Keyvan sitting in a miniature rocking chair added to homey family like ambience of Common Grounds.
Common Grounds seems to live up to it’s name of a common standard commercialized coffee shop like it’s fellow Davis competitors Starbucks and Pete’s. It does lack the unique character of Mishka’s. Mishka’s regimented social rules are masked by what appears to be a free-spirited fair trade coffee shop. It’s hard to match a cafe that has strict social rules of ordering before sitting and then limiting where a given individual can sit. And where rules may just be guidelines at other coffee shops, at Mishka’s the owner, a 30th something Eastern European with a tight white shirt and an equally tight pair of blue jeans, is constantly lurking throughout the closely placed tables making sure each customer is sitting in the proper area, has purchased something and doesn’t bring outside food in.
Perhaps I am an abused coffee child who finds comfort in strict social cafe rules. And in some masochistic way, I like the uncomfortable wooden chairs, the stiff non-ergonomic benches, urine filled bathroom floors, and the loud roasting of coffee beans. I am the battered wife that can never leave her abusive husband.
The above picture is of Keyvan sitting in a miniature rocking chair added to homey family like ambience of Common Grounds.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Bosch-Ba
This past weekend I went to Bosch Baha'i School in Santa Cruz for the College Club Weekend. Here are a few pics that I took this weekend.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
riddle for the week
Here's a riddle that one of my sixth grade boys shared with me today:
Our President has a short one.
Our Governor has a long one.
Madonna doesn't have one.
And the Pope has one but doesn't use it.
What is it?
Our President has a short one.
Our Governor has a long one.
Madonna doesn't have one.
And the Pope has one but doesn't use it.
What is it?
Another Busy Weekend
Last weekend Amy came up and visited. This picture was taken at the Youth Gathering in Davis. Shout out to my peeps...Negs, Me (may), Amy, Mel, Jeff, and Brisn. I think Armie aka Arman's in the background. Thanks to amy for the pic.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Welcome to the School of Ed
For all three of you who are regular readers of my blog, I apologize for not updating recently. I've been really busy the last six weeks with my graduate program. This is a picture of my partner in crime Danice aka "Ice." She's holding up her final project for our literacy project.
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