Angela's First Time @ Yogurt Shack

Last night Angela, Robert and I went to Similan Thai in Danville, and then to Yogurt Shack for dessert. We had the "Similan Treasure," which is the closest thing to Boston's Brown Sugar's Carribean Treasure or whatever it's called. It is seafood curry served in a young coconut. While at Yogurt Shack, Angela was pretty overwhelmed, and she and Robert bounced ideas around about opening up a Yogurt Shack in UC. They invented the idea of green mango fro yo with bagoong topping. Yum! Maybe a sticky rice ball on the side. The other day, Robert and I were at our favorite Vietnamese place in the Park N Shop in Concord w/Ate and Brian, and I was reminded of an episode at the BK there. Thought I'd share. This is a poem about an old friend and I at Burger King. I am now wondering where my Salma Hayek doll is...

SAMUEL RIVERA III,
ON BEING ABLE TO HANDLE ONESELF IN ANY SOCIAL SITUATION

sitting near the trashcan
in burger king
trying to figure out if
my salma hayek doll
had moveable parts
(i had the kids meal,
you had the whopper)
a man approached us
in a raiders jacket
i thought he might be
throwing something out
but like in the movies
he opened it to reveal

items for sale

(it was the third
time you and i ever saw
each other)
do you like oils?
he asked
i wondered,
what do we look like?
why exactly are we
his target audience?
i got one called “booty call”
i slumped down
on the hard plastic seat
you chopped it up,
sounding interested,
told him you didn’t really believe
it said “booty call” on the bottle

unfortunately he proved you wrong

he unscrewed the little flask and
began shoving it towards my nose
i was somewhat uncooperative
“i got another one called
‘butt nekked’ you might like”

i wondered if this was really happening

you told him calmly
that if you had some extra money
you’d definitely buy some
and that you’d keep a lookout for him

you did the guy thing
the handshake
the “all-right-dude-peace” thing
and he was out the door
you returned to your whopper
smiled
and said
go ahead, laugh it up