Cupcake cars, How Berkeley can you be parade, 2005
Sometimes I wish I could just jump in my cupcake car and roll down the street to pick up a pickle or something. The tough question is…would you get into the chocolate or vanilla car?
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This morning I woke up at 7:30am to a beautiful sunny day…I rubbed my eyes awake… looked out the window…and saw the moon! I know the moon is almost always around during the day, but I have never woken up to it. This was a bigger treat than I ever would have imagined. Actually, I never imagined seeing the moon first thing in the morning. Maybe instead of a Goonight Moon book, I’ll write a Good Morning Moon book.
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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