(Yes, I am.)
One evening I spoke to a shop owner on Main Street for a few moments and mentioned my blog. He asked a few questions about it, and when I meandered down Main Street again last week I thought this same man was standing in front of his shop. I walked up, asking: "Any funny Sebastopol stories for me?" He just stared at me and as I got closer I realized it wasn't the same guy.
I awkwardly explained I thought he was someone else and as it turned out he did have a Sebastopol moment to share. A few months back a woman came into his shop, asking where on earth she could get ylang ylang essential oil. She was pronouncing it "why-long why-long" so at first he wasn't even sure what she was referring to. Her gave her a few suggestions and asked her what she needed it for. She told him she was visiting from out of state, that her daughter frequently used essential oils, was not feeling well and declared: "Mom, if you love me you will go find me some ylang ylang!"
A Sebastopol grocery store worker told me when he was working at the customer service counter a customer objected to the solicitors outside the store: "Can't I walk up to Whole Foods or Community Market without having somebody ask me to save the environment or donate to Amnesty International or sign a petition? I want to buy organic vegetables, but really don't want to feel guilty every time I walk in the store."
I met a former co-worker at Hard Core cafe, hoping to hear a diatribe from the older gentleman who complains a lot that I've heard about. But no such luck. Leslie did run into a friend of hers, who told us about a guy she met at Hop Monk who had very short hair and looked like a firefighter. "I'm so used to these dance parties I go to and meeting these guys with long hair who live in an intentional community and have a girlfriend or wife but it's okay because they are in an open relationship. This guy was so conservative looking, maybe he's even a Republican!"
Leslie started laughing, "You are going to end up in Cami's blog."
She looked at me. "Please don't quote me! One of these guys might know it was me talking about them."
I assured her: "I don't think you're in danger of identifying anybody. You'd have to be a lot more specific than that."
Bumper sticker of the week:
Pre-occupy Sebastopol
License plates:
WEARTH
BAT BMW
BE QIFUL
AHA MOMT
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