Things I can say I accomplished this weekend:
- painted my nails a gothic color. Note to self: this does not work when your hands are long, bony and whiter than white.
- did my taxes. You would be surprised how little I made in 2007! I would most definitely be considered in the poverty level range, but somehow life couldn’t be better. As a matter of fact, 2007 was the best year in my life. Just goes to show…money isn’t everything.
- watched all 14 episodes of project runway on youtube. Yes, I had an obsession and was glued to a computer for days. aye carumba.
Only in Berkeley will you find a park with the following:
- a group of folks with a tight rope between two trees, practicing their balancing/circus skills
- a different group of folks playing croquet
- and another group of six grown adults with hula hoops
Yes, only in Berkeley.
Author: Ali Carras
At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change.
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