Kokochi

Enchiladas from scratch!

Elida came over and cooked her fantastic enchiladas for us. How lucky can we get? With her special spicy red sauce that has cinnamon and chocolate in it...I've never ever had anything like it! Thank you Elida!

Still here...

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Hanging with Dav's bio fam. Got a pic with Papa John. And Dav's grandma wrote a poem! Then Antonio played the spoons...And as I snuck up to get a video, I ended up getting my butt spanked by his spoons and twirled around in a dance. Unexpected partipation! You can see on the video when he approaches me and instructs me (and phone) to turn. Then Antonio shook his butt. Man, what a happening place

Cafe Trieste in Berkeley

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Yep. Opened 4 months ago. Such a community!

Caughtcha!

Wakame as herself. See why I love her to bits? She's so funny and adorable in her unique way.

Extra Action Marching Band

My camphone battery died mid-event (grrr!!) so finally, here are some close shots of when the Extra Action Marching Band pushed through the crowd and started their performance. I found myself surrounded by at least 2 tubas and a trombone...just as the dancers, dressed in silver-beaded thongs, jumped into the fighting ring to give us a show. Man, they sure raised the energy by several notches!!

I had given Ezra my camphone for a bit and he got some good pics of the crowd as they watched the fights. The last pic is of smiling Mieko-san. If you know Tokyo Tidbits, you know she appeared quite a lot there : ) It was great seeing her. We've lived in SF and Tokyo together...and I hadn't seen her forever. I called her last minute before going to Oakland knowing she'd like that sorta scene, and of course, she was already planning on going. What a fun night!!

A real Fight Club

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In Oakland. Very Mad Max-ish. Fire, fighting, motorcycles, loud explosions, and an agressive crowd. Very cool though! And girl fighting too.

Callou Designs

We visited Eme's cute little store that she opened a few months ago in lower haight. It's already full of her creative clothes and personality. It's really cool to watch her success story unfold; from her bedroom workshop, her increasing span of designs, and now her store. 2 customers came in while we were there and she's busy as can be. I couldn't resist and bought a pink scarf and a shirt that Eme will custom fit for me. She even has an official Callou Design bag!!

Personal

This is to those who know the wonderful, adventurous and thoughhtful Joy... ASIJ times and beyond that in so many ways. She continues to grow and share in ways that tickle me pink. I, eh hem, so knew she and Gen would be buds.

FooBar

At work, on Fridays, we bust out a mini bar, music and lots of bottles. Hard to keep working once FooBar opens. It bonds us, let's say.

Tommy

A gentle Six Apart member who walks around saying hi to everyone. And it's not me who is small. Tommy would surely tower over me if he stood up...