11 16 pm pst [ marvelous ]
Today has been marvelous. I hopped in the car and
managed to snap two decent shots [while driving!] of a strange attachment
on a vvehicle's muffler. Was the driver heating their coffee? I'd love
to know more about whatever that was.
I've been dreading taking my car in for an oil change,
but I discovered that there's a place within walking distance of work
(litteraly the building next door) so I strolled over and they said they
had nothing to do right then. A half hour later I had an $18 oil and
filter change. It was painless...
Michael the fish man came to clean our reef tank today. He pulled up a chair and
we talked for ages. I told him I was leaving work soon and we exchanged
addresses and phone numbers.
"Do you have e-mail?" I asked.
"No, I haven't gotten into the whole computer thing."
"Don't worry; we'll get you eventually."
So when I wrote my address I said I'd be happy to
introduce him to the womderful world of computing.
Later on he asked, "So, is this a date?"
"No, I have a boyfriend." He already knew that.
"Well, then what is it?"
"You can call it a date if you want; I don't care. I
think of a date as something where you have the chace of having sex at the
end of the evening."
He laughed nervously as his eyes buldged. Damn, I
stuck my foot in my mouth again!
Two of my co-workers and I went out for Indian for lunch.
"What's up with the red buldings?" Silvia giggled when
we came out. I looked and had to take a picture.
Back at work and I began getting responses to the
e-mail I'd fired off in the morning:
---------- original message ----------
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 13:19:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Rachel
Subject: celebrate my b-day with me!
You are all invited to celebrate my brithday with me next week on
Thursday, December 7th (I turn 23 on December 6th). I can't decide if I
want to go to a neighborhood Italian place or for tepenyaki at Benihana,
so when you RSVP please let me know which one you would prefer. The time
will depend on when we can get a reservation, which will depend on how
many people are coming, so please RSVP asap.
I look forward to hearing from you!
And since I have a captive audience:
Every Christmas One Voice provides food to low income families who are
associated with the Head Start program. I've been volunteering to help
pack and deliver food since I was in 7th grade. It's a lot of fun and
very rewarding. If you are interested, I'm including the dates below.
If you'd like more info (including a map and whatnot), just ask me.
Where: The Barker Hangar @ Santa Monica Airport
When:
sorting and packing food:
Thursday, Dec. 14th, 7:30 pm - late (feel free to show up late)
boxing food and loading onto trucks:
Friday, Dec 15th, 7:30 pm - late (feel free to show up late)
transporting boxes to distribution ceters:
Saturday, Dec. 16th, 9 am - 6 pm (all day)
giveaway to families:
Sunday, Dec 17th, 8 am - 1:30 pm
If you can come on all days you can volunteer as a coordinator
(which I am doing). Just ask for more info...
Thanks, Rachel
rachel http://www.reinyday.com
rachel@cinemaspace.berkeley.edu
So I extend the invitation to all my readers. Come
holiday food packing with me! It's fun. Of course, if you want to come
to my birthday, we'll have
to to make up a good lie about how we met. I propose any of the
following:
- I was standing in an airport many years ago when you mistook my for
your girlfriend and grabbed me and began kissing me. Once you appologized
profusely and established that your girlfriend's flight was delayed, we
shared an orange juice in the airport bar where we discovered that we are
soul mates. We've been best friends ever since.
- While working for an unnamed government agency, you were making an
undercoverdrop of unnamed items. I thought you had actually left your
briefcase behind on accident so I said, "Excuse me, sir. I think you
forgot your breifcase." I blew the whole sting operation, but you felt
sorry for me when I found out and started crying. You comforted me and we
found out we have a lot in common. We've been best friends ever since.
- We went on a date together when I was in high school, after meeting
on AOL. We both agree that it was the worst date convceivable and have
both vowed to never speak of it again. We've been best friends ever
since.
- On a Tuesday last March I was out taking pictures with my digital
camera. You thought I was a private investigator taking photos for your
divorce case. You got furious and stormed over and grabbed my camera and
smashed it on the ground. When you realized ytour error we went a new one
immediately. I was so traumatised I never wrote about it in my diary.
We've been best friends ever since.
- We met in a music store when we both went up to the counter and
asked where Deep Forrest was at the same time. We've been best friends
ever since.
- My mom was one of your college professors. One day you came to the
house to turn in a late term paper. You'd been in a car accident, or at
least that was your excuse for the late paper. You chatted with my mum
and then when she was leaving I invited you to stay and have some of the
pasta I'd just made with me. You ended up choking late into the meal and
I saved your life. We've been best friends or you've been indebted to me
ever since.
- When I was in 8th grade I had the assignment of surveying 20 people
about whther they were for or against the Desert Storm war. When I asked
you, you asked why I wanted the information and we engaged in a short
conversation. Two weeks ago you recognized me at Pavilions where I was
buying my lunch while at work. We began talking again and intend to be
best friends from now on.
